Roddick Goes Down. Down Under.

MELBOURNE, Australia -- Defending Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal and American No. 7 seed Andy Roddick made painful exits from the tournament in Tuesday's quarterfinals. Nadal was forced to retire with an injured knee during his match with No. 5 Andy Murray, while Roddick, playing with an injured shoulder for five sets, lost to Marin Cilic. Murray was leading No. 2-ranked Nadal 6-3, 7-6 (2), 3-0 when the Spaniard said he could not continue. Murray is the first British man in 25 years to reach the semifinals in Australia.

Little known fact about me. I like me some tennis. And I love me some Andy Roddick. Big fan. First off, he's American. So obviously he tells people exactly how he feels. You're guaranteed a random outburst from him once, every major tournament. Did I mention that he's engaged to Brooklyn Decker? Of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit fame. Let's just say Andy Roddick has got it goin' on. But most of all, and this is the big reason why I like Andy Roddick. He's just a dude. Say what you will about him being sponsored by Lacoste but he's a dude. I can't really explain what it means. A dude knows a fellow dude. I probably hang with about 6 dudes. The rest of you all have what we call, vagina tendencies. Sellberg.