DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Andy Roddick lost 2-6, 7-6 (9), 6-4 to Kevin Anderson on Friday night in the quarterfinals at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships.
The fourth-seeded Roddick had three match points in the second set tiebreaker but couldn’t close it out.
Anderson, who never before survived three match points in a match, will meet top-seeded John Isner in the semifinals.
Isner, who has won three of his five career matches against Anderson, advanced with a solid 6-3, 6-2 victory over No. 8 seed Bernard Tomic of Australia.