MADRID: Sixth seed Andy Roddick took full advantage of his powerful serve to see off Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean 6-4 7-6 and move into the third round of the Madrid Masters tennis on Tuesday.
The big American, who won the Masters Series event in Cincinnati in August and lost to Roger Federer in the final of the US Open, snapped up his only break point on his way to taking the first set.
It was level pegging in the second but Roddick used his serve to good effect to win the tie break, wrapping up victory with an ace. He will face either Argentine Agustin Calleri or Czech Tomas Berdych in the third round.
Spain's Tommy Robredo, who captured the biggest title of his career when he won the Hamburg Masters in May this year, made the third round after a gritty 7-6 7-6 win over Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela.
The world number eight fought his way back after early breaks against serve to force tie breaks in both sets and maintained his concentration on the key points as Chela lost his.
The 24-year-old became the first Spaniard to win in Madrid after first-round defeats for five of his compatriots including Carlos Moya, Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez. He will now meet the winner of the match between Robby Ginepri and Mario Ancic.
