Andy wins tie but loses cool

Aug 18, 2010 |

Mason (USA), Aug. 17: Andy Roddick recovered after losing his temper and the second set in a tiebreaker to reach the second round of the Cincinnati Masters with a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-1 win over the 46th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky on Monday.

With wife and supermodel Brooklyn Decker and Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Terrell Owens watching from the stands, Roddick threw his racket to the ground in frustration after blowing a 5-2 lead in the tiebreaker and committing an unforced error on set point against his Ukrainian rival.

The two-time Cincinnati champion gathered himself and raced to 5-0 lead in the deciding set before closing out the match with a forehand winner.

“I don’t feel perfect, but good enough,” he said. “That third set was actually a blessing in disguise. That’s the best I’ve played in months.”

Thomaz Bellucci advanced with a 7-6 (6), 7-5 win over 68th-ranked Benjamin Becker before No. 14 Robby Ginepri, a wild-card entry, wrapped up the tournament’s first day with a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over 103rd-ranked Somdev Devvarman.

In earlier matches, Taylor Dent rode a decisive serve advantage to a surprisingly easy 6-3, 6-2 win over Feliciano Lopez.

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