Andy Roddick’s Influence Turns Former Tennis Legend Into an Investor as Exciting Technology Creates New Pathway for Growing the Sport

Andy Roddick, the American former professional tennis player continues to remain in the headlines despite his retirement. Roddick does not play professionally anymore but he continues to post about various tennis tournaments on his social media channels.

Not just that, the 41-year-old has also shown keen interest in investing in businesses that revolve around tennis such as SwingVision. He has not only invested in this business but also convinced other tennis players to do the same and invest in the business as well. Can you guess who? Well, here is a hint. He is another former tennis player from America.

Andy Roddick convinces Lindsay Davenport to invest in SwingVision to grow tennis capabilities

Andy Roddick has himself invested in SwingVision. SwingVision is a business that is focused on using an Apple device especially a phone or an iPad to record the highlights of a tennis match. The business model also focuses on providing data analysis on the match. It also allows real-time line calling. The data of the match can also be checked via Apple Watch.

Recently in an interview with Forbes Lindsay Davenport shared what prompted her to invest in this business along with Andy Roddick. She said, “When Andy talks, I tend to listen a little more. He was telling me about the features.”

Even though the features of the $6 billion project scream success and amazement, she was more convinced because of Andy Roddick backing it up. And who wouldn’t agree with the tennis legend right?

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Further Davenport also talked about how the avenue this project has opened can be helpful for her.

Lindsay Davenport shares how the live time data tracking can help players during the matches

Lindsay Davenport is the coach of the United States Billie Jean King Cup team. She said that the data and the analysis this watch collects and does can be helpful for her team. Davenport shared that having this data can help her keep an eye on the charts and understand what is working and what isn’t.

She also shared that this way she can know what areas are where she needs to work on with her players. Further Davenport also added that she is a visual learner so this is a great tool for her.

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