No. 5 Andy Roddick fell Saturday night in a five set epic against fellow American John Isner. Roddick lost the first two sets, but battled back to take sets three and four. The fifth set ended in a tiebreak, going to Isner 7-5.
Andy Roddick Stunned at U.S. Open By Fellow American John Isner
It’s the biggest win of Isner career, who outplayed Roddick for much of the match, especially at the net where he won 63% of the time. Roddick was also out-served, throwing in only 20 aces to Isner’s 38.
Next for Isner is Fernando Verdasco, who played a five-setter today as well, beating Tommy Haas.
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