Monday, September 03, 2012
Roddick run continues at U.S. Open
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andy Roddick's run at the U.S. Open continued with a 7-5 7-6 4-6 6-4 win over unseeded Italian Fabio Fognini at Flushing Meadows on Sunday.
Roddick has beaten Australian Bernard Tomic and Fognini since announcing he would retire after his last match at the tournament.
Andy Roddick of the U.S. gestures to his box after defeating Fabio Fognini of Italy during their men's singles match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York September 2, 2012. REUTERS/Eduardo MunozThe 20th-seeded American will next play seventh-seeded Argentine Juan Martin del Potro for a place in the quarter- finals.
Roddick served 10 aces on the way to beating Fognini in exactly three hours.
(Reporting by Will Swanton, editing by Ed Osmond)
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