Roddick takes Connors route to third round

0 Comments | AFP, June, 2007

LONDON (AFP) — Andy Roddick took a leaf out of his coach Jimmy Connors' book as he ground down Thai star Danai Udomchoke to move into the third round at Wimbledon on Wednesday.

The American has the fastest serve in men's tennis but the fact that he rarely strays from the baseline means that it is not as potent a weapon as it could be on the lawns of the All England club.

It is an area of his game he has been trying to improve since he started working with Connors, the 1974 and 1982 champion, just after last year's tournament and a more aggressive mindset was evident in his approach to his clash with Danai, which he won 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3).

"I think it has been a common sentiment since we got together to get forward a bit more and drive the ball a bit more,"...