Roddick battles way into second round

American Andy Roddick finally got to the fabled grass at Wimbledon for his first-round match Wednesday and won, but not without a fight.

Andy Roddick
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Andy Roddick lost the first set, then won three straight to advance.

It took him nearly three hours to overcome Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia, serving 28 aces in a 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-6 (6), 6-2 first-round victory.

Three-time defending men’s champion Roger Federer routed Tim Henman 6-4, 6-0, 6-2, winning 11 straight games at one stretch to move into the third round and extend his record grass-court winning streak to 43 matches.

Roddick and Tipsarevic played one of the most compelling matches of the tournament, with both players diving full length onto the grass to reach shots. The turning point came when Roddick came from 5-4 down to win the third-set tiebreaker.

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