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Refreshed Roddick rolls on in San Jose
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February 13, 2010, Saturday
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ANDY Roddick moved closer to a fourth title at the SAP Open with an easy 6-3, 6-2 win over second-round opponent Leonardo Mayer in San Jose, California, on Thursday.
The top-seeded American, who last won the title here in 2008 after triumphs in 2004 and 2005, took just 75 minutes to book his place in the next round in San Jose.
Roddick made 36 of 42 points on his service and never faced a break point against the Argentine.
"Luckily the court here is helping out a little," Roddick said. "I'm able to mix it up a little bit more. My first serve was 74 (percent) last night and 73 percent tonight. I'll take that."
Looking to rebound from his quarterfinal defeat by Marin Cilic at the Australian Open where he was bothered by an injured shoulder, Roddick has yet to drop a set in San Jose.
Roddick is an impressive 30-5 all-time in San Jose where he feels right at home. "I was comfortable out there tonight," he said. "I was able to kind of move the ball around a little bit more. That just comes with getting matches in."
In the next round he will take on Tomas Berdych from whom he has won four of six matches.
In other action, American Sam Querrey reached his second straight SAP Open quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Taylor Dent.
Unseeded American Michael Russell reached his first ATP quarterfinal with a gritty victory against Xavier Malisse. Russell and Querrey will meet in the quarters.
Meanwhile, Ricardas Berankis defeated Bjorn Phau 7-6, 6-3 and second-seeded Fernando Verdasco overcame Benjamin Becker 7-5, 6-2.
In Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Serbian top seed Novak Djokovic qualified for the semifinals of the World Indoor Tournament on Thursday after his next opponent Florian Mayer withdrew injured.
Djokovic beat Marco Chiudinelli of Switzerland 6-4, 6-2 in the second round and would have faced Mayer in the quarterfinals but the German pulled out with a hamstring injury after beating Tommy Robredo on Wednesday. "It is never the best way to get a win like this and I feel sorry for Florian," Djokovic said.
World No. 2 Djokovic dominated on serve against Chiudinelli but needed more than a dozen break chances to see off the Swiss in a match lasting 90 minutes.
Russian second seed Nikolay Davydenko displayed a solid baseline game to overcome Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-3, 6-2.
"Everything was good today about my performance, though I still don't feel comfortable on this surface and with the balls we are playing with," Davydenko told reporters.
The top-seeded American, who last won the title here in 2008 after triumphs in 2004 and 2005, took just 75 minutes to book his place in the next round in San Jose.
Roddick made 36 of 42 points on his service and never faced a break point against the Argentine.
"Luckily the court here is helping out a little," Roddick said. "I'm able to mix it up a little bit more. My first serve was 74 (percent) last night and 73 percent tonight. I'll take that."
Looking to rebound from his quarterfinal defeat by Marin Cilic at the Australian Open where he was bothered by an injured shoulder, Roddick has yet to drop a set in San Jose.
Roddick is an impressive 30-5 all-time in San Jose where he feels right at home. "I was comfortable out there tonight," he said. "I was able to kind of move the ball around a little bit more. That just comes with getting matches in."
In the next round he will take on Tomas Berdych from whom he has won four of six matches.
In other action, American Sam Querrey reached his second straight SAP Open quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Taylor Dent.
Unseeded American Michael Russell reached his first ATP quarterfinal with a gritty victory against Xavier Malisse. Russell and Querrey will meet in the quarters.
Meanwhile, Ricardas Berankis defeated Bjorn Phau 7-6, 6-3 and second-seeded Fernando Verdasco overcame Benjamin Becker 7-5, 6-2.
In Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Serbian top seed Novak Djokovic qualified for the semifinals of the World Indoor Tournament on Thursday after his next opponent Florian Mayer withdrew injured.
Djokovic beat Marco Chiudinelli of Switzerland 6-4, 6-2 in the second round and would have faced Mayer in the quarterfinals but the German pulled out with a hamstring injury after beating Tommy Robredo on Wednesday. "It is never the best way to get a win like this and I feel sorry for Florian," Djokovic said.
World No. 2 Djokovic dominated on serve against Chiudinelli but needed more than a dozen break chances to see off the Swiss in a match lasting 90 minutes.
Russian second seed Nikolay Davydenko displayed a solid baseline game to overcome Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-3, 6-2.
"Everything was good today about my performance, though I still don't feel comfortable on this surface and with the balls we are playing with," Davydenko told reporters.
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