“Use sunscreen!”: Andy Roddick shares skin cancer diagnosis, and a general PSA for all players

Sitting down for a recent episode of Served with Andy Roddick, the former world No. 1 began with a “general PSA.”

With a reddened face from that morning’s skin treatment, Roddick opened up about the skin cancer diagnosis he received after more than a decade of professional tennis.

“I’ve dealt with various types of skin cancer since I stopped playing,” he told listeners. “For those of you on YouTube it looks like I got in a fight from the skin treatments I got today.”

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About half a decade ago, Roddick had a squamous cell tumor out of his lip removed. Even though he assured that his cancer is in the past, regular treatments have become a part of his cautionary routine.

“It stinks,” he said. “I think I’m going to be a general kind of hatchet job for the rest of my life.”

If Roddick's news is a cautionary tale to wear sunscreen, it's encouraging to see that on the ATP and WTA Tour today, there is an increasing number of players endorsing sunscreen brands.

Frances Tiafoe and Madison Keys were both recently featured in a La Rocohe Posay ad, while the current world No. 1 Jannik Sinner has his own spot.

And who can forget Stefanos Tsitsipas—who once had his sunscreen applied by someone else?

Before Roddick's podcast episode returned to its weekly scheduled programming, the 2003 US Open winner offered one piece of advice:

“Use sunscreen, put sunscreen on your kids especially if they are tennis players,” he said. “The problem won’t present itself when the kid is 8, but it might present itself when that kid is grown and is 38.”