Rattled Roddick ousted from U.S. Open by unseeded Serb

Published>Thu, Sep 02 10 10:37 AM

Former champion Andy Roddick made an early exit from the U.S. Open when he was eliminated in the second round by unseeded Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 3-6 7-5 6-3 7-6 on Wednesday night on center court.

The 44th-ranked Tipsarevic, who served magnificently and powered forehand winners throughout despite having both his ankles wrapped in bandages, won the clinched the fourth-set tiebreaker 7-4 with a reflex volley at the net.

Roddick, who went on a petulant rant in the third set unsatisfied with a lineswoman's explanation of a foot fault called against him, entered the match with 36-9 Open record compared to a 2-6 mark at Flushing Meadows for the Serb.

Tipsarevic, 26, will next meet France's Gael Monfils, who advanced past Russian Igor Andreev.

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