No smashed racket this time, but Andy Roddick again showed fans his volatile temper in beating Dudi Sela 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3 to win the China Open.
After winning the first set and leading the second, Roddick double-faulted and botched a shot at the net. It allowed Sela to break back, and Roddick lost his cool.
With a powerful underhand swoosh, the American hit a ball over the crowd and out of the two-tiered Beijing Tennis Center.
“I didn’t break anything,” Roddick joked later, alluding to Friday’s victory over Juan Carlos Ferrero, when he shattered the head of his racket in a fit of anger.
In the women’s final, top-seed Jelena Jankovic beat Svetlana Kuznetsova.
*WTA: Top-seeded Maria Kirilenko rallied to claim the Korea Open title with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Australia’s Samantha Stosur.
*ATP: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga upset No. 3-ranked Novak Djokovic 7-6 (4), 6-4 to win the Thailand Open for his first career title.
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EDITED BY LEE C. GORDON FROM TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICES
