German upstart to face Roddick in Nasdaq

Andy Roddick heads into the fourth round of the Nasdaq-100 Open with only sketchy information about his next opponent.

“I know what he looks like,” Roddick said.

Qualifier Simon Greul is a 24-year-old German ranked 130th. He came to Key Biscayne with a career record of 1-5 on the ATP Tour. Unnerved playing on the stadium court Monday, he won a total of four points in the first set against Tim Henman.

But the upstart from Stuttgart rallied to beat Henman 0-6, 6-1, 7-5, and he’ll face Roddick on Tuesday.

“I’m going to ask around and try to get more of an in-depth scouting report,” Roddick said.

It’s an improbable pairing in a section of the draw that included Grand Slam champions Marat Safin and Lleyton Hewitt. Greul outlasted both and eliminated three top-60 players himself - Paradorn Srichaphan, Dominik Hrbaty and Henman.

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