Defending Champ Ginepri into Quarters at ATP Indy; Roddick, Blake Advance

The World No. 17 claimed just his eighth match win of the year by reaching the quarterfinals. And it was just the second time this season that he has won consecutive matches. He next meets former finalist Paradorn Srichaphan.

Srichaphan saved three match points against American Paul Goldstein to advance to the quarterfinals 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(3) after 2 hrs., 20 mins. of play. Srichaphan, who also toiled for more than two hours in hot conditions to win his opening match Wednesday, saved all three match points when serving to stay in the match at 5/6 in the third set. He recovered from 15/40 and then saved a third match point at ad out.

Goldstein, who slipped to 0-4 in career meetings with the Thai, broke to go up 4-2 in the third set, was broken back immediately but then broke Srichaphan again to go ahead 5-3. But he was unable to serve out the match, eventually losing in a tie-break.

Two-time champion Andy Roddick needed eight break points before he was finally able to capture Jeff Morrison's serve late in the second set of his tough 7-6(4), 7-5 win in the feature night match. Morrison fired 12 aces but was unable to make an impact on the Roddick serve, failing to earn a break point chance and winning just 22 percent of points on the former World No.1's serve.

Roddick next meets dangerous left-hander Gilles Muller, who stunned the American in the first round of last year's US Open. Muller today crushed Kenneth Carlsen 6-1, 6-2.

Roddick said: "I felt I played well all night, but on every window of opportunity I had, he came up with a huge serve or a great volley. I played some of my best stuff this year, but I barely got the win. I was fortunate. I feel great, but I want to start stringing three, four and five matches together, getting deep into tournaments."

Top seed James Blake made it hard for himself before finally closing out his match against South African qualifier Wesley Whitehouse. Blake, the No. 1 ranked American, raced to a 5-1 lead in the third set. But he was broken at 5-2 and ultimately had to wait until 5-4 to serve out the match, winning 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4.

Blake next meets 10th-seeded Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, who upset fifth seed Tommy Haas 6-4, 7-5.

Third seed Fernando Gonzalez dropped just four points on his first serve during a 6-4, 7-6(7) win over Vince Spadea to reach the quarterfinals. Gonzalez notched his 25th win of the year for the fourth consecutive season.

Belgian Xavier Malisse upset seventh seed Dmitry Tursunov 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-3. Malisse, who reached his first quarterfinal since Las Vegas in early March, meets Gonzalez in the quarterfinals.
-- ATP