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Posted on: Saturday, September 5, 2009

Tennis: Roddick upset by Isner at U.S. Open


Associated Press

NEW YORK — Andy Roddick has been upset by 6-foot-9 American John Isner in the third round of the U.S. Open.

The 55th-ranked Isner smacked 38 aces to beat the 2003 Open champion 7-6 (3), 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 7-6 (5) Saturday.

Isner — who led Georgia to the 2007 NCAA team tennis championship — reached the fourth round at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time.

The No. 5-seeded Roddick is the first of the top 16 seeded men to lose at the U.S. Open.