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Ninth seed Tomas Berdych powered past Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro in straight sets yesterday to win the Japan Open, his first title of the season.

Tomas Berdych, looked down and out most of the match against Andy Roddick but edged it out in a third set tie-break to reach the final of Tokyo, where he meets Juan Martin Del Potro.

Andy Roddick was upset by Tomas Berdych 6-7 , 7-5, 7-6 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Japan Open.

Juan Martin Del Potro swept out top-seeded David Ferrer in quarterfinal play Friday at the $869,000 Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo.

Andy Roddick had tripped on the tiebreaker tight rope in recent weeks, losing four of his last five breakers before taking on Ivo Minar in Tokyo today.

ANDY Roddick is almost certain to shelve the Kooyong Classic as his Australian Open lead-up as he seeks to find a solution to his grand slam drought.

Big-serving Roddick, the second seed in the Beijing tournament, overcame 92-ranked Sela 6-4, 6-7 , 6-3 while Jankovic thumped Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets.

Defending champion David Ferrer of Spain recovered from a slow start Thursday to defeat Japan’s Takao Suzuki in three sets to advance to the quarterfinals of the Japan Open along with Andy Roddick, who beat …

“Approach Shots” is Ricky’s weekly look at what’s ahead on the ATP Tour. Every Sunday he’ll preview all the tournaments scheduled for the upcoming week.

Andy Roddick served up 37 aces, and needed every one in a hard-fought 7-6, 6-7, 7-6 victory over Ivo Minar in second-round play at the Japan Open.

No smashed racket this time, but Andy Roddick did show fans his volatile temper Sunday in beating Dudi Sela , 6-4, 6-7 , 6-3, to win the China Open at Beijing.

Andy Roddick needn’t have rushed his victory flight from Beijing to Tokyo as rains from a Pacific typhoon limited play to the one covered court at the start of the Japan Open on Monday.

Japanese teenager Kei Nishikori returned to the tournament where he made his debut last year, beating American Robert Kendrick 7-6 , 6-7 , 6-2 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Japan Open.

By Paul Logothetis Madrid - Rafael Nadal isn’t overly worried about having to play the Davis Cup final against Argentina on a fast indoor surface rather than clay.

Top American wins 26th career title, taking the China Open — even more fun than eating cocktail weenies at Mardy Fish ’s wedding.

It was love-all Sunday evening, when American tennis player Mardy Fish married fiancee Stacey Gardner in Beverly Hills before 150 wedding guests.

Amer Delic beat Go Soeda of Japan 6-4, 6-2 Monday to advance to the second round of the Japan Open.

Andy Roddick rode his penetrating serve and extensive experience in final to hold off 92nd-ranked Dudi Sela, 6-4, 6-7 , 6-3, and earn his third tournament title of the season at the China Open in Beijing today.

The swagger of Andy Roddick’s style and scream of his serve have long served as the exclamatory elements of his declarative game.

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia is seen in action against Vera Zvonareva of Russia during their semi-final match of the China Open in Beijing yesterday.

Big-serving American Andy Roddick eased past former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero to make the semi-finals of the China Open on Friday, as a pair of unheralded challengers sent seeded opponents packing.

David Ferrer outlasted Andy Roddick in a five-set thriller on the red clay of Madrid in last Friday’s Davis Cup semifinals.

Andy Roddick leaves me feeling torn. I don’t like what he has done, but if I was him, I would do the same thing.

When the writer, Redhead, speaks of Roddick’s record in the same breath with Pete Sampras’ and Andre Agassi’s Davis Cup records, a major point is missing: Pete and Andre had each other and many other …

BEIJING: Dudi Sela of Israel knocked No. 1 David Ferrer out of the China Open on Thursday, beating the Spaniard 6-3, 6-3 in the second-round. Ferrer, ranked No.

When the United States begins its quest for a 33rd Davis Cup title next year, it will face Switzerland in an opening-round tie on home soil, as the 2009 World Group draw was revealed on Tuesday.

Tommy Robredo and Juan Carlos Ferrero had winning starts Tuesday in the China Open, which may look like the Spanish Open when it wraps up this weekend.

The city seemed a little less stylish Monday as word spread about the passing of Buckhead hair salon owner Stan Milton .

Rafael Nadal’s Spanish Davis Cup teammates tried to hoist him onto their shoulders after he secured their trip to the finals, but they teetered under his larger-than-life weight.

BUENOS AIRES: Teenager Juan Martin del Potro demolished Igor Andreev in straight sets early this morning to give Argentina a 3-2 win over Russia and send them into a Davis Cup final against Spain.