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| Injury scare for beaten Roddick | Injury scare for beaten Roddick |
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| Sixth seed Andy Roddick suffered an injury scare as he went out of the Madrid Masters in the third round to Tomas Berdych on Thursday. | Sixth seed Andy Roddick suffered an injury scare as he went out of the Madrid Masters in the third round to Tomas Berdych on Thursday. |
| Berdych, seeded 11, edged a tight first set that dominated by big serving, and eased to a 7-6 (9-7) 6-3 win. | Berdych, seeded 11, edged a tight first set that dominated by big serving, and eased to a 7-6 (9-7) 6-3 win. |
| Roddick went over on his ankle during the second set and was on the verge of withdrawing, but played out the match. | Roddick went over on his ankle during the second set and was on the verge of withdrawing, but played out the match. |
| Robby Ginepri earlier beat seventh seed Tommy Robredo 6-3 7-6 (7-3), and Marat Safin beat Kristof Vliegen 6-3 6-2. | Robby Ginepri earlier beat seventh seed Tommy Robredo 6-3 7-6 (7-3), and Marat Safin beat Kristof Vliegen 6-3 6-2. |
| Fernando Gonzalez also went through when his opponent, Joachim Johansson, withdrew ahead of their match. | Fernando Gonzalez also went through when his opponent, Joachim Johansson, withdrew ahead of their match. |
| Roddick admitted he might not be fit to defend his title in Lyon next week, with the end-of-season Masters Cup in Shanghai looming. | |
| "It's the same ankle earlier as earlier," said Roddick. "I tweaked it again. It's a problem which I think happened early in the second set. | |
| "Next week's in doubt and Shanghai is the priority. I'm in pretty good (qualifying) shape right now (provisional fourth). | |
| "The priority is to get the ankle healthy. I'm not sure of the upside of trying to play on a bum ankle." |