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Marin Cilic shocks Andy Roddick as upsets continue in Toronto Andy Roddick, 6th seed, was defeated 6-4 4-6 6-4 by Marin Cilic in the third round of the Toronto Masters. We had not yet recovered from yesterday upset when world number one Roger Federer lost in the second round at the hands of Gilles Simon that Cilic caused another tremor by beating Roddick in less that two hours. Gilles Simon,

Americans Andy Roddick and James Blake Crash Out of Wimbledon World No. 40 Janko Tipsarevic stunned the Centre Court crowd on Thursday evening as he sent No. 6 seed and two-time finalist Andy Roddick crashing out of The Championships at Wimbledon 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-4, 7-6(4). Tipsarevic, who pushed Federer to 10-8 in the fifth set in the third round at the Australian Open in January, produced an

Andy Roddick Wimbledon Interview - 2nd Round Janko Tipsarevic def. Andy Roddick 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) Q. Last year when you talked to us here in this room after your last match you were pretty distraught. What is your feeling right now? ANDY RODDICK: Uhm, you know, pretty distraught. But, I mean, you know, probably I don't know what I am. Uhm, probably just disappointed. You know,

Triple word scores and swimsuits ease pain for Roddick By Ronald Atkin, Tennis Correspondent A highly intelligent sort as well as a top athlete, Andy Roddick would never dream of bucking that venerable maxim "some you win, some you lose". So while the withdrawal of Jimmy Connors, one of the greatest names in the game, as his coach was marked down regretfully in the loss column, it didn'

LONDON (AP) — French Open champion Rafael Nadal beat four-time champion Andy Roddick 7-5, 6-4 Saturday to reach the final at the Queen’s Club for the first time…. Related posts No related posts.

Rafael Rafael Nadal stops Roddick in his tracks Rafael Nadal ended Andy Roddick’s bid for a record fifth title at the ATP tournament at Queen’s Club by charging into the final with a 7-5 6-4 win on Saturday. The four-times French Open champion barged into his first final at the warm-up tournament for Wimbledon by easily overpowering the big-serving American on the slick green surface.

Andy Roddick: Raging Roger Favorite To Win Sixth Wimbledon By Tennis Week The Incredible Hulk isn't the only larger than life character capable of competitive rage. Andy Roddick has a message for those who believe Roger Federer's humbling, 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 loss to Rafael Nadal in Sunday's French Open final will make him more vulnerable at Wimbledon this month: don't make the five-time Wimbledon

The Artois Championships Andy Roddick Interview Q. Disappointing to win that way? ANDY RODDICK: Yeah, it's just unfortunate. You know, for a number of reasons. Obviously, Mardy is a friend. I don't want him to be hurt. I want to see him be okay. Next week might be a question, but hopefully for Wimbledon. I thought we were having a pretty good match. I thought the level was pretty good. You

Rafael Nadal, tem anos 22 e é neste momento o jogador nº2 do circuito ATP. Encontra-se a realizar o primeiro torneio da época em relva e bateu na 2ª ronda o veterano Bjorkman, um jogador cujo estilo de jogo (“serv and volley” ) é o ideal para esta superfície, por uns contundentes 6-2 6-2, na [...]

Andy Roddick through at Queen’s as Fish retires By Martyn Herman Andy Roddick stayed on course for a fifth Queen’s Club title on Thursday when fellow American Mardy Fish retired after one set of their Centre Court clash. Third seed Roddick showed plenty of venom in his serve to edge the opening set 7-6 before a tight contest was curtailed by an ankle injury to Fish. “Hopefully it’s only

Andy Roddick Survives Early Scare to Overcome Ginepri Andy Roddick and Lleyton Hewitt both kept their hopes of a record fifth title at The Artois Championships alive after contrasting wins in the second round at The Queen’s Club on Wednesday. Defending champion Roddick survived an early scare against fellow American Robby Ginepri before booking his place in the third round with a 6-7(6), 6-1

Andy Roddick begins Queen’s defense with three-set win By Clare Lovell Big-serving American Andy Roddick began his pursuit of a fifth Queen’s title on Wednesday, thumping down 15 aces to beat compatriot Robby Ginepri 6-7 6-1 6-1 at the Wimbledon warm-up tournament. The third seed, who had a bye in the first round, had played no competitions since pulling out of the Italian Masters with a ba

