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Roddick rockets to victory in under a minute after rain delay
Scottsdale, Mar 04: The warm-up for Andy Roddick lasted longer than the match. The top-seeded Roddick needed less than a minute Wednesday to win the last two points and complete a controversial 6-3, 7-5 rain-suspended first-round victory over unseeded Dutchman John van Lottum at the $380,000 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic.
Scottsdale, Mar 04: The warm-up for Andy Roddick lasted longer than the match. The top-seeded Roddick needed less than a minute Wednesday to win the last two points and complete a controversial 6-3, 7-5 rain-suspended first-round victory over unseeded Dutchman John van Lottum at the $380,000 Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic.
"It was a pretty weird dynamic and I've never been in anything like that," Roddick said.
Roddick was two points from overcoming a temper tantrum following a questionable line call before two second-set rain delays totaling 91 minutes suspended play Tuesday night, leaving the reigning U.S. Open Champion with a 6-3, 6-5 lead.
The two took center court and had an abbreviated 10-minute warm-up under warm and sunny skies. When play resumed, van Lottum netted a drop volley and pushed a cross backhand in the same spot in a 35-second span.
"It's a very tricky situation, especially coming out," said Roddick, who waited approximately 15 hours before putting the final nails in the coffin. "At 6-5, 30-0, the first point is insanely crucial. You lose it you're down, 30-40. I could've been in a breaker in 30 seconds or off court in 10 seconds."
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"It was a pretty weird dynamic and I've never been in anything like that," Roddick said.
Roddick was two points from overcoming a temper tantrum following a questionable line call before two second-set rain delays totaling 91 minutes suspended play Tuesday night, leaving the reigning U.S. Open Champion with a 6-3, 6-5 lead.
The two took center court and had an abbreviated 10-minute warm-up under warm and sunny skies. When play resumed, van Lottum netted a drop volley and pushed a cross backhand in the same spot in a 35-second span.
"It's a very tricky situation, especially coming out," said Roddick, who waited approximately 15 hours before putting the final nails in the coffin. "At 6-5, 30-0, the first point is insanely crucial. You lose it you're down, 30-40. I could've been in a breaker in 30 seconds or off court in 10 seconds."
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