Roddick battles through in Cincinnati

Two-time champion Andy Roddick was pushed to three sets before beating 46th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky in the opening round of the Cincinnati Masters today.

The ninth-seed cut a frustrated figure after losing a second set tie-break, throwing his racquet to the ground after conceding it with an unforced error, before recovering to win 6-4 6-7 (7/5) 6-1.