E não tem jeito, a gentche se empolga e lá vem uma invejosa jogar terra no balde. A Serena Williams insinua que o pacote de Andy Roddick não funciona como deveria. E desde quando a senhora tem cacife pra garantir alguma coisa? Nem na requete segura mais! Imagina se sabe diferencia uma mala de uma maleta! Não destrói os meus sonhos que nele o Andy é maludo e gostoso forever! Bjosnãoqueroc

Que esporte maravilhoso é o tenis! Repararam que a bola é pequena? Pois é, mas num faz diferença.. o boffe se joga na quadra, abre as pernas, se arreganha todo pra num perder a fófis do controle!!Por causa de Andy Roddick foi prestar mais atenção nessa coisa toda. Vou comprar um binóculo pra num perder a trajetória das bolas rumo à raquete!!Bjosameidemais!

Breve descrição dos jogadores: Andy Roddick como se sabe é um jogador que assenta o seu jogo no seu forte serviço. Tem o serviço mais potente do circuito ATP e é graças a isso que vençe grande parte dos jogos. É um jogador de fundo do court, com fortes pancadas de direita. É um tenista [...]

Andy Roddick, tem anos 25 e é neste momento o jogador nº6 do circuito ATP. Desde o inicio do ano apenas jogou em hardcourt tendo já vencido 2 torneio este ano em San José e no Dubai derrotando jogadores como Stepanek, Fish, Djokovic, Nadal e Mathieu e atingindo outras marcas interessantes como as semi-finais em [...]

ROMEL Roger Federer sailed through to the third round of the Rome Masters Tennis with a straight sets win over his bogey player from 2007, Guillermo Canas.Federer, the top seed, made light work of Canas in what was his opening game of the tournament at the Foro Italico, winning through 6-3, 6-3 to erase the memories of three losses, including two last year, to the Argentinian.Earlier Andy Roddick of the United States, the sixth seed, also coasted into the third round, with a 6-1, 6-4 win over compatriot Mardy Fish.Karlovic ousted France's Paul-Henri Mathieu, a semi-finalist in Munich last week and the 15 seed, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2, in their first round match.Chile's Fernando Gonzalez, a finalist here last year, needed 2hr 39min to win his first round against Serb Janko Tipsarevic 3-6, 7-6 (7/0),

Roger Federer, 1 no Ranking ATP 26 anos de idade. Andy Roddick, 6 no Ranking ATP, 25 anos de idade. Head-to-Head: 15-1 para Federer. Breve descrição dos jogadores: Roger Federer, tem sido o incontestável Nº1 Mundial desde o ano de 2004, no entanto muitos começam já a dizer que o seu reinado começa a ceder perante jogadores como Nadal [...]

Brooklyn Decker - Andy Roddick Brooklyn Decker Engaged - Brooklyn Decker Images in Brooklyn Video Bikini Photo Gallery - Brooklyn Decker News Decker News: Brooklyn Decker, the hot SI - Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model is hot, hot, hot, and she made headlines when it was announced that Brooklyn Decker and Andy Roddick the tennis star.In a video you won't want to miss, see Brooklyn Decker in a hot bikini pics, photos and pictures gallery featuring hot bikini images from her photoshoots.

Ferilli, pronta a tutto per la Champions La bella attrice romana sogna un successo giallorosso in EuropaRicordate lo spogliarello di Sabrina Ferilli all'indomani del terzo scudetto della storia del club giallorosso? Era il 24 maggio 2001 e quasi un milione di tifosi si riunirono al Circo Massimo per festeggiare una storica vittoria insieme ai loro beniamini. Tanta gente, migliaia di sciarpe, la voce di Venditti e...le forme dell'attrice romana (e romanista) a deliziare i tifosi incantati.Bene, quello spogliarello potrebbe presto avere un seguito ancor più...interessante. In caso di vittoria in Champions League, infatti, la Ferilli è pronta a migliorare la sua recente prestazione. "Se la Roma vince la Champions prometto una performance per i tifosi che farà dimenticare lo stri

My beloved Andy Roddick is engaged to some hussy named Brooklyn Decker. Yeah, I know, total stripper name. Anyway, his new tramp fiance was showing off her ring at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.I'm absolutely heartbroken. He's better looking when he's single.This was posted on AndyRoddick.com:"We are thrilled to announce that Andy and Brooklyn Decker are engaged to be married. Andy proposed in early March. The couple wanted to tell their family and close friends first but good news travels fast. By the time Andy arrived in Miami for the Sony Ericsson Open, the tournament was bustling with the news.The couple met in New York City last year and have been dating since. With their hectic travel schedules, Andy and Brooklyn plan to enjoy their engagement and will wait to set a wedding date

Aunque todavía no se ha revelado la fecha de la boda, el tenista estadounidense, Andy Roddick, y la modelo Brooklyn Decker se comprometieron en matrimonio la semana pasada y van camino al altar.La estrella de tennis le hizo la propuesta a Decker el pasado martes 25, ha revelado un vocero de Decker.

