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Andy Roddick’s bid to defend his title at the ATP Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis came to a thudding halt on Friday night at the hands of fellow American Sam Querrey.

Eighth seed Querrey broke the top seed’s serve twice in the deciding set to prevail 7-5 3-6 6-1 in their quarter-final match-up and set up a last-four clash with Latvian youngster Ernest Gulbis.

Gulbis, who ousted third seed Radek Stepanek in round two, continued his fine run with a battling 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7/3) victory over another Czech on Friday – fifth seed Tomas Berdych.

The other semi-final will be between Philipp Petzschner and sixth seed John Isner.

Germany’s Petzschner overcame Slovakia’s Lukas Lacko 6-1 1-6 6-1 while American Isner defeated Croatian Ivo Karlovic 6-1 7-6 (9/7).

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Andy Roddick ended his losing streak against fellow American James Blake at the ATP Morgan Keegan Championships but third seed Radek Stepanek and fourth seed Tommy Haas crashed out in Memphis on Wednesday.

Roddick, who headed into his first-round clash having lost his last three matches against Blake, had a wobble in the second set but eventually prevailed 6-3 4-6 7-6 (7-3).

Belgium’s Xavier Malisse accounted for Haas, booking his place in round two with a 6-4 3-6 6-4 victory over the German.

In other first-round action on Wednesday, Leonardo Mayer of Argentina beat American Mardy Fish 6-4 6-0 while eighth seed Sam Querrey breezed through his all-American clash with Rajeev Ram 6-2 6-3.

In the second round, Latvian youngster Ernests Gulbis stunned Stepanek, knocking out the Czech player 7-6 (7/5) 7-5.

American sixth seed John Isner also advanced to the quarter-finals with a 6-7 (3/7) 6-4 6-4 victory over Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen while Germany’s Philipp Petzschner ousted Kazakhstan’s Evgeny Korolev 7-6 (7/5) 7-6 (7/5).

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After a good week in San Jose, Andy Roddick heads east to Memphis for the ATP World Tour 500 event – the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships. Andy is the defending Champion and number one seed, but he has not been dealt a kind draw.

In his first round match, Andy will take on Davis Cup team mate, James Blake. The former world number four has struggled for form of late, and this has seen his ranking fall to 55. Andy and Blake have met nine times over the course of their careers, and although Andy leads the head-to-head 6-3, it is Blake who has won their past three meetings.

Looking further afield in the draw, Andy could meet Robby Ginepri in the second round, and Sam Querrey or Mardy Fish in the third.

Andy is in the same half of the draw as Thomas Berdych, whom he defeated last week in San Jose, and the new SAP Open Champion, Fernando Verdasco is also in Memphis as the second seed.

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Fernando Verdasco upset Andy Roddick’s bid for a fourth SAP Open title with a come-from-behind victory in San Jose.

Second seed Verdasco claimed a 3-6 6-4 6-4 win over top seed and former world number one Roddick, who had won the tournament on three previous occasions – in 2004, 2005 and 2008.

It was the 26-year-old’s fourth ATP Tour title, denying Roddick a 29th win.

Roddick had suffered a scare in the semi-final, losing the opening set before defeating fellow American Sam Querrey in three sets.

Verdasco was also pushed to a decider before defeating Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin.

Against Roddick, the Spaniard made just 54% of first serves in the opening set and was broken twice, but he bounced back.

Verdasco secured the only break of the second set, despite his first serve still faltering.

There was again only one break in the third set, with Verdasco taking it to clinch the tournament.

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Top seed Andy Roddick fought back from a set down to win his SAP Open semi-final and set up a meeting with second seed Fernando Verdasco in San Jose.

Former world number one Roddick, chasing a fourth title at the tournament after wins in 2004, 2005 and 2008, claimed a 2-6 7-6 (7/5) 7-6 (7/4) win over fellow American Sam Querrey in one hour 59 minutes.

Verdasco earlier beat Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin 6-3 2-6 6-4 to reach the final.

But it was Roddick who had the greater scare in the last four.

Seventh seed Querrey won the opening set at a canter, breaking the fearsome Roddick serve twice.

But Roddick bounced back, improving the accuracy of his first serve and taking the remaining two sets in tie-breaks.

Spain’s Verdasco awaits after seeing off the challenge of Istomin in one hour 43 minutes.

Verdasco was in charge after the opening set, but Istomin fought back with three breaks in the second set before the momentum again turned in the Spaniard’s favour.

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Andy Roddick’s bid for a fourth SAP Open remained on track in San Jose as the American won a serving shoot-out with Tomas Berdych.

There were no breaks of serve in the contest between the former world number one, the winner in 2004, 2005 and 2008, and Czech player Berdych, as Roddick prevailed 7-6 (7/5) 7-6 (7/5) to reach the semi-finals.

Roddick will meet compatriot Sam Querrey in the last four after the seventh seed defeated Michael Russell.

Querrey won 6-4 6-3 in one hour six minutes.

The second semi-final will see Fernando Verdasco play Denis Istomin.

Verdasco, the second seed from Spain, recorded a 6-3 7-6 (7/5) win over Lithuanian qualifier Ricardas Berankis in the last eight.

Uzbekistan’s Istomin, meanwhile, was a 6-1 1-6 6-3 victor over German sixth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber.

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