Roddick advances; American Isner stuns Haas in DC quarters

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08/04/2007 - Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded American Andy Roddick moved into the semifinals at the $600,000 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, a U.S. Open Series event, by continuing his domination of South Korean Hyung-Taik Lee.

Roddick, the 2006 U.S. Open runner-up who titled here in 2001 and 2005, scored a 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 victory over the fifth seed. Roddick ran his career record to 10-1 lifetime against Lee.

It was the second straight week the two squared off in the quarterfinals of a match as Roddick won in three sets at Indianapolis.

There were also a pair of big upsets on Friday. Towering American John Isner stunned second-seeded German Tommy Haas, while ninth seed Gael Monfils of France disposed of third-seeded Russian Marat Safin.

The 6-foot-9 Isner, playing in only his second-ever ATP event, dismissed Haas 6-4, 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-5) on the hardcourts at FitzGerald Tennis Center. In the process, Haas was denied his 400th match win on the ATP. The big-hitting Isner swatted 30 aces, while Haas unleashed 20.

The 22-year-old Isner, who hails from North Carolina, starred collegiately at the University of Georgia, which captured this year's NCAA championship with Isner as its top star. Isner headed to Washington ranked 416th in the world.

Monfils won 6-3, 7-5 and advanced to a match against Isner. Monfils also beat Safin last year in their ATP Masters Series Cincinnati opener.

Roddick's semifinal foe will be seventh-seeded Croatian Ivo Karlovic, who rallied to beat Chilean Paul Capdeville, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5).

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Ryder Cup Odds

Europe
Tie
USA		 4-5
10-1
6-5


Ryder Cup Top US point scorer
Tiger Woods
Jim Furyk
Phil Mickelson
Chris DiMarco
David Toms
Stewart Cink
Chad Campbell
Scott Verplank
Zach Johnson
Vaughan Taylor
JJ Henry
Brett Wetterich		 9-4
4-1
5-1
7-1
8-1
12-1
15-1
15-1
25-1
30-1
30-1
50-1


Ryder Cup Top European scorer
Sergio Garcia
Luke Donald
Padraig Harrington
Colin Montgomerie
Darren Clarke
David Howell
Lee Westwood
Paul Casey
Henrik Stenson
Jose Maria Olazabal
Paul McGinley
Robert Karlsson		 5-1
5-1
6-1
13-2
8-1
9-1
9-1
11-1
12-1
12-1
20-1
25-1

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