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 | Andy Roddick was eliminated in third round24-06-2011 |
Three-time finalist and No. 8 in the main draw Andy Roddick (USA) fell in the third round of Open tennis in the UK.
Roddick lost to world number 44 in Feliciano Lopez (Spain) with 6:7 (2:7), 6:7 (2:7), 4:6 to 2:12.
The Spaniard made 28 aces and two breaks in the game, but Roddick - 16 unforced errors and six double.
No. 7 David Ferrer in the scheme (Spain) qualifies for third round after defeating Ryan Harrison (USA) with 6:7 (6:8), 6:1, 4:6, 6:3, 6:2. The meeting was suspended last night due to onset of darkness in the fourth set.
Victory in the second round and reached number 11 Juergen Melzer (Austria), who beat Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 6:3, 2:6, 7:6 (7:5), 7:6 (7:1).