Blake, Roddick stretched in Indianapolis wins

Top seed James Blake and two-time winner Andy Roddick were both put to stern tests before earning victories and places in the RCA Championships quarter-finals yesterday. Blake, who had never been past the first round at the event in three previous...

Top seed James Blake and two-time winner Andy Roddick were both put to stern tests before earning victories and places in the RCA Championships quarter-finals yesterday.

Blake, who had never been past the first round at the event in three previous appearances, ended the run of Wesley Whitehouse, defeating the South African qualifier 6-7 6-3 6-4.

Second seed Roddick laboured to a 7-6 7-5 third-round victory over hard-hitting fellow American Jeff Morrison.

Title holder Robby Ginepri missed a second-set match point but stepped up the pressure to finally defeat Russian Igor Kunitsyn 6-2 6-7 6-1.

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