Top US tennis player Andy Roddick has announced he won't be playing for his country in this year's Beijing Olympics, choosing instead to take part in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. Roddick won the title last year.He said: "My goal every summer is to win the U.S. Open. I have won the Legg Mason Tennis Classic three times and feel defending my title in Washington best prepares me for another Grand Slam title."The Classic runs in Washington from the 11th to the 17th of August, the same dates as Olympics tennis. Roddick has won just one Grand Slam, the US Open in 2003. Source: ESPN

Feliciano Lopez vs Andy Roddick - ATP / Autor: mamix Lopez: é o actual número 41do ranking ATP Feliciano Lopez, ao contrário da maioria dos espanhóis, joga muito melhor em piso rápido do que em terra-batida. O seu bom serviço causa muitas dificuldades, assim como as suas pancadas de fundo do court, que também são muito potentes. [...]

Genial este anuncio de American Express donde enfrenta a Roddick contra... ¡Pong! Sí, la barrita del mítico juego. El objetivo del anuncio, superar retos, lo consigue de una forma innovadora y muy geek (¿qué hay más geek que la barrita del pong? xD). Los sonidos, los movimientos, el final... Un aplauso para los publicistas de American Express OpcionWeb anuncios, american express, roddick, pong  ¡Coméntalo! Compártelo

Video Roger Federer vs Andy Roddick - Shanghai Masters Cup 2007 - Masters series - semifinales. El estadounidense Andy Roddick no logra vencer al maestro, Roger Federer, número uno del mundo y número uno en victorias ante Roddick. Esta vez el resultado fue 6-4 y 6-1 y solo duro una hora. Federer vs Roddick: Shanghai Masters Cup 2007 (Highlights) Ver más videos aquí: - [Video] Fernando

De los ocho guerreros de terracota que custodian el tesoro del estadio Qi Zhong de Shanghái, hoy solo quedarán dos para luchar por la Copa Masters de tenis. David Ferrer y Rafael Nadal aspiran a ese honor aunque, para conseguirlo, deberán superar la penúltima batalla, y no será fácil. Al primero le espera en la pista el estadounidense Andy Roddick (10.00 horas, TVE-1) y al segundo, el suizo Roger Federer (12.30 horas, TVE-1), que ayer se impuso a Roddick por 6-4 y 6-2 en el partido que cerraba la última jornada de la liguilla de clasificación. En el anterior partido del Grupo Rojo, el ruso Nikolai Davydenko se despidió con una victoria por 6-4 y 6-3, que cerró de un portazo las pequeñas aspiraciones de clasificarse que aún tenía el chileno Fernando González. Fuente|ElPeriodico

Video Andy Roddick Vs Fernando González Masters Series de Shanghai 2007 - Masters Cup 2007 . El estadounidense Andy Roddick se convirtió en el primer clasificado para las semifinales del Masters Series de Shanghai 2007 después de derrotar al chileno Fernando González por 6-1 y 6-4 en una hora de juego, después de su brillante victoria en el primer partido del Grupo Rojo ante Federer. La derrota

El video donde el estadounidense, Andy Roddick, superó por 6-3, 4-6 y 6-2 al ruso Nikolay Davydenko en dos horas y dos minutos - Masters Series de Shanghai 2007. Video Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai 2007 Andy Roddick Vs Nikolay Davydenko Ver más videos aquí: - [Video] Fernando González Vs Roger Federer - Masters Series de Shanghai 2007 - [Video] Federer Vs González - Masters Series de Shanghai 2007

