Sport | Tennis
Unseeded Uzbek stuns Roddick
- Reuters
- Published: 00:00 February 19, 2012
San Jose: Unseeded Uzbek Denis Istomin upset American Andy Roddick 6-2, 6-4 to book a place in the last four of the San Jose Open on Friday.
Hampered by an ankle injury suffered on Wednesday, Roddick, ranked 17th in the world, was second best against his 61st ranked opponent and fell to defeat inside 76 minutes on the indoor hard court.
"He played better than I did in every aspect. He played well," Roddick said. "I was hoping to be able to serve my way into it. That didn't work. From there, it was tough."
Istomin, aiming for his first ATP Tour title, will play fifth seed Julien Benneteau in the semi-finals.
Defending champion Milos Raonic of Canada advanced to the semi-finals after he dispatched South African Kevin Anderson 7-5 7-6 in a battle of big servers.
RESULTS
Quarter-finals: Ryan Harrison (USA) bt Dimitar Kutrovsky (BUL) 6-1, 6-4; Milos Raonic (CAN x3) vs Kevin Anderson (RSA x6) 7-5, 7-6 (7/3); Denis Istomin (UZB) bt Andy Roddick (USA x2) 6-2, 6-4; Julien Benneteau (FRA x5) v Steve Darcis (BEL) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2.
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