Roddick d. Ito

Roddick beat Ito 6-4, 6-3 in the first round at the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo. Roddick won 65 of 112 points (58%). Roddick hit 8 aces to 3 and won 86% of points behind the first serve (24/28) against 63% for Ito. Roddick converted 3 of 7 break points and saved 2 of 3 faced; Ito converted 1 of 3. The match was played on hard in Japan.