Un duro desafío tendrá Fernando González en el Masters de Shanghai, luego que esta mañana se diera a conocer los rivales que tendrá en el certamen a partir del sábado. El "Bombardero de La Reina" quedó en el grupo rojo junto al número uno del mundo, el suizo Roger Federer, a quien nunca ha podido vencer en su carrera. Pero las cosas se complican mucho más, pues los otros dos rivales que deberá enfrentar son el ruso Nikolay Davydenko y el estadounidense Andy Roddick. Las estadísticas no son favorables para el chileno, pues tiene un récord negativo con los tres jugadores, en enfrentamientos por la ATP. Ante Federer ha caído en las diez ocasiones que se ha enfrentado, con Davydenko sufrió en tres ocasiones, mientras que con Roddick cayó seis veces, pero lo venció tres veces. El grupo azul pareciera ser un "poco más accesible", pues estará encabezado por el español Rafael Nadal, que enfrentará a su compatriota David Ferrer, al serbio Novak Djokovic y al francés Ri

Did you know that hot tennis star 25-year-old Andy Roddick holds the record for the fastest serve at 155 mph? He also has a good sense of humor and enjoys entertaining the audience. Andy recently served up 30 aces in his 76 76 63 win over Joachim Johansson that gave the US a [...]

This is so, so, so sad. I was alerted this morning by Mrs. Fashion that Anita Roddick, the founder of The Body Shop, had passed away. What a great loss, Anita was an inspiration to women everywhere. She not only established herself as a dynamic successful WOMAN in business, but she was a pioneer in the field of environmentally conscious beauty products, especially fair trade. If you've never visited her website, please do, it has been listed as a link under my 'Girl Power' section since this site's inception and is an invaluable resource for progressive thought in social justice. Anita died unexpectedly from a brain hemorrhage. She was just 64.The Star, reports:Roddick began her beauty and retailing career in 1976 in a little hippie shop in Brighton, England. But the 33-year-old entrepreneur set herself apart by underscoring the ethical properties of her formulations, created with natural ingredients, often sourced from the developing world. Roddick pioneered ethical beauty long b

NEW YORK, Sept 6 - To Andy Roddick's credit, he played nearly flawlessly against Roger Federer, serving brilliantly, returning well, too, and giving tennis' top player a tough time.To Roddick's dismay, it all added up to yet another loss.In a match as tight as could be for 2 1/2 sets, Federer was barely better on the most important points and emerged to edge Roddick 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the quarterfinals, moving two victories away from a fourth consecutive U.S. Open title."I'm not walking off with any questions in my head this time. I'm not walking with my head down," 2003 champion Roddick said after falling to 1-14 against Federer. "I made him play as well as he can play."Both came out wearing black shirts and shorts, Roddick adding a baseball cap, and Federer his trademark bandanna. The outfits matched and so did the level of play, right down until late in the third set, when Federer finally earned his first break points.T his rematch of last year's U.S. Open final was hard

E’ l’americano Andy Roddick a vincere il torneo APT di Washington battendo in finale per 6/4 7/6 (7-4) il connazionale John Isner. Per Roddick e’ il 23/mo titolo in carriera, ed il terzo a Washington, dove si era gia’ imposto nel 2005 e nel 2001. (more…) apt tour, roddick, tennis

Ivo Karlović poražen je u polufinalu ATP turnira u Washingtonu od američkog tenisača Andya Roddicka u dva tie-breaka . Odlučivala je doslovce po jedna lopta u svakom setu, a više je sreće imao Amerikanac.

ANDY Roddick knows better than most how it feels to suffer defeat at Wimbledon. But the American insists he will never give up on his dream of winning at the All-England Club. Roddick’s hopes of ending Roger Federer’s four-year reign as king of the grass courts ended on Friday when he lost a thrilling five-set quarter-final against Richard Gasquet. The third seed looked to be cruising into the semi-finals when he led by two sets and then moved a break ahead in the third. But Gasquet more…

NEW YORK (AP) — Anna Kournikova will open the season, Pete Sampras plans to play four matches and John McEnroe will try to keep up “with the big boys” of World Team Tennis. Co-founded by Billie Jean King, the coed league kicks off its 32nd season Thursday. The monthlong series will feature appearances by Venus and Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and the top-ranked doubles duo of Bob and Mike Bryan. King and WTT commissioner Ilana Kloss have been innovators in the sport — debuting more…

ANDY Roddick kept the flag flying for the United States at Wimbledon with a 6-3 6-4 7-6 third-round victory over Spain’s Fernando Verdasco today (AEST). The big-serving, 24-year-old No.3 seed did not look under any pressure against Verdasco in the first two sets, rattling them off in 58 minutes, but the world No.41 then upped his game. Verdasco broke in the third set on his way to a 4-1 lead and the American, who won the title at Queen’s earlier this month, had to rely on his more…

