Sixth seed Andy Roddick was sent packing by South African Kevin Anderson 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the men's draw at the China Open Monday after an unavailing series of last gasp match point saves. “I didn't serve very well. It was unacceptable,” Roddick told a tense post-match news conference. The 29-year-old American then snapped at a Chinese reporter who asked him if he was considering retiring. “I think you should retire,” he said before abruptly leaving the media room. World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki faired better in her first round match, repulsing a tenacious challenge from Lucie Hradecka to open the defence of her China Open title with a 3-6, 6-0, 7-5 first round victory. The top-seeded Dane struggled to find her rhythm against the powerful Czech's serve in the first set and was forced into a fight for survival in a nail-biting decider against the world number 49. She next meets Australian Jarmila Gajdosova. In other first-round matches, Zheng Jie earned a welcome home win as she beat Italian Alberta Brianti 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, while Russian Maria Kirilenko beat German Julia Goerges 7-6 (11-9), 6-3. Virginie Razzano of France reached the second round by beating Argentine Gisela Dulko 6-2, 6-3. Austrian Tamira Paszek booked the first of the third-round places with her 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 defeat of Czech Petra Cetkovska. Seventh seed and former Roland Garros champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy went out to Slovak Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-2. In the men's tournament, Marin Cilic of Croatia defeated Chinese wild card Di Wu 6-2, 6-0, Feliciano Lopez of Spain beat Marsel Ilhan of Turkey 6-2, 7-6 (6), Fernando Verdasco of Spain downed Michael Llodra of France 6-2, 6-4, and Florian Mayer of Germany beat Albert Ramos of Spain 6-2, 6-4. Fish through In Tokyo, fourth-seeded Mardy Fish of the US defeated fellow American Ryan Harrison 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in their first-round match at the Japan Open Monday. Earlier, seventh-seeded Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic beat Somdev Devvarman of India 6-4, 6-3 in their first-round match. Qualifier Matthew Ebden of Australia downed Pablo Andujar of Spain 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4 in the day's other first-round match.
