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 | Roddick beat Hewitt in the game of former No. 119-02-2011 |
The best American player Andy Roddick beat Australian Lleyton Hewitt 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and qualified for the semifinals of the tournament in Memphis, where he will meet Juan Martin del Potro.
Seeded 1 in the main draw Roddick crashed 21 aces to reach his sixth straight win over Hewitt. The overall balance between the two is now 7-6 in favor of American.
"He played better in the match. For the second time just starting his match badly and will need to change this. But one game can change quickly, as happened tonight. In the final part of the second and third set I played his best tennis of the week, "said Roddick after the match.
He struggles to reach the 50th final in his career, his path will face Juan Martin del Potro, who beat American Michael Russell 6-4, 6-2 in the quarterfinals, said Friday. In the other semifinal against each other will face Milos Raonich and Mardy Fish.