Roddick Defeats Blake in Memphis
Written by Mike McIntyre   
Thursday, 18 February 2010 01:01

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In a first round clash between fellow Americans, Andy Roddick emerged victorious over James Blake at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships by a score of 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(3) on Wednesday. It was his first win over the 55th ranked Blake in their last four meetings, yet improved Roddick's career record against his compatriot to 7-3.

For Blake it is another early round loss as he adjusts to life as an unseeded player.

“Whoever won was going to be pretty darn well-prepared for the rest of the tournament and feel good about their chances,” Blake said. “It’s tough to swallow.

“It just didn’t go my way on a couple of points,” Blake said of the tiebreaker. “A couple of missed backhands, and he kept the pressure on me the whole time.”

The draw has opened considerably for Roddick as Fernando Verdasco, Radek Stepanek and Tommy Haas were all sent packing in the first round. Roddick is the only player remaining of the top four seeds left in the tournament.

It should be noted however that Roddick is still dealing with issues to his right shoulder as he mentioned during a recent press conference in Memphis.

"'It felt great at the beginning [of San Jose last week] and not so great at the end of the tournament... Not one of my matches was pretty, but I was able to play five of them. Hopefully that will prepare me for this week."

''I'm going to negotiate through these next couple of weeks and then get in some good practice that I haven't had since before the Australian Open."

That negotiating will next involve Yen-Hsun Lu of Taipei in the second round who defeated Robby Ginepri in his opening match.



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