Roddick wins in Beijing
By Yu Yilei | China Daily | Updated: 2008-09-29 07:28
Andy Roddick tamed giant killer Israel's Dudi Sela in a hard-fought victory to capture the China Open title as top seed Jelena Jankovic secured the women's title yesterday at Beijing Tennis Center.
Sela took the scalps of several major players including world No 5 and top seed David Ferrer, sixth seed Tommy Robredo and seventh seed Rainer Schuettler en route to his first ATP final.
He gave another high-quality performance yesterday but that was not enough for Roddick who blasted 17 aces in the 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3 win while Jankovic thumped Svetlana Kuznetsova in straight sets.
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