No tweeting at U.S. Open? 'We'll see,' says Roddick

Andy Roddick will have to keep his tweets to himself Monday. (AP)

Tennis star Andy Roddick took to his Twitter account late Friday to challenge new rules for this year's U.S. Open that would forbid players and their entourages from using Twitter during the tournament.

"i think its lame the US Open is trying to regulate our tweeting," Roddick said on the popular microblogging site. "i understand the on-court issue but not sure they can tell us if we cant do it on our own time.... we'll see."

The Associated Press reported Friday that players will be greeted Monday when the tournament starts with signs about the new rules: "Important. Player Notice. Twitter Warning."

The sport is nervous tweets could provide inside information that could violate anti-corruption rules.

Roddick isn't so sure.

"i definitely respect the rule about inside info and on court, but u would seriously have to be a moron to send 'inside info' through a tweet," he tweeted late Friday. "not very subtle/smart ..... come on."

The notices come after a summer where Roddick and other marquee U.S. tennis stars have built big followings on Twitter.

Serena Williams, the reigning Twitter tennis queen, has nearly 1,000,000 followers and Roddick has more than 100,000 of his own.

Williams and Roddick have been known to entertain the Twitter community by playfully bantering back and forth.

Just Friday, Williams tweeted that she outperformed Roddick while throwing out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium, something Roddick had done the night before.

"This prove not only have I crushed @andyroddick in tennis, but now at baseball!! What's next Andy?? Football?? I got u there too!! Lol," Williams tweeted.

Roddick responded: "happy to play any sport anywhere/anytime. u threw it further? so over the catchers head? distance first pitching. congrats!"

Even while big business and news organizations practically stumble over themselves to build buzz on Twitter, engage users and farm the network for information, the world of sports largely has been afraid of what Twitter could mean for athletes.

Earlier this year, Milwaukee Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva was chastised by his coach for tweeting during halftime.

Maybe a little mid-match trash talk or supportive feedback from followers wouldn't be such a bad thing for the sport.

Don't you think tennis has an opportunity here to spice up the game with a little on-court tweeting?