(PRINTWORDS NEWS) Top-seeded American tennis ace Andy Roddick cruised to victory at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships against Milos Raonic, in an epic encounter that lasted for two hours and 36 minutes. The clash between the two players can be best described as thrilling as both Roddick and his Canadian counter-part tried their best to emerge triumphant. However, things ultimately swung in favor of Roddick who beat his opponent by 7-6 (9-7) 6-7 (11-13) 7-5.
The victory must have tasted all the more sweet for Roddick considering that the 28-year-old registered his 30th career ATP Tour title in what was his 50th appearance on a championship final.
As the showdown commenced, the American tennis ace delivered a crisp opening tie-break but Raonic made a comeback to the game in an astounding tie-breaker. Roddick gained an upper-hand in the game during the decider, but to the utter dismay of his fans, his opponent edged a 32nd ace which enabled him to survive a matchpoint while taking the score to 5-5.
Despite the firm effort by the Canadian to clinch victory, at the end it was Roddick who superseded him and won the $1.1m ATP Tour event. This was the American tennis ace’s third victory at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships, a tournament that he had last won two years ago.
Meanwhile, the fact that Milos Raonic failed to continue his winning streak came as a disappointment to many of his fans given the fact that the 20-year-old recently won the SAP Open in San Jose, in turn becoming the first Canadian person in as long as 16 years to register an ATP singles title.
