Andy Roddick received a 21st birthday present a day early as he defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-3 6-7 (4/7) 6-3 7-6 (10/8) in the second round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows.
The fourth seed was forced to save four set points in the fourth-set tie-breaker, the final one disputed by the Croatian who felt it was out.
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