He is the most recent North American male player to win a Grand Slam singles event, reach the top ranking, and claim the year-end world number one ranking (2003).

Roddick reached four other Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon in 2004, 20, and the US Open in 2006), losing to Roger Federer every time.

Roddick became a Grand Slam singles champion and world number one shortly after he won the title at the 2003 US Open, defeating French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final and overtaking him as the top ranked player in the process.

Despite several more years as one of the world's best players, the 2003 US Open title would remain his only Grand Slam triumph.

And to assume poor play will occur simply by association is just downright irresponsible.

Here are 12 examples in which a player’s association with a celebrity resulted in performance-related criticism, whether preemptive or not.

Her debut studio album, So Real (1999), went on to receive a Platinum certification from the RIAA.

Dolittle 2 before co-starring as Lana Thomas in The Princess Diaries.

Her first starring film role came as Jamie Sullivan in the romantic drama A Walk to Remember (2002).

Or if Tony Romo takes a Mexican vacation before a playoff game, then it must be his girlfriend’s fault that they lost the game, right? An athlete starts dating or hanging out with a celebrity, and people just assume his performance will decline.

It’s not as if we can get into the minds of these players ourselves, but to use a celebrity significant other as a sole explanation of poor play seems a little convenient.