Ljubicic, Roddick advance Into Vienna Semis
Posted on October 14, 2006Top seed and defending champion Ivan Ljubicic knocked out Stan Wawrinka 6-3, 6-2 in 67 minutes to advance to the semifinals Friday at Vienna.
Third-seeded Andy Roddick got through after he beat Jurgen Melzer for a fifth straight time 6-4, 6-3.
"I thought I played okay," Roddick told reporters. "I was a little disturbed early just because he's a different kind of player, especially being a lefty. His repertoire of shots was keeping me off-balance and I thought he was striking the ball pretty well. But I feel confident going into tomorrow."
Roddick will next face fifth-seeded Fernando Gonzalez, a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 winner over No. 2 seed David Nalbandian.
Meanwhile Ljubicic, a winner of two ATP titles in Chennai (d. Moya) and Zagreb (d. Koubek), will face Dominik "The Dominator" Hrbaty, who posted a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 over Stefan Koubek of Austria. Hrbaty broke Koubek seven times in eight opportunities.
Third-seeded Andy Roddick got through after he beat Jurgen Melzer for a fifth straight time 6-4, 6-3.
"I thought I played okay," Roddick told reporters. "I was a little disturbed early just because he's a different kind of player, especially being a lefty. His repertoire of shots was keeping me off-balance and I thought he was striking the ball pretty well. But I feel confident going into tomorrow."
Roddick will next face fifth-seeded Fernando Gonzalez, a 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 winner over No. 2 seed David Nalbandian.
Meanwhile Ljubicic, a winner of two ATP titles in Chennai (d. Moya) and Zagreb (d. Koubek), will face Dominik "The Dominator" Hrbaty, who posted a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 over Stefan Koubek of Austria. Hrbaty broke Koubek seven times in eight opportunities.