WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina — Andy Roddick defeated James Blake 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (8-6) Monday in an all-American second-round clash at the ATP Winston-Salem Open. Roddick, the fifth seed, dropped serve early, but pulled level with Blake at 5-5 and went on to claim the opening set in a tiebreaker. Trailing 4-5 in the second, he saved two set points en route to a victory in one hour and 39 minutes. Roddic recorded his 20th match win of the season. “It was tough tonight,” Roddick said. “I was lucky to squeeze it out. I'm just happy to be through. Each match, you want to play better. That's what this week is all about.” In another second-round contest, 21-year-old Belgian David Goffin defeated 10th-seeded Serbian Viktor Troicki 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. Seventh-seeded American Sam Querrey had won the first set 6-3 from ColombianSantiago Giraldo when rain halted their second-round match for the night. They were to resume Tuesday. Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci booked a second-round clash with top-seeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, benefiting from a premature exit by 2006 Australian Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis. Bellucci was leading their first-round match 7-5, 3-1 when the Cypriot retired with a back injury. Poland's Lukasz Kubot advanced to a second-round clash with another Frenchman, eighth-seeded Julien Benneteau, with a 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 victory over Spain's Tommy Robredo. Michael McClune notched his first ATP tour match win with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over 52nd-ranked Alejandro Falla of Colombia in just 63 minutes. Robin Haase of the Netherlands also advanced with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Russian Nikolay Davydenko. Jankovic advances In Texas, top-seeded Angelique Kerber pulled out of the WTA's Texas Open Monday with a sore shoulder but said she hoped it would be better in time for the start of the US Open next week. She said her shoulder had started bothering her in Montreal two weeks ago, and was worse after her run to the title match in Cincinnati, where she fell to China's Li Na. Despite the absence of Kerber, Dallas fans saw a three-set thriller Monday night as former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic, seeded second, pulled off a 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 victory over Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan. Marina Erakovic of New Zealand emerged from a tense battle with Britain's Anne Keothavong with a 6-1, 5-7, 7-6 (11-9) victory. In other matches, third-seeded Roberta Vinci of Italy breezed past Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan 6-2, 6-2, and sixth-seeded Peng Shuai of China defeated Ayumi Morita of Japan 4-6, 6-0, 6-3. Wozniacki wins 18th straight In Connecticut, Caroline Wozniacki remained undefeated at the New Haven Open after the four-time defending champion beat Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-3 in the first round Monday, her 18th consecutive victory at the tournament. The 22-year-old Dane had to play in the first round for the first time since 2009, after being seeded third behind Agnieszka Radwanska and Petra Kvitova. She will face Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden in the second round. Arvidsson beat Melanie Oudin 6-4, 6-1. Sara Errani of Italy struggled in her second set, but rallied for a 6-4, 7-5 win over Bethanie Mattek-Sands. The French Open finalist and fourth seed won her first set 6-4, then rallied from a 2-5 deficit to win five consecutive games. — Agencies
