Roddick out with injury as Murray, Djokovic roll on
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January 20, 2012, Friday
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ANDY Roddick's attempt to win another grand slam title nearly a decade after his first ended yesterday at the Australian Open when he had to retire from his second-round match due to a right hamstring injury.
Former No. 1-ranked Roddick, whose only major singles win came at the 2003 US Open, was trailing Lleyton Hewitt 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 when he called the trainer to his courtside chair. He then walked over to Hewitt and shook the Australian player's hand, unable to continue.
"It's a miserable, terrible thing being out there compromised like that," Roddick said of his attempt to continue with the injury.
"I wanted to see what I could do. You don't really have much time for clarity in that situation. He's a tough guy to play ... he knew what was going on."
Roddick looked lethargic in the second and third sets, rarely chasing down shots and walking slowly between points with his head hanging down.
He threw his racket into the wall at one point and argued with the chair umpire after a video replay showed that one of Hewitt's shots - originally called out - actually hit the line.
The 30-year-old Hewitt, who has won two major titles and was a finalist here in 2005, will play 21-year-old Milos Raonic of Canada in the third round.
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic advanced earlier, overcoming an early service break against Santiago Giraldo in a 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 victory at Melbourne Park.
"I maybe started a little too defensive because he was hitting the ball very strong," said Djokovic, who won three of the four majors last year. "But then after, it was the other way around."
Fourth-seeded Andy Murray, who lost to Djokovic in the final here last year, also advanced, beating Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. Murray is playing his first grand slam tournament since hiring eight-time major champion Ivan Lendl as his coach.
Earlier, five-time Australian Open champion Serena Williams notched her 500th career singles victory when she beat Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-0, 6-4 to advance to the third round.
With top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki having a day off, No. 2 Petra Kvitova moved into the third round with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 win over Carla Suarez Navarro.
Kvitova, who lost in the first round at the US Open in the first major after winning Wimbledon, was down a service break in the third before recovering to beat the Spaniard.
Maria Sharapova. a former champion, reached the third round after just two hours on court in two matches.
The 2008 champion had a 6-0, 6-1 second-round win over US qualifier Jamie Hampton in 64 minutes. She'll meet No. 30 Angelique Kerber, who beat Canada's Stephanie Dubois 7-5, 6-1.
Former No. 1-ranked Roddick, whose only major singles win came at the 2003 US Open, was trailing Lleyton Hewitt 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 when he called the trainer to his courtside chair. He then walked over to Hewitt and shook the Australian player's hand, unable to continue.
"It's a miserable, terrible thing being out there compromised like that," Roddick said of his attempt to continue with the injury.
"I wanted to see what I could do. You don't really have much time for clarity in that situation. He's a tough guy to play ... he knew what was going on."
Roddick looked lethargic in the second and third sets, rarely chasing down shots and walking slowly between points with his head hanging down.
He threw his racket into the wall at one point and argued with the chair umpire after a video replay showed that one of Hewitt's shots - originally called out - actually hit the line.
The 30-year-old Hewitt, who has won two major titles and was a finalist here in 2005, will play 21-year-old Milos Raonic of Canada in the third round.
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic advanced earlier, overcoming an early service break against Santiago Giraldo in a 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 victory at Melbourne Park.
"I maybe started a little too defensive because he was hitting the ball very strong," said Djokovic, who won three of the four majors last year. "But then after, it was the other way around."
Fourth-seeded Andy Murray, who lost to Djokovic in the final here last year, also advanced, beating Edouard Roger-Vasselin of France 6-1, 6-4, 6-4. Murray is playing his first grand slam tournament since hiring eight-time major champion Ivan Lendl as his coach.
Earlier, five-time Australian Open champion Serena Williams notched her 500th career singles victory when she beat Barbora Zahlavova Strycova 6-0, 6-4 to advance to the third round.
With top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki having a day off, No. 2 Petra Kvitova moved into the third round with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 win over Carla Suarez Navarro.
Kvitova, who lost in the first round at the US Open in the first major after winning Wimbledon, was down a service break in the third before recovering to beat the Spaniard.
Maria Sharapova. a former champion, reached the third round after just two hours on court in two matches.
The 2008 champion had a 6-0, 6-1 second-round win over US qualifier Jamie Hampton in 64 minutes. She'll meet No. 30 Angelique Kerber, who beat Canada's Stephanie Dubois 7-5, 6-1.
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