Aug 22: Mardy Fish reached the championship of the Cincinnati Masters event by rallying to beat American Andy Roddick 4-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-1. The unseeded Fish was able to regroup during a third rain delay and upset the former world number one in the semifinal match.
Roddick led 5-2 in the second set when the players briefly went to the locker room. Fish was in top form when they returned. “I was just lucky to get out of it,” Fish said.
In Sunday’s final, Fish will play Swiss superstar Roger Federer who easily beat unseeded Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-3. “It wasn’t long at all,” Fish said of the break. “It was only a couple minutes that we were back there, so I just changed (clothes). It was only a couple of minutes.”
Federer broke Baghdatis to close out the first set and never faced a break point. Federer, who is seeking his fourth Cincinnati title, also broke Baghdatis to take a 5-3 lead in the second set. “I got kind of lucky in this tournament,” Federer said. “I hardly had to play the first two matches. Things are working out for me here.”