Roddick powers through US opener

World number eight Andy Roddick produced a serving masterclass to begin his quest for a second US Open title with a comfortable 6-2 6-2 6-2 straight-sets victory over Fabrice Santoro at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday.

Roddick, who claimed his only Grand Slam victory on the US Open hardcourt in 2003, has struggled in the major championships this year after falling out of the Australian Open in the third round, Wimbledon in the second, while he did not participate in the French Open.