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4/9/09 2:48 AM | Kelli DeMario
Tournament seeds Jurgen Melzer and Jeremy Chardy crashed out of the US Clay Court Championships on Wednesday. Lleyton Hewitt won his match over Sergio Roitman, securing a place in the quarterfinals.
Wayne Odesnik def. Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 6-0
American Wayne Odesnik turned in a solid second-round performance Wednesday afternoon, dismissing third seed Jurgen Melzer. The American snagged a break of serve at 4-4, striking an ace on set point to close, 6-4. The Austrian failed to regroup in the second set, losing eight consecutive games. Odesnik, who did not face a break point in set two, broke the Melzer serve three times in the set. The American, a 2008 semifinalist in Houston, finished the match with near-perfect 15 for 16 on his second service points. Odesnik will take on compatriot John Isner in the quarterfinal round.
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez def. Jeremy Chardy 6-1, 6-0
Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez needed only 58 minutes to deliver a comprehensive defeat to an ailing fourth seed Jeremy Chardy of France. Chardy, unable to convert two break point chances at 1-0 in the first set, dropped 12 games in a row. An error-prone Frenchman hit five costly double faults, managing to win only 26% of his first service points and 25% on second serve. Garcia-Lopez secured six of 13 break point opportunities, capturing 16 of 22 his first serve points. The Spaniard faces Lleyton Hewitt in the quarterfinals.
Lleyton Hewitt def. Sergio Roitman 6-1, 6-3
Former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt survived a few hiccups on serve to book a place in the Houston quarterfinals. The veteran Australian scored a 57-minute victory over Argentine Sergio Roitman Wednesday evening. Hewitt jumped out to a two-break lead in the first set, winning 82% of his points on first serve. The two-time Grand Slam champion relinquished one of the breaks, turning in a sloppy game at 4-0, but managed to close quickly on some solid play from the baseline. Roitman, snagging a break of serve on a double fault from Hewitt, brought the second set to parity after falling behind 0-3. Hewitt steadied himself quickly, breaking back in the next game to lead, 4-3. A seventh break of the Roitman serve sealed the set for Hewitt, 6-3.
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what was wrong with Chardy?
and Isner won 7-6 in the third over Paul Capdeville
RickyDimon , 4/9/09 4:13 AM