Andy Roddick returned to the ATP Tour this week, beating fellow Americans Robby Ginepri in three sets on Tuesday and Mardy Fish on Thursday to reach the quarters of the Artois Championships in London. Fish retired after losing the first set in a tiebreaker due to an ankle injury.

Roddick said of the shoulder injury that caused him to retire from the Italian Open in April: “My shoulder is getting there. To play three sets healthy is really big for me.”

The only other American remaining in the draw is John Isner. Isner beat Kevin Anderson 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Thursday. Anderson, a South African, played college tennis at the University of Illinois and is no stranger to Isner. Illinois lost in the 2007 NCAA team finals to the University of Georgia Bulldogs, a team led by Isner. This was the second time they’ve played on the ATP, with Anderson beating Isner earlier in the year in Las Vegas.

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