WASHINGTON, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Top seeds Andy
Roddick and James Blake set up an all-American final at the RCA Championships on
Saturday.
Top seed Blake defeated ninth-seeded Xavier Malisse
6-3, 2-6, 6-1 to advance and Roddick overpowered defending champion Robby
Ginepri 7-5, 6-3.
Roddick, who won the tournament in 2003 and 2004, is
trying to become the tournament's second three-time winner. Pete Sampras won in
1991, 1992 and 1996.
Blake broke Malisse on his first two service games in
the first set before Malisse rallied in the second set. Blake rebounded to
control the third set, breaking Malisse twice and winning the first three games
and the last three games.
Both Roddick and Ginepri held serve until the 12th
game of the first set, when Roddick broke Ginepri by winning the final three
points. Roddick kept Ginepri on the run in the second set, winning four of the
last five points of the sixth game to break Ginepri enroute to a 5-2 lead.
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