Roddick wins first-round match

Number three seed Andy Roddick beat fellow American Justin Gimelstob 6-1 7-5 7-6 (7-3) in their rain-delayed first-round clash on Court One at Wimbledon.

Number three seed Andy Roddick beat fellow American Justin Gimelstob 6-1 7-5 7-6 (7-3) in their rain-delayed first-round clash on Court One at Wimbledon.

Roddick - beaten at the All England Club last year by Britain's Andy Murray - settled quickly following a near two-hour hold-up and raced through the opening set 6-1 in just 25 minutes.

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