Andy Roddick will like his chances tonight against clay-courter Santiago Giraldo on day four of the Winston-Salem Open.
It’s been a tough couple of months for Roddick. His clash with Edouard Roger-Vasselin last night was just his second match since Wimbledon and he was pleased with a solid 6-2, 6-4 result.
"I was trying to make him be aggressive from tough positions on the court," Roddick said. "If he wanted to shorten the point he was having to go for a winner from further back on the court, or from low or high. I was rarely putting the ball in his pocket. He had the choice to make either that or he was going to be out there a long time and it was going to be a battle of legs.”
“I know he was out there for a little while Monday night, so even if we’re even from the baseline, I feel like my serve is better in that matchup. I liked the way the points were developing."
Roddick is feeling more positive about his fitness, saying he hasn’t felt the abdominal strain which kept him out of Montreal for about six days and he’ll be feeling good about his chances of making the final.
Prediction: Roddick in two
