Blake/Roddick Win In Madrid, Querrey Defeated by Seppi; Bryan Bros & King Eliminated; Parrott, Fish Advance
James Blake advanced to the round of 16 in Madrid defeating Ivo Karlovic 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(4). It was difficult to tell who would pull out the final tie-break, but Blake took the first mini-break and never looked back.
Andy Roddick had to save match points to advance over Tommy Haas 1-6, 7-6(9), 6-4: Good Article on the Roddick/Haas Match on TennisTalk
Querrey came up short in the third set vs. Seppi 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Men’s Doubles:
Travis Parrott (w/ Fisher) edged out the Italina team of Bolelli/Seppi 4-6, 6-3, 14-12
Bryan Bros where eliminated 9-11 in the match tie-break by Aspelin/Moodie 6-7(4), 6-1, 11-9
Mardy Fish (w/ Del Potro) defeated Fyrstenberg/Matkowski 6-3, 6-4
Women’s Doubles:
Vania King (w/Niculescu) was dismissed 0&2 by the Australian team of Stosur/Stubbs.
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