Philipp Kohlschreiber rallied from a set and a break down then kept calm as Andy Roddick lost his cool to upset the American in the first round of the Cincinnati hardcourt tennis tournament on Monday.
Kohlschreiber emerged with a 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-1 victory over the 11th-seeded Roddick, who came into the tournament with a No. 15 world ranking that could use a boost in time for the seedings for the U.S. Open.
Instead, Roddick never really recovered after he was docked a point that cost him a break of serve that gave Germany's Kohlschreiber a 2-0 lead in the third set.
Roddick had already been warned by the chair umpire for slamming his racquet to the court after dropping the second set.
He double-faulted in the second game of the third to give Kohlschreiber a break point and smacked a ball into the stands in frustration.
That infraction cost him the point and the game, and after arguing with the umpire he promptly dropped three more games before holding for 5-1.
Paes-Bhupathi advances
Meanwhile, seeded third in the tournament, India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi advanced to the men's doubles second round after getting a bye in the opening round.
The India duo will take on the winner of the match between Serbs Janko Tipsarevic and Viktor Troicki and the Spanish combo of Marc Lopez and Rafael Nadal.
Another Indian advancing to the second round is Rohan Bopanna, who, along with Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi, got a bye in the first round.
The fifth seed Indo-Pak pair next faces Argentine duo of Juan Ignacio Chela and Juan Monaco, who overcame the challenge of Austria's Oliver Marach and Belgium's Dick Norman 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 in their opening round match.
Rising U.S. talent Ryan Harrison defeated Argentina's Juan Ignacio Chela 6-3, 6-3 to book a second round match against World No. 1 and top seed Novak Djokovic.
Serbia's Djokovic extended his lead atop the rankings released on Monday after his victory in the Montreal Masters on Sunday — a victory that gave him his ninth title of 2011 and made him the first man to win five elite Masters titles in the same season.
Argentinian veteran David Nalbandian defeated Japan's Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-4 to book a second round clash with World No. 4 Andy Murray.
McHale moves up
U.S. wild card Christina McHale defeated Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 to earn a shot at women's top seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark.
Russian Ekaterina Makarova set up a second round meeting with second-seeded compatriot Vera Zvonareva with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Spain's Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez.
Israel's Shahar Peer defeated Wimbledon semifinalist Sabine Lisicki of Germany 6-4, 7-6(4) to set up a second round clash with third-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.
Australian qualifier Anastasia Rodionova, ranked 139th in the world, crushed 42nd-ranked Polona Hercog 6-0, 6-0 to set up a meeting with fourth-seeded Maria Sharapova.
Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, seeded 14th and trying to bounce back after a first round exit in Toronto last week, defeated U.S. qualifier Jill Craybas 6-3, 6-4.
Serbia's Ana Ivanovic, a former French Open champion who is seeded 15th, advanced with ease, defeating American Alexa Glatch 6-0, 6-2.
The results: Men: First round: Fabio Fognini bt Viktor Troicki 6-4, 6-1; Grigor Dimitrov bt Marsel Ilhan 6-3, 7-5; Fernando Verdasco bt Thomaz Bellucci 6-3, 7-6(4); Feliciano Lopez bt Juan Carlos Ferrero 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; Alex Bogomolov Jr. bt Robby Ginepri 6-4, 6-3; David Nalbandian bt Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-4; Richard Gasquet bt Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1, 7-6(4); Ryan Harrison bt Juan Ignacio Chela 6-3, 6-3; Juan Monaco bt Tommy Haas 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-3; Philipp Kohlschreiber bt Andy Roddick 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-1.
Women: First round: Shahar Peer bt Sabine Lisicki 6-4, 7-6(4); Sara Errani bt Sloane Stephens 6-1, 7-5; Lucie Safarova bt Klara Zakopalova 6-2, 6-2; Petra Cetkovska bt Anabel Medina Garrigues 2-6, 6-2, 6-2; Alona Bondarenko bt Ayumi Morita 6-2, 4-6, 6-2; Chanelle Scheepers bt Rebecca Marino 7-5, 6-2; Svetlana Kuznetsova bt Jill Craybas 6-3, 6-4; Anastasia Rodionova bt Polona Hercog 6-0, 6-0; Zheng Jie bt Julia Goerges 6-2, 1-6, 6-4; Ekaterina Makarova bt Maria Jose Martinez 7-5, 6-3; Andrea Petkovic bt Jarmila Gajdosova 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-2; Ana Ivanovic bt Alexa Glatch 6-0, 6-2; Petra Martic bt Elena Vesnina 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-0; Sofia Arvidsson bt Monica Niculescu 0-6, 7-6(4), 6-3; Christina McHale bt Tsvetana Pironkova 7-5, 4-6, 6-1; Daniela Hantuchova bt Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-3, 4-1 (retd.).
