NEW YORK (AP) — As the best in his country for years, Andy Roddick has long been the man to turn to when questions about the future of American tennis come up.
On Friday night at the U.S. Open, he saw that future up-close in a player named Jack Sock — and made sure Sock didn't become the story line of the present.
Roddick beat the 18-year-old Sock 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 to close out a day filled with U.S. stories — some of them about success, some not.
The 29-year-old former champion has been on the decline of late. Once the world No. 1, he's seeded 21st at Flushing Meadows this year. But he's still a headliner, and during the prime-time match at Arthur Ashe Stadium, he pushed …
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