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The former US Open champion is stretching the boundaries.

Published Sep 02, 2016

.@andyroddick using the classic forward hat+backward hat/sock glove combo to combat the wasp nest. pic.twitter.com/FbrCfPhYlf
— Brooklyn Decker (@BrooklynDecker) August 31, 2016

Andy Roddick is making a splash at the US Open by commentating live on Periscope. But before he got to talking tennis, his wife Brooklyn Decker caught him suited up for some wasp nest removal duties. With that sorted, he turned his attention to something he may know a lot more about.

On Periscope, you won't just see the former No. 1 rambling into a iPhone. The broadcasts are sponsored by both Chase and Grey Goose, and he's giving feedback, commentary and answering fan questions. Instead of sitting at a desk, he's putting his two cents in by logging onto Twitter.

The best part of Periscope is that viewers can ask Roddick anything, and everyone knows he loves a good question.

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Someone asks Roddick if he still wants a piece of Federer. Has to laugh. "No I'm content."
— Erik Gudris (@ATNtennis) September 2, 2016

The American, who just celebrated his 34th birthday on Tuesday, has been retired 2012, but he hasn't lost his touch when it comes to tennis, and keeping things interesting. Here he is talking forehands:

The advantages to different approaches to forehands https://t.co/p3sIYjGC5e
— andyroddick (@andyroddick) September 2, 2016

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Check out Roddick's Twitter to keep up with when he's live-streaming next.

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