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SAP Open Results 2010

Second-seeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco denied American Andy Roddick a fourth SAP Open title, as he rallied to defeat the top seed 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday in San Jose. It was the first San Jose final featuring the top two seeds since 2002, when No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt defeated No. 2 Andre Agassi in a third-set tie-break.

Verdasco, who claimed his fourth ATP World Tour title from 10 finals, earned $90,925 and 250 South African Airways 2010 ATP Ranking points as the winner of the ATP World Tour 250 indoor hard-court tournament. Meanwhile, World No. 7 Roddick collected $47,900 and 150 points

[2] Fernando Verdasco (ESP) d [1] Andy Roddick (USA) 36 64 64

WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID

Verdasco: "I know against the Top 10 guys it’s always tough matches. Last year in a lot of them I was really close and I didn’t win. I was a little bit unlucky in the matches, like [at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in] London against Federer, del Potro, Murray. Those were three matches I could’ve won and I lost all of them. Of course it’s a match that I hope is going to give me confidence. It was a really hard final for me, this one against Andy here, in his country, in the U.S., and I’m so happy that I was able to beat him here after the last times he beat me. It’s special for me and I’m happy that I did it."

"I served much better in the second and third set than the first set. Also, I was more aggressive; I started to push him a little bit more, tried to play more inside the court and move toward the net in the second set."

Roddick: "He stepped up and hit some pretty good backhands there. I didn’t serve well today. I didn’t get much on anything, which made it an uphill battle."

"Having come here and gone through the hard yards and played some matches, it’ll probably put me in better position for the next couple of weeks than had I just practiced and eased my way back in. Hopefully that’s a positive I can take."

Men's Doubles

Mardy Fish (USA) / Sam Querrey (USA) d Benjamin Becker (GER) / Florian Mayer (ARG) 76(3) 75

Querrey: "Overall it’s a great week, semis in singles and winning the first doubles title is exciting. Mardy really carried us this weekend. He’s a great player to play with. I think tactically we did a great job. He’s talented at the net, and from the baseline I can kind of dominate my forehand, so I think it’s a good mix."

Fish: "It was fun to help him win his first one. He was real excited. It’s fun to play with these guys, like [John] Isner, Andy [Roddick], James [Blake]. Being able to spend some time with them on the court is always fun. Plus, they’re pretty good players. I’m a good partner picker."