Win gives Roddick confidence boost
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July 24, 2012, Tuesday
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ANDY Roddick beat Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 to win the Atlanta Open and earn his 32nd ATP World Tour title on Sunday.
Roddick, 29, ranks third among active players in career titles behind Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
"I've won 32 times and in every one of them I've never assumed I was going to win again," he said. "I just kind of go about the process of playing, work hard and hope I can put myself in position enough times where you kind of create some success for yourself."
After taking the Eastbourne title before Wimbledon, Roddick has won two of his past three events and 11 of 12 matches. He will play for the US team when the Olympics begin next week at Wimbledon.
A sore right shoulder caused Roddick to struggle with Muller's serve in the first set. Before the changeover, he called a medical timeout to see a trainer. He said the shoulder felt pinched, and there was a dull pain.
Roddick was concerned. A right shoulder injury last year had forced him to withdraw before the French Open, but the trainer all but assured him there was nothing structurally wrong.
"I felt like I could hit it straight ahead OK," he said. "I was just lacking movement and wasn't able to snap the ball off too well. I don't feel like I had my best serve today. It was just a little dead for whatever reason, but hopefully with a couple of days off it will be OK."
Muller, 29, was denied his first tour victory in three tries. His last appearance in a final was seven years ago when Andre Agassi beat him in Los Angeles.
Despite winning all but six of his first-serve points, Muller double-faulted 10 times and lost 21 of 36 points on his second serve. The left-handed Muller had 20 aces to Roddick's 18. Muller acknowledged feeling nervous as Roddick took charge of the match by winning five of the first six points in the second-set tiebreaker.
Roddick, 29, ranks third among active players in career titles behind Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
"I've won 32 times and in every one of them I've never assumed I was going to win again," he said. "I just kind of go about the process of playing, work hard and hope I can put myself in position enough times where you kind of create some success for yourself."
After taking the Eastbourne title before Wimbledon, Roddick has won two of his past three events and 11 of 12 matches. He will play for the US team when the Olympics begin next week at Wimbledon.
A sore right shoulder caused Roddick to struggle with Muller's serve in the first set. Before the changeover, he called a medical timeout to see a trainer. He said the shoulder felt pinched, and there was a dull pain.
Roddick was concerned. A right shoulder injury last year had forced him to withdraw before the French Open, but the trainer all but assured him there was nothing structurally wrong.
"I felt like I could hit it straight ahead OK," he said. "I was just lacking movement and wasn't able to snap the ball off too well. I don't feel like I had my best serve today. It was just a little dead for whatever reason, but hopefully with a couple of days off it will be OK."
Muller, 29, was denied his first tour victory in three tries. His last appearance in a final was seven years ago when Andre Agassi beat him in Los Angeles.
Despite winning all but six of his first-serve points, Muller double-faulted 10 times and lost 21 of 36 points on his second serve. The left-handed Muller had 20 aces to Roddick's 18. Muller acknowledged feeling nervous as Roddick took charge of the match by winning five of the first six points in the second-set tiebreaker.
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