Claim: Andy Roddick lost to Juan Carlos Ferrero in a hardcourt tennis tournament.
Evidence: On August 30 , 2012 , during the 2012 US Open and on his 30th birthday , Roddick announced that he would retire after the tournament.
The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament.
Following a fourth-round defeat by Juan Martín del Potro , Roddick retired from the sport with the aim of focusing on his foundation , the Andy Roddick Foundation , in future years.