Roddick to face Dancevic in wet Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS, July 28 (Reuters) Andy Roddick moved into his fourth semi-final in five years at the Indianapolis Championships with a 6-3 6-7 6-1 win over South Korean sixth seed Lee Hyung-taik.

The top-seeded Roddick will face Canadian Frank Dancevic, who reached his first career tour semi-final with a 6-4 7-6 win over Igor Kunitsyn of Russia on a day drenched by rain.

''I'm not used to getting here at 1130 and having to play so late,'' said Roddick, who did not finish his match until after midnight. ''It's frustrating.'' Roddick has beaten Dancevic both times they have played.

The quarter-finals between defending champion James Blake and fellow American Sam Querrey, and Japanese amateur Kei Nishikori and third-seeded Dmitry Tursunov of Russia were postponed to Saturday morning.

Roddick controlled the first set, taking the one necessary service break when Lee double-faulted on the final point of the sixth game.

In the Second set, Lee settled into the match to force a tiebreaker. Roddick had a 5-3 lead in the tiebreaker but could not work that into a win, double-faulting to 5-5.

Lee took advantage of his third set point in the tiebreaker with a winning forehand drop shot. In the third set, Roddick only allowed Lee to hold on to his serve in the fourth game.

CANADIAN BREAKTHROUGH Dancevic, the 22-year-old world number 109, who was the last player to be admitted into the main draw without having to qualify, is the first Canadian in more than six years to reach the semi-finals of an ATP tournament.

''I feel pretty privileged to be in the semi-final of this tournament being that I was the last guy in the draw,'' Dancevic said. ''I'm a pretty happy guy tonight.'' Dancevic started his match at 1251 local time, but was held up by three rain delays. He finally closed out the one hour, 27 minute match nearly nine hours after it finished at 2146.

When Dancevic came on court against the 100th-ranked Kunitsyn for the final time he had won the first set 6-4, but was trailing the Russian 1-4 in the second set.

After adjusting to playing under the lights, Dancevic pressured Kunitsyn, preventing the Russian from successfully serving out the set at 5-1 and 5-3.

Pulling even to 5-5, Dancevic pushed the second set to a tiebreaker by serving the 12th game to love, blasting aces on the first and last points of the game.

Dancevic won the match on his second match point with a sizzling service winner.

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