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Roddick Fights Back, Isner Cut Down

Joe Samuel Starnes — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:13:01 +0000

Andy Roddick fought back deep in the fourth set and dominated the fifth to overcome Fernando Gonzalez and his rowdy Chilean fans in Melbourne. The biggest point of the match was a Roddick shot at set point that was called out but the review overruled and deemed it good, much to Gonzalez’s dismay, who had let the ball go without reaching for it. Gonzalez insisted he had a play on the ball, but the umpire did not agree. It gave Roddick the set and the momentum to close it out. This was a reversal of the situation that set Roddick off after his win over Tomaz Belluci into a cursing tirade, even after he won the match. The lesson here for both playerrs, as pointed out by Patrick McEnroe, is play the ball. Roddick’s chance look good for a semi, with a date against Marin Cilic in the quarters, against whom he has a 1-1 career record.

The other American in the round of 16, big John Isner, fought Andy Murray tough, holding a set point in the first, but ultimately being overcome by the crafty Scotsman. For some British sports writing hyperbole of the highest order, check out the Guardian’s coverage of the match, with lines like these: Murray “reduced the 6ft 9inJohn Isner to a drained and dispirited wreck”; or “This was a match made in tennis heaven, given the perfectly meshed and contrasting styles of the combatants. Isner charged in on stilt-like legs behind his booming serve.”

Although Murray ran him ragged, look for Isner to have a big year, though, especially on the fast courts. How about a Wimbledon win for Isner to give the Brits more fodder for alliteration and metaphor?

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Roddick Joins Fish in the Quarters

Joe Samuel Starnes — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:06:41 +0000

Andy Roddick rolled through Fernando Gonzalez in only 87 minutes Tuesday night to join his friend Mardy Fish in the quarterfinals. This is already the best showing for American players in Grand Slams this year.

Fish plays the world’s new No. 1, Rafael Nadal tonight, and Roddick will play No. 3 Novak Djokovic tomorrow. Past performances don’t bode well Fish; he is 0-4 against Nadal, with two of those losses on hardcourts. Roddick is 1-1 against Djokovic, including a win in their meeting in Dubai this past spring.

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Early Start for Ginepri and Gonzalez on Monday at Roland Garros

Joe Samuel Starnes — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:24:53 +0000

Robby Ginepri and Fernando Gonzalez are the first match on Court Suzanne Lenglen at 11 a.m. Monday Paris time, 5 a.m. on the East Coast. Ginepri for his career is 0-3 against the Chilean, losing twice last year on grass (once at Wimbledon) and once on hard courts in New Zealand in 2005. They have never played on clay.

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