Special features
A-Rod breaks French resistance
Home favourite drops just six games in one-sided opener
Last updated: 28th August 2008
Roddick: comfortable win
Something about this place always gets me energised.
Andy Roddick
Quotes of the week
Related links
News
- Safina sets up Pennetta clash
- Nerveless Nadal survives
- Federer defence rolls on
- Jankovic battles into last eight
- Venus powers through
- Kuznetsova crashes out
- Djokovic, Roddick move on
- Murray battles past Llodra
- Safina surges through
- Keothavong - Move over Andy
- Late twist for Djokovic
- Big guns battle through
- Venus victorious
- Federer eases through
- Gasquet tumbles to Haas
- Safin survives Spadea scare
- Tight Ivanovic stuggles through
- Winning start for Serena
- Murray - I'm back on track
- Blake battles past Young
- Jankovic breezes through opener
- Clinical Murray marches on
- Keothavong on song in US
- US Open draw - Women
- US Open draw - Men
Also see
Andy Roddick stormed into the second round of the US Open with a 6-2 6-2 6-2 victory over Fabrice Santoro.
Roddick, the eighth seed at Flushing Meadows, required just 87 minutes to demolish his veteran French opponent under the floodlights on Arthur Ashe.
The American fired a total of 41 winners, including 15 aces, to book a second-round date with Latvian teenager Ernests Gulbis.
"I felt good. That's the best I've felt in four, five months," said Roddick, who has been hampered by a shoulder injury for much of the season.
"Something about this place always gets me energised."
Solution
Roddick, the champion in New York in 2003, has recruited US Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe as his temporary coach after his older brother John decided it was time to end their partnership.
"It was the obvious, best short-term solution for me right now," Roddick said about turning to McEnroe.
"I figure he was someone who knew my game and my personality."
On his second-round opponent, he added: "Gulbis serves a little bit bigger. He is a little bit streaky.
"I have to be ready for that moment that he takes a little break mentally."
Features
Sky Sports Scout
Sky Sports Scout is where we scour the globe looking out for the best talent, next up is Ahmed Khalil.
Tabloid torment
Skysports.com's Joe Drabble takes a peak Down Under as the Australian press revel in England's woes.
Around Sky Sports today
Facebook Fan Page
Sign up to the Sky Sports Facebook Fan page
Barclays Ticket Office
WIN Barclays Premier League match tickets every 90 minutes here!
Soccer Saturday Super 6
Predict the scores of 6 football matches and you could win £100K.