Roddick is a two-time runner-up at Wimbledon Andy Roddick advanced to the Stella Championships final at Queen’s Club after seeing off Dimitry Tursunov 6-4 7-5. The American second seed has been in fine form in the pre-Wimbledon warm-up event and eased passed his Russian opponent with ruthless efficiency. After getting off to a delayed start due to rain, Roddick bided his time before picking off Tursunov’s serve to love in the ninth game. The second set saw both players hold steady until more…

Andy Roddick’s success is more likely overwhelmed by the greatness of Roger Federer. No matter where Roddick ranks in the history of tennis, I believe that his ace in this video surpasses any serves even of Pete Samprass’.

LONDON — Andy Roddick advanced to the final of the Queen’s Club grass-court championships Saturday by beating Dmitry Tursunov of Russia 6-4, 7-5.   The second-seeded American improved to 2-1 against the seventh-seeded Tursunov, who beat Roddick in the 2006 Davis Cup semifinals by winning the fifth set 17-15. “I thought I played a lot better today, pretty consistently,” Roddick said. “I was making returns, wasn’t making a lot of sloppy errors. So I was pleased.” He will play more…

LONDON — French Open champion Rafael Nadal was knocked out of the Queen’s Club grass-court championships Friday, losing 7-5, 7-6 (7-0) to 106th-ranked Nicolas Mahut of France.   Second-seeded Andy Roddick advanced to the semifinals after defeating Marin Cilic 6-4, 7-6 (7-5). Nadal, looking sluggish throughout the match, was broken in the last game of the first set and then failed to win a single point in the tiebreaker. “It was tough,” the Spaniard said. “I more…

Andy Roddick aparece en portada de revista con "los brazos de Rafael Nadal"La revista Men's Fitness , ha publicado en su portada del mes de junio/julio la foto del tenista Andy Roddick . La cosa no tendria nada en particular si es que en la foto no apareciera Andy con los brazos exageradamente muscolosos.La publicación admitió que los brazos del tenista, actual número tres del mundo, fueron "alterados" para acompañar un artículo sobre cómo lograr unos brazos musculosos.Incluso el propio tenista ha asegurado en su blog que no está tan en forma como sugiere la portada. "No sabía que tenía brazos de 55 centímetros y que había dejado de tener una marca de nacimiento en mi brazo derecho", señaló el tenista."La primera vez que vi la portada fue al aterrizar en Roma. Fue muy gracioso. Y me dije 'igual Rafael Nadal, el tenista español número dos del mundo, querrá que le devuelva sus brazos", añadió el jugador.Por este incidente la revista despidio a su redactor jefe Neal

For a while now I've felt Roddick was looking trimmer on court.  I can't remember where it was when I first noticed it, but in my opinion he's looked leaner than he has for a while.  ...But not quite this lean!  Just how small does his head look compared to his chest and arms ?!  'Andy... suck your stomach right in.. and tilt your head back a bit, we'll edit out the double chin and enlarge the rest...'  You can find the full article here.

ANDY Roddick safely negotiated the opening round of the ATP tournament in Poertschach, Austria, overnight, seeing off local wildcard Alexander Peya 6-4 7-5. Not usually at his best on clay, the world No.3 put in a concentrated performance against the world No.99, winning through thanks to breaks in the final game of each set. Although he managed only two aces to his opponent’s six, Roddick was otherwise formidable on serve - more…

I had a really busy weekend so, although I found time to watch some tennis, I didn't get enough time to post the details. Murray defeated Koubek in a convincing 6-3 6-2 performance (growing into the tournament as per San Jose) and setup a semi-final against Andy Roddick.Before I get into a blow-by-blow of Murrays defeat, I have to say that the thing that struck me most about this match was how quiet Murray seemed. As far as I could tell, there was no shouting at Brad, no frustrated ourbursts. Even when Murray raised his game and then gifted the advantage back to Roddick, Murray seemed to just accept it.Now I'm all for Murray getting control of his temper and frustrations and if this was a conscious effort to be more restrained, then credit to him. But I couldn't help wondering if there was something distracting Murray on Saturday. There was nothing in the post-match interviews about this so I'm left to wonder.Murray certainly started slowly, losing his opening service game and

