The Hindu : No problems for Federer and Roddick

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Tuesday, Mar 16, 2004

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No problems for Federer and Roddick

INDIAN WELLS, MARCH 15. Top-ranked Roger Federer and No. 3 Andy Roddick breezed through their opening matches in the Pacific Life Open on a sweltering Sunday in the desert.

Federer, last year's Wimbledon winner and the Australian Open champion this year, began with a methodical 6-1, 6-1 demolition of Andrei Pavel. On a roll this year, Federer extended his 2004 record to 17-1.

Roddick, the reigning U.S. Open champion, downed Jan-Michael Gambill 7-6(7-3), 6-2 as afternoon temperatures went above the 100-mark.

On the women's side, Lindsay Davenport beat Samantha Stosur 6-0, 6-3 in a third round match.

Vincent Spadea, who ended a long drought by winning his first title last weekend in Arizona, defeated Flavio Saretta 6-3, 6-2 and Mardy Fish beat qualifier Glenn Weiner 6-4, 6-4.

The results: Men (second round): Roger Federer bt Andrei Pavel 6-1, 6-1; Andy Roddick bt Jan-Michael Gambill 7-6(7-3), 6-2; Guillermo Coria bt Sargis Sargsian 6-3, 6-4; Rafael Nadal bt Nicolas Massu 6-3, 1-0, retd.; Sebastien Grosjean bt Davide Sanguinetti 6-2, 6-2; Jiri Novak bt Anthony Dupuis 6-2, 6-0; Mardy Fish bt Glenn Weiner 6-4, 6-4; Vincent Spadea bt Flavio Saretta 6-3, 6-2.

Agustin Calleri bt Robin Soderling 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; Raemon Sluiter bt Arnaud Clement 6-2, 6-4; Fernando Gonzalez bt Victor Hanescu 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Max Mirnyi bt Alex Bogomolov (Jr.) 7-6(7-4), 6-4; Hicham Arazi bt Jarkko Nieminen 6-3, 6-3; Marat Safin bt Jan Hernych 6-4, 7-6(7-3); Irakli Labadze bt Carlos Moya 2-6, 6-1, 6-3; Nicolas Escude bt Sjeng Schalken 6-3, 6-2.

Women (third round): Lindsay Davenport bt Samantha Stosur 6-0, 6-3; Vera Zvonareva bt Claudine Schaul 6-2, 6-0; Gisela Dulko bt Nadia Petrova 6-3, 6-3; Nathalie Dechy bt Anna Smashnova-Pistolesi 7-5, 6-4.

Meghann Shaughnessy bt Kristina Brandi 6-4, 6-4; Marissa Irvin bt Gala Leon Garcia 6-1, 6-3; Fabiola Zuluaga bt Silvija Talaja 6-4, 2-0, retd. — AP

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