Roddick Beats Baby Goran in Five at Aussie Open
Posted on January 21, 2007
Andy Roddick is one match away from a semifinal meeting with world No. 1 Roger Federer, Sunday at the Australian Open outlasting No. 9 seed Mario "Baby Goran" Ancic in a five-set thriller 6-3, 3-6, 6-0, 5-7, 6-4.
"I felt like at the end of fourth set he had the momentum and was really being offensive in the points," Roddick said. "I knew that in fifth set, win or lose, I had to turn the tables on the aggression. I was lucky to get through."
Ancic said he felt Roddick's fire in the fifth when the American turned up the heat on serve, getting an early break then riding out the win.
"In the fifth set, he really picked up," Ancic said. "A lot of first serves, a lot of aces. Didn't give me too many chances to come back after the break."
In the quarterfinals Roddick will face former housemate Mardy Fish, with the unseeded American topping No. 16-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer 6-1, 7-6(4), 2-6, 7-5.
"I think it's always a little bit weird when we play each other just cause of our history," said Roddick of Fish. "In high school, he was four steps from the door of my room, the door of his room. It's always a little weird. But I think we're both professional enough to know that when we get out there, we both want to win real bad."
Also into the quarters Sunday was Federer, sending a straight-set message against No. 14 seed Novak Djokovic; No. 7 Tommy Robredo with an impressive four-set win over No. 18 Richard "Baby Fed" Gasquet; No. 12 Tommy Haas who straight-setted Gerrman countryman Florian Mayer; and No. 13-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych who easily dismissed the injured No. 21 seed Dmitry Tursunov.
Scheduled for Monday are (5) Blake vs. (10) Fernando "Gonzo" Gonzalez, (2) Nadal vs. (15) Murray, (8) Nalbandian vs. (12) Haas, and (3) Davydenko vs. (13) Berdych.
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