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Andy Roddick is enjoying life on WTT circuit

Almost everything about Andy Roddick's life has changed since he retired from the ATP tour nearly two years ago. But his serve still produces a green blur that passes in the blink of an eye.

Almost everything about Andy Roddick's life has changed since he retired from the ATP tour nearly two years ago.

But his serve still produces a green blur that passes in the blink of an eye.

Unfortunately for Roddick, his still-powerful serve wasn't enough in men's singles when the Austin Aces played the Freedoms in a World TeamTennis match Monday night at Villanova's Pavilion. Roddick lost, 5-4, to Frank Dancevic before teaming with Treat Huey in men's doubles to defeat Dancevic and Marcelo Melo, 5-3. Overall, the Aces won, 21-18.

Roddick retired from the professional circuit after the 2012 U.S. Open when he was just 30, but he hasn't exactly been lounging around.

Before Monday's match, Roddick said he took the months immediately after his retirement to relax, but since then he's been busier than he was during his playing career.

His increasing involvement with World TeamTennis has been one of his latest endeavors.

In 2013, Billie Jean King approached Roddick and Venus Williams about becoming owners in the league, and both accepted. This year, Roddick played an integral role in bringing the Aces, who started out as the Idaho Sneakers, to his hometown.

So far, he has considered the experience a success.

"I don't know that I would've thought when I was 17 playing for the Idaho Sneakers that being a part of moving a franchise to my hometown would be something that was a realistic possibility," Roddick said, "but Austin's taking well to it."

Retirement has been a period of experimentation for Roddick. He has entered the television industry, co-hosting Fox Sports Live on Fox Sports 1 in addition to working in radio toward the end of his playing career.

He also has dabbled in fashion, investing, and working as a brand ambassador for Travis Mathew Golf Apparel.

One of his most difficult challenges in retirement comes not from what he is learning, but what he knows best: tennis.

Playing for the Aces gives Roddick a chance to show that the former No. 1 player in the world still has ability in him, though he admits it's difficult playing against professionals who focus on tennis year-round as he once did.

"I think it would be presumptuous to think you'd go out there and beat guys who were playing in Wimbledon a week ago," Roddick said, "but I've held my own.

"It's been tough."