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Roddick advances

SAN JOSE, FEB. 10. Top-seeded Andy Roddick fought off a determined bid from fellow American Paul Goldstein 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday to advance to round two of the SAP Open.

Spain's Alberto Martin upset third-seeded Guillermo Canas of Argentina 6-4, 6-3 to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals at the ATP Buenos Aires.

The results: At San Jose (SAP Open): Second round: Vince Spadea bt James Blake 6-3, 6-0; Tommy Haas bt Frank Dancevic 6-1, 6-3. First round: Max Mirnyi bt Peter Wessels 6-7(6), 7-6(4), 6-3; Cyril Saulnier bt Jiri Novak 6-2, 6-2; Xavier Malisse bt Lu Yen-hsun 6-2, 6-3; Andy Roddick bt Paul Goldstein 6-3, 6-4.

At Buenos Aires (ATP Buenos Aires): Second round: Felix Mantilla bt Marc Lopez 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(4); Alberto Martin bt Guillermo Canas 6-4, 6-3; Carlos Moya bt Juan Monaco 6-1, 6-2; Mariano Puerta bt Lars Burgsmuller 6-2, 6-0.

At Paris (Open Gaz de France): Second round: Silvia Farina Elia bt Virginie Razzano 6-4, 6-1; Serena Williams bt Stephanie Cohen-Aloro 6-3, 6-2; Nadia Petrova bt Selima Sfar 6-3, 6-3. First round: Marion Bartoli bt Eleni Daniilidou 6-3, 2-0 (retd.); Nathalie Dechy bt Jelena Kostanic 7-5, 7-6(4).

At Marseille (Open 13): Second round: Sjeng Schalken bt Jerome Haehnel 6-4, 6-2. First round: Ivo Karlovic bt Wang Yeu-tzuoo 6-4, 7-6(4); Taylor Dent bt Julien Benneteau 6-2, 6-2; Igor Andreev bt Gael Monfils 6-3, 6-2; Ivan Ljubicic bt Victor Hanescu 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-4; Sebastien de Chaunac bt Guillermo Coria 6-4, 7-5; David Nalbandian bt Rainer Schuettler 6-7(2), 6-4, 7-5; Arnaud Clement bt Radek Stepanek 4-6, 6-2, 6-1. — Agencies

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