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Roddick through to Lyon quarter-finals
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-10-28 08:49
Lyon Grand Prix men's singles round 2 results
LYON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Top seed Andy Roddick struggled in the first set
before outpowering French qualifier Nicolas Mahut 7-6 6-3 in the second round of
the Lyon Grand Prix on Thursday.
"It was a high quality match. I had the feeling I was returning well but I
had to wait until the end of the game to break his serve," the American said.
In the quarter-finals, Roddick will face Mario Ancic of Croatia who defeated
Swede Thomas Enqvist 7-6 6-7 6-4.
Asked if he was still planning to play the Paris-Bercy Masters Series
tournament next week after Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Marat Safin and Andre
Agassi withdrew pleading injuries or personal reasons, Roddick kept his options
opened.
"For the time being, I'm in Lyon. I have officially entered the Paris
tournament. We'll see later on," he said.
Earlier in the day, French teenager Gael Monfils thrashed third seed Gaston
Gaudio of Argentina 6-4 6-3.
Monfils, world number one junior last year after winning three of the four
junior Grand Slam events including Wimbledon, faces compatriot Marc Gicquel in
the quarter-finals. Gicquel overcame Italian Davide Sanguinetti 6-3 6-2.
Gaudio, who is ranked 10th in the ATP Champions Race standings, needed a
strong showing in Lyon to keep alive his hopes of claiming one of the three
remaining Masters Cup berths.
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