Indianapolis, IN - Andy Roddick waited out the rain and then beat sixth-seeded South Korean Hyung-Taik Lee, 6-3, 6-7 (7-9), 6-1 Friday night to advance to the semifinals at the $575,000 Indianapolis Tennis Championships.
Roddick, who moved to 9-1 lifetime against Lee, is on track for his third title at this tournament. He won in 2003 and ‘04 before losing to fellow American James Blake in last year’s final.
Blake’s match with Sam Querrey was postponed because of rain and the two will be on court Saturday at 11 a.m. (et) for their quarterfinal. The second-seeded Blake will try to win his eighth straight match at this tournament.
One other quarterfinal match was completed Friday night as Canadian Frank Dancevic topped Russian Igor Kunitsyn, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3). Dancevic is rewarded with a semifinal match against Roddick.
There is another quarterfinal set for Saturday as third-seeded Russian Dmitry Tursunov plays Japan’s Kei Nishikori on the hardcourts at the Indianapolis Tennis Center.
