Malisse ousts Roddick at Memphis Open

Malisse ousts Roddick at Memphis Open

Xavier Malisse upset Andy Roddick 7-6 (10/8), 7-5 to reach the second round of the Memphis Open.

Malisse fired 12 aces, twice as many as Roddick, to advance into a second-round matchup against Benjamin Becker, who eliminated Dudi Sela 6-4, 6-1.

Sam Querrey defeated Kevin Anderson to advance to the quarterfinals. He won 85 per cent of his first serve points and broke Anderson twice.

Jurgen Melzer rallied from a set down to prevail in a third set tie-break, defeating Croatia’s Ivan Dodig 2-6, 6-3, 7-6(5) in two hours and nine minutes.

Lukasz Kubot beat Philipp Petzschner for the first time in three meetings, 7-6(5), 6-2