No. 1 seed Roddick battles heat to hold off Ram

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP)—After losing a second-set tiebreaker, Andy Roddick needed some confidence.Nike SasQuatch Sumo2 5900 Driver

His two opponents, Rajeev Ram and the stifling Georgia heat, were bearing down.

“The first game of the third, I was down a couple of break points,” Roddick said. “If he breaks the first game of the third, I think it’s a long way back because he started serving a little bit better in the second set. Nike SasQuatch sumo2 5000 Driver That was probably the pivotal moment in the match.”

Roddick, the No. 1 seed, endured blistering temperatures to beat Ram 6-1, 6-7 (1), 6-3 in the second round of the Atlanta Tennis Championships on Thursday.Nike SasQuatch Fairway Woods

No. 3 seed Lleyton Hewitt of Australia lost the late match 4-6, 2-6 to Lukas Lacko of Slovakia.golf irons

Hewitt blamed an injury, which he refused to disclose, with keeping him from playing at full capacity. He acknowledged, however, that the injury occurred before he arrived in Atlanta.Nike golf clubs