He looked calm on this night while Roddick seemed thoroughly rattled.
Roddick's only other first-round defeat at the Open came in his debut as a wild card in 2000. He reached the quarterfinals the next two years, won in 2003, and went out in the quarters last year. As the winner of the US Open Series of North American hardcourt events leading up to the year's final Grand Slam event, Roddick could have doubled the US$1.1 million top prize if he won the title again. Instead, he goes home with chump change to pay his travel expenses.
Next up for Muller is his doubles partner, American Robby Ginepri.
"It's kind of funny," Muller said, "Tomorrow I'm going to play with him and Thursday I'm going to play against him."
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