Revenge sweet for Roddick

Andy Roddick exacted revenge as he crushed Vincent Spadea 6-1 6-3 in just 65 minutes to advance to the final of the NASDAQ-100 Open in Miami.

The second seed lost a three-set semi-final to Spadea last month at the Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic in Scottsdale but turned the tables with a stunning performance.

“I wanted to dominate from the first ball,” Roddick admitted.

Roddick won 79 per cent of points on his first serve, 85 per cent on his second, hit 20 winners with 11 unforced errors and broke serve four times.

Spadea was one of the hottest players on Tour, having won 11 of his previous 12 matches and, after beating Roddick last month, the 29-year-old went on to win his first career title.

Roddick will face Guillermo Coria in the final after the third seed saved four match-points before beating Fernando Gonzalez of Chile 4-6 7-6 (8/6) 6-1.

Coria is the first player from Argentina to reach the final here since Alberto Mancini in 1992.

Gonzalez served for the match at 5-4 in the second set but double-faulted and hit a forehand into the net.

The Chilean had another chance to serve out the match at 6-4 in the tie-breaker.

However, he put a forehand wide and Coria smacked a winner to level the tie-breaker.

Gonzalez double-faulted one point later to give the set to Coria, who easily won the third set.

“I went on court maybe a little too flat because it’s very hard to play against a guy who doesn’t give you any rhythm,” Coria said.

“Luckily, I was able to react early enough, at the right time, and start getting the balls a little deeper and move him a little more.”

Gonzalez admitted: “I did the double-faults because I was a little bit nervous.

“After four match points, it’s tough to come back, especially when you are playing against Guillermo, who is a good fighter.”