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Roddick rallies past Kudla
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 17 - 02 - 2012

Andy Roddick shook off some early rust before ensuring experience triumphed over youth at the San Jose Open with a hard fought 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 victory over 19-year-old American compatriot Denis Kudla Wednesday.
Kudla, who reached the second round with a win over fellow teen Jack Sock a day earlier, is one of several young players showing off their potential at the event and he nearly scored a huge upset against the 29-year-old three-time champion.
In a matchup of players heavily reliant on their serve, neither man was broken through the first two sets, which were both decided by tight tiebreakers.
Roddick, who blasted 14 aces, fell 2-0 behind in the third set but responded by winning five of the next six games to finally see off the spirited challenge of his youthful opponent.
After receiving a bye in the first round, the second seeded Roddick took to the court for the first time since a hamstring injury forced him to retire from the second round of last month's Australian Open.
Roddick rolled his ankle and needed a lengthy medical timeout late in the second set but showed plenty of determination as he saved 12 of 13 break points during a match that lasted two hours and 42 minutes.
“I stayed out there and did what I could, and I think he let it get away from him a little bit,” Roddick told reporters. “Probably the best thing I did was exist out there.”
Defending champion Milos Raonic had an easier passage to the quarterfinals, the big-serving Canadian staving off some stubborn late resistance from Tobias Kamke in a 6-2, 7-6 victory over the German.
The third seed sent down 18 aces and prevailed 9-7 in a fluctuating second-set tiebreaker that took the contest past midnight.
Earlier, American world No. 85 Sam Querrey continued his prolonged slump with a 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 defeat to Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan.
Plagued by injuries since last season, the former world number 17 has not won a singles title since August 2010 and lost for the fourth time in five contests this year.
In other matches, 19-year-old American Ryan Harrison upset Belgian eighth seed Olivier Rochus 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, Matthew Ebden defeated Dudi Sela 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 and France's Julien Benneteau edged Ryan Sweeting 7-6, 7-6.
World No. 13 Gael Monfils was the tournament top seed but the Frenchman withdrew from the event with a knee injury Wednesday and will also miss next week's tour stop in Memphis.


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