Roddick ousted in Cincy opener
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Andy Roddick was a first-round loser Monday at the $2.43 million Western & Southern Open, an ATP Masters and U.S. Open Series event.
German Philipp Kohlschreiber rallied from a set down to beat the 11th-seeded American 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 6-1 on the hardcourts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.
The former world No. 1 Roddick was the Cincinnati champion in 2003 and 2006, and runner-up in 2005.
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Twelfth-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet moved on with a 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) victory over Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov, while an upset came when Italian Fabio Fognini dismissed 14th-seeded Serb Viktor Troicki 6-4, 6-1.
Former Wimbledon runner-up David Nalbandian posted an opening-round win with a 6-4, 6-4 decision against Japanese qualifier Kei Nishikori. The former top- five star Nalbandian should have his hands full with 2008 Cincy champion Andy Murray in the round of 32.
In an all-American affair, qualifier Alex Bogomolov Jr. topped wild card Robby Ginepri 6-4, 6-3 on Day 2.
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Additional opening-round wins came for Spanish veterans Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez, American wild card Ryan Harrison, Argentina's Juan Monaco and promising Bulgarian wild card Grigor Dimitrov. The left-handed Lopez came from behind to beat former No. 1 and fellow Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
The top seeds here are also the top players in the world -- Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Murray. Federer titled here for a fourth time by edging out American Mardy Fish in last year's final. Djokovic was the runner-up here in 2008 and 2009. Murray beat Djokovic in the '08 Cincy final.
The high-flying Djokovic beat Fish in last week's Masters finale in Montreal.
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This is the final Masters event before the U.S. Open, which will commence August 29 in New York.
This week's winner will collect $496,000.