Haas halts Roddick, Sharapova wins at Indian Wells tennis series

0 Comments | AFP, March, 2008

INDIAN WELLS, California (AFP) — Germany's Tommy Haas cooled off red-hot Andy Roddick on Sunday, ousting the sixth-seeded American in the second round of the Indian Wells Masters Series.

Haas, 29, used a break in each set to defeat Roddick 6-4, 6-4, displaying an array of crisp passing shots and asserting himself when it mattered most.

"Today was one of the matches where I won the majority of the important points," Haas said. "When I broke him, I really played some great points, backhand and forehand passing shots and forehand lobs. That was really the only difference today."

Roddick had come into the tournament on a high, with titles in San Jose and last week in Dubai already to his credit this year.

But after enjoying a first-round bye he fell at...