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Another early exit for Roddick

MADRID: Andy Roddick blew a match point in the second set and lost 3-6, 7-6(7), 7-6(3) to Ivo Karlovic of Croatia in the Madrid Masters second round on Wednesday.

Argentina's David Nalbandian entered the quarterfinals, defeating Sweden's Thomas Johansson 6-3, 7-5 in the third round.

``For two sets I don't think I could have played better. It was the highest quality match we've played,'' said second-seeded Roddick.

He had match point at 6-5 in the second-set tie-breaker, but he netted a return and the 6-foot-10 Karlovic won it 9-7 on his second set point when Roddick's return fell wide.

In doubles, India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Martin Damm of Czech Republic caused the biggest upset of the tournament as they ousted top-seeded Bob and Mike Bryan of the U.S. in the first round.

The unseeded Indo-Czech pair rallied to 6-3, 6-7(8), 6-2 win on Thursday to advance to the second round where they are slated to meet Leander Paes and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia.

The results: At Madrid (ATP Madrid Masters): Third round: David Nalbandian bt Thomas Johansson 6-3, 7-5; Robby Ginepri bt Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 7-5.

Second round: Ivo Karlovic bt Andy Roddick 3-6, 7-6(7), 7-6(3); Dominik Hrbaty bt Tommy Haas 6-4, 6-2; Rafael Nadal bt Victor Hanescu 7-6(5), 6-3; Mariano Puerta bt Max Mirnyi 7-6(5), 7-6(5); Ivan Ljubicic bt Alberto Martin 6-3, 7-6(7); Tommy Robredo bt Carlos Moya 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.

At Zurich (Zurich Open): Second round: Flavia Pennetta bt Sesil Karatantcheva 5-7, 6-1, 6-3; Katarina Srebotnik bt Amelie Mauresmo 6-2, 6-0; Elena Dementieva bt Nathalie Dechy 5-7, 6-2, 6-4; Patty Schnyder bt Magdalena Maleeva 6-3, 6-2; Anastasia Myskina bt Silvia Farina Elia 6-1, 6-4. First round: Francesca Schiavone bt Roberta Vinci 5-7, 6-2, 6-1; Flavia Pennetta bt Kveta Peschke 1-6, 6-1, 6-4; Nadia Petrova bt Conchita Martinez 6-4, 7-6(5). — AP

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