Roddick ends title drought

8220;I think the biggest thing this week was returns and the way I was playing the points. Once I got into them, I didn8217;t feel rushed, I didn8217;t feel like I had to hit a winner,8221; Roddick said.

Roddick kissed the court, did a lap of the arena and exchanged high fives with fans after wrapping up his fourth Masters Series title.

8220;It was kind of a relief and this is a special place for me,8221; he said. 8220;I definitely wanted to share it with whoever I could in the crowd.8221;

In a repeat of the 2003 US Open final, which Roddick won, the American served superbly throughout and never allowed Ferrero a chance to get a foothold in the match.

After an easy first set, Roddick stormed to a 5-2 lead in the second. He was broken when serving for the match, but made no mistake the second time round, hitting three aces in succession to clinch a victory which will lift him back into the top 10 of the world rankings.

Meanwhile, at WTA Montreal Cup, former world number one Martina Hingis8217;s bid to win the title was delayed after rain washed out play in the final on Sunday.

Hingis sat through heavy rainfall before organisers finally abandoned the day8217;s play nearly five and a half hours after the scheduled start of the final against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia and Montenegro.

Ivanovic advanced by defeating ninth-seeded Russian Dinara Safina 6-1, 6-4 in their semi-final, which was suspended by rain on Saturday. 8220;I8217;m excited by playing the match, she8217;s a great player,8221; Ivanovic said. 8220;She will have to work hard to beat me.8221;