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Andy Roddick, lower right, runs around the court after defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero, from Spain, 6-3, 6-4, in the championshipl match at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters tennis tournament, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2006, in Mason, Ohio.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery >>> |
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Andy Roddick of the United States hits a
shot to Fernando Gonzalez of Chile during the Cincinnati Masters tennis
tournament in Mason, Ohio August 19, 2006.(Xinhua/Reuters
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- American Andy Roddick beat Chilean 13th seed
Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 6-3 to advance into the Cincinnati Masters Series final
on Saturday.
The ninth seed, who hammered down 12 aces in the
semifinal, setup a rematch with Juan Carlos Ferrero, the player he beat for his
2003 US Open title.
The unseeded Ferrero had a breakthrough of his own
Saturday, edging fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo 6-3, 6-4.
Roddick hasn't won an ATP tournament since Lyon last
October. He has been in only one other final this year, losing to James Blake at
Indianapolis last month.
The 26-year-old Ferrero is also resurgent. Three
years after his prime time, he feels ready for a few more.
The Spaniard hasn't played a title match since last October, when he lost in Vienna. He hasn't won an ATP tournament since 2003, the year of his greatest moments -- a French Open championship, runner-up to Roddick at the US Open, a world No. 1 ranking. Enditem [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
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