Roddick mentioned Goran
Roddick ousted in Paris semis
His back and shoulder aching, Andy Roddick lost in the Paris Masters
semifinals Saturday in Paris and is unsure if he will be ready for the
season-ending Masters Cup.
Roddick, seeded first, fell 6-3, 7-5 to Ivan Ljubicic, who will play Tomas
Berdych in today’s final. Berdych defeated eighth-seeded Radek Stepanek 6-1,
3-6, 6-3 in the other semifinal.
Roddick twice needed long massages on his lower back and left shoulder and
was unable to serve with his customary brilliance. He lost his opening
service game and dropped serve in the 11 th game of the second set.
“I woke up this morning and felt OK,” Roddick said. “But as soon as I
started moving it really stiffened up. After a couple of games I didn’t feel
so good about my chances.”
It was the American’s second consecutive defeat to Ljubicic after a fiveset
Davis Cup match against Croatia in March.
“It’s the best performance of my life,” Ljubicic said. “I never felt in
any trouble, and I felt I had three or four chances to break him in the
second set. I was really confident and relaxed on all my shots.”
Roddick has qualified for the eightplayer Masters Cup in Shanghai, China, on
Nov. 13-20. But he’s uncertain if he will be fit.
“I’m not as optimistic as I was two days ago. That’s for sure,” he said.
“We’re going to have it evaluated here and again when I get home. If I feel
like I can go, then I’ll go. If not, then I won’t.”
Ljubicic, seeded sixth, did not face a single break point. He served out the
match and won with a crisp crosscourt shot that left Roddick flat-footed.
Ljubicic had 15 aces to Roddick’s 10 and outscored the American 38-14 in
winners.
Roddick likened Ljubicic’s serve to that of another Croat, Goran Ivanisevic.
Ivanisevic, a former Wimbledon champion, was once regarded as one of the best
servers in tennis.
“You can’t really get a good read on it,” Roddick said. “It’s not very
predictable. It’s similar to Goran’s in the way he can hit different serves
from different tosses.”
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