Aces up his sleeve, Roddick advances

8220;Roddick broke in the seventh game and denied Zib on two break points in the 10th before claiming the set on back-to-back aces. Roddick broke Zib in the third and fifth games of the second set to claim the victory.

Russian third seed Safin bounced Czech Jan Hernych 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 and South Korean fifth seed Lee Hyung-Taik also reached the third round, defeating Russia8217;s Igor Kunitsyn 6-7 7, 6-3, 6-1.

Britain8217;s Henman made a humbling first-round exit, losing 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 4 to John Isner, a 22-year-old US college veteran playing his first ATP hardcourt match after losing his only prior ATP start three weeks ago on grass.

Two Asian ATP newcomers, Japan8217;s Kei Nishikori and US college champion Somdev Devvarman of India, were impressive, although only Nishikori advanced. The 17-year-old Japanese prodigy ousted Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili 7-6 7, 6-3 and will play France8217;s Julien Benneteau for a spot against Korea8217;s Lee in the third round.

Nishikori, who was 14 when sent by Japanese tennis officials to the Nick Bollieteri Academy, reached the quarter finals last week at Indianapolis and was given a special exemption here because he could not arrive for qualifying.

8220;I still can8217;t believe it. It8217;s amazing,8221; Nishikori said. 8220;This is the best I have ever played.8221; Nishikori played his first ATP match two weeks ago at Los Angeles, losing to South African Wesley Moodie, but shrugged off any notion of tension after his Indy run.

Devvarman, a qualifier who beat Isner in the US college final, made his ATP debut on stadium court but lost to Goldstein 6-4, 6-2.