Roddick romps, Asians shine at ATP Classic

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WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (AFP): Top seed Andy Roddick fired 18 aces to rip Tomas Zib 6-4, 6-2 on a wild Tuesday at the ATP Washington Classic that saw top efforts from Asians and newcomers and struggles for top seeds.
Fifth-ranked US star Roddick took only 62 minutes to dispatch 131st-ranked Zib and reach a third-round match against either hometown hero Paul Goldstein or Czech Radek Stepanek at the 600,000-dollar US Open hardcourt tuneup event.
Roddick broke in the seventh game and denied Zib on two break points in the 10th before claiming the set on back-to-back aces. Roddick broke Zib in the third and fifth games of the second set to claim the victory.
Two Asian ATP newcomers, Japan's Kei Nishikori and US college champion Somdev Dev Varman of India, were impressive, although only Nishikori advanced.
The 17-year-old Japanese prodigy ousted Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 and will play France's Julien Benneteau for a spot against Korea's Lee in the third round.