In 45 mins I have a dinner reservation at my favourite Mexican restaurant so I have to be quick. I finished watching the match this afternoon and it was just awesome. Good match, very close and extremely satisfying to see Murray coming out on top over Roddick, yet again.7-6 (10-8), 6-4 was the final score and it was as close as the score suggests.Murray had to save two set points in the first set tie-break when Roddick took a 6-4 lead, but he held the advantage until at 9-8 to the good, he got a lucky net-cord.Roddick could rightly feel a little a little unfortunate and he started the second set strongly. Nonetheless, Murray seemed to relax completely in the second set, mixing up his play well, serving much better and working Roddick hard on his returns.The break-through came in the fifth game when Murray broke Roddick and then held to go 4-2 up. Murray had to save one break point in game 8, but he had no problems with the final service game. The final shot was another lucky net co

Andy Murray Vs Andy Roddick (4) is the real final.The other semi is between Benjamin Becker (49) - the sixth seed - and Ivo Karlovic (103) who is unseeded for this tournament.Whichever Andy wins will be the clear favourite to win on Sunday night. But this semi-final is less clear.In fact I'm really struggling to pick a winner (even with my Murray bias). Their record against each other is 2-2. Roddick has the last two victories, but the last one was an exhibition and the one before that was against a tired Murray who'd just defeated Federer and then struggled through a 3-set against Ginepri.By that standard you'd have to fancy Roddick who has really improved his game under Connors and is brimming with confidence. Whereas Murray has looked a little shakey in the last two matches and has had to play one more set than Roddick.Still, Roddick had to push for his victory against Spadea (64) so he's far from invincible. And he may have in the back of his mind last years semi-final (he

Roddick wins this one 6-4 6-4. Again, no details about how the result played out, except a transcript of the post-match interview.Murray will play Marat Safin (26) in the third place play-off, very early Saturday morning (about 3am UK Time).

Andy Murray Vs Andy Roddick (4) is the real final.The other semi is between Benjamin Becker (49) - the sixth seed - and Ivo Karlovic (103) who is unseeded for this tournament.Whichever Andy wins will be the clear favourite to win on Sunday night. But this semi-final is less clear.In fact I'm really struggling to pick a winner (even with my Murray bias). Their record against each other is 2-2. Roddick has the last two victories, but the last one was an exhibition and the one before that was against a tired Murray who'd just defeated Federer and then struggled through a 3-set against Ginepri.By that standard you'd have to fancy Roddick who has really improved his game under Connors and is brimming with confidence. Whereas Murray has looked a little shakey in the last two matches and has had to play one more set than Roddick.Still, Roddick had to push for his victory against Spadea (64) so he's far from invincible. And he may have in the back of his mind last years semi-final (he

In 45 mins I have a dinner reservation at my favourite Mexican restaurant so I have to be quick. I finished watching the match this afternoon and it was just awesome. Good match, very close and extremely satisfying to see Murray coming out on top over Roddick, yet again.7-6 (10-8), 6-4 was the final score and it was as close as the score suggests.Murray had to save two set points in the first set tie-break when Roddick took a 6-4 lead, but he held the advantage until at 9-8 to the good, he got a lucky net-cord.Roddick could rightly feel a little a little unfortunate and he started the second set strongly. Nonetheless, Murray seemed to relax completely in the second set, mixing up his play well, serving much better and working Roddick hard on his returns.The break-through came in the fifth game when Murray broke Roddick and then held to go 4-2 up. Murray had to save one break point in game 8, but he had no problems with the final service game. The final shot was another lucky net co

I had a really busy weekend so, although I found time to watch some tennis, I didn't get enough time to post the details. Murray defeated Koubek in a convincing 6-3 6-2 performance (growing into the tournament as per San Jose) and setup a semi-final against Andy Roddick.Before I get into a blow-by-blow of Murrays defeat, I have to say that the thing that struck me most about this match was how quiet Murray seemed. As far as I could tell, there was no shouting at Brad, no frustrated ourbursts. Even when Murray raised his game and then gifted the advantage back to Roddick, Murray seemed to just accept it.Now I'm all for Murray getting control of his temper and frustrations and if this was a conscious effort to be more restrained, then credit to him. But I couldn't help wondering if there was something distracting Murray on Saturday. There was nothing in the post-match interviews about this so I'm left to wonder.Murray certainly started slowly, losing his opening service game and