Andy Roddick of the US destroys his racquet after losing the first set to Xavier Malisse of Belgium during the Memphis Open at the Racquet Club of Memphis in Tennessee. Reuters/Mike Brown
Belgian veteran Xavier Malisse upset US second seed Andy Roddick 7-6 (10/8), 7-5 on Wednesday to reach the second round of the $1.375 million ATP and WTA Memphis Open.
Malisse fired 12 aces, twice as many as Roddick, to advance into a second-round matchup on Thursday against Germany's
Benjamin Becker, who eliminated Israel's Dudi Sela 6-4, 6-1.
South African seventh seed Kevin Anderson fired 19 aces in advancing 7-5, 6-3 over US qualifier Robby Ginepri in 75 minutes. Anderson, who next faces US wildcard Sam Querrey, could face US top seed John Isner in the semi-finals.
On the women's side, three seeded players were eliminated in second-round matches, leaving New Zealand's fourth-seeded Marina Erakovic as the only seed in the quarter-finals.
Italy's Alberta Brianti ousted Kazak second seed Ksenia Pervak 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 while Ukranian Lesia Tsurenko outlasted Czech third seed Lucie Hradecka 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3).
Swede Sofia Arvidsson downed French fifth seed Pauline Parmentier 7-6 (7/5), 0-6, 6-3.