Tue, Apr 13, 2004 - Page 19 News List

Roddick breaks own serve world record

SMASHING DISPLAY The world No. 2 powered past Sweden's Jonas Bjorkman with his thundering serve, putting the US into the semifinals of the Davis Cup

REUTERS , LONDON

Trailing two-sets-to-one when the match was suspended due to a downpour on Saturday, the Dutch pair of Verkerk and John van Lottum claimed a 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over Spain's Tommy Robredo and Rafael Nadal.

With their top two players Guillermo Coria and David Nalbandian ruled out through injury, the weakened Argentine team floundered against Belarus on the fast carpet surface at the Football Manege arena.

The visitors managed to win only one set all weekend -- in the dead fifth rubber when Vladimir Voltchkov beat the unheralded Juan Monaco 3-6 6-3 6-3.

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