Ljubicic, Roddick Win Again at ATP Vienna
Posted on October 12, 2006Defending champion and top seed Ivan Ljubicic and No. 3 seed Andy Roddick avoided the upset bug on Wednesday in Vienna. Ljubicic hit 14 aces and won 30 of his 32 first-serve points to bury German Florian Mayer 6-3, 6-3.
Roddick, playing his first tour match since the US Open final, cruised 6-0, 7-6(2) over Argentine Jose Acasuso. The American will next face Richard Gasquet who defeated Colombian Alejandro Falla 7-6(4), 6-3.
"I was surprised myself I got off to such a good start," Roddick told Reuters. "In the second set, Jose played much better and took away the opportunities I had in the first."
Roddick, who already has the Cincinnati Masters title to his name this year, is looking to solidify his place in Shanghai with a successful run in Vienna. The 24-year-old faces young Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the next round.
Big-hitting No. 5 seed Fernando Gonzalez dismissed Spaniard Carlos Moya 6-3, 6-4 in under an hour. No. 8 seed Novak Djokovic also advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Tomas Zib.
Not so fortunate were the No. 7 seed Juan Carlos Ferrero and No. 6 Tommy Haas. Ferrero was upended by local favorite Jurgen Melzer, who won 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3. Haas was ushered-out by Dominik Hrbaty 6-4, 4-6, 6-0.
Roddick, playing his first tour match since the US Open final, cruised 6-0, 7-6(2) over Argentine Jose Acasuso. The American will next face Richard Gasquet who defeated Colombian Alejandro Falla 7-6(4), 6-3.
"I was surprised myself I got off to such a good start," Roddick told Reuters. "In the second set, Jose played much better and took away the opportunities I had in the first."
Roddick, who already has the Cincinnati Masters title to his name this year, is looking to solidify his place in Shanghai with a successful run in Vienna. The 24-year-old faces young Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the next round.
Big-hitting No. 5 seed Fernando Gonzalez dismissed Spaniard Carlos Moya 6-3, 6-4 in under an hour. No. 8 seed Novak Djokovic also advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Tomas Zib.
Not so fortunate were the No. 7 seed Juan Carlos Ferrero and No. 6 Tommy Haas. Ferrero was upended by local favorite Jurgen Melzer, who won 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3. Haas was ushered-out by Dominik Hrbaty 6-4, 4-6, 6-0.