News - Steve Darcis
Andy Roddick, for the second straight day, won two tiebreakers in a straight-set win Friday at the $1 million Aegon Championships in London. Roddick got by Lleyton Hewitt in two sets Thursday by winning two tiebreakers and matched that feat Friday in the quarterfinals with a 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-5) victory over Ivo Karlovic.
Igor Kunitsyn upset sixth-seeded fellow Russian Igor Andreev 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 Monday at the $1,226,500 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis. In other opening-round play, Australian qualifier Chris Guccione made 19 aces while beating American Vincent Spadea 7-6 (7-1), 7-6 (7-5) and Israeli qualifier Dudi Sela defeated American Bobby Reynolds 7-6 (7-4), 6-2. This week's top seeds are American Andy Roddick, Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro, American James Blake and Swede Robin Soderling. Roddick will open against reigning Memphis champion Steve Darcis and Blake will meet former top-ranked star Lleyton Hewitt of Australia.
LEUVEN, Belgium (Reuters) - The United States preserved their elite World Group status in tennis's Davis Cup on Sunday but their victory over Belgium left a bitter taste for the hosts.
