Roddick 'wrong' in umpire clash

MELBOURNE: Andy Roddick admitted he was wrong in his clash with the chair umpire over his ruling on a match point after he marched into the third round at the Australian Open yesterday.

The straight-shooting American finished his 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 win over Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci by arguing with umpire Fergus Murphy over a Hawkeye video review decision which went against him on the first of his two match points.

The video review ruled a Bellucci volley had fractionally clipped the line saving the first match point but Roddick contended he wasn't allowed to play the shot by an out-call from a line judge.