In the Sony Ericsson Open at Key Biscayne, Fla. Friday Andy Roddick defeated Rafael Nadal, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, in their semifinal to advance to the final for the first time since winning the championship in 2004.
The stars started favoring Roddick once he decided to begin charging to the net. He actually fell behind earlier, but that made him get more aggressive. The pace changed when he won the last 11 points of second set. He set a record with a 143-mph serve — fastest of the tournament — for a winner on the final point to even the match.
Sixth seeded Roddick matched Nadal with power winning 12 points at the net in the final set.
Now he is all set to play in the final against 16th-seeded Tomas Berdych. Tomas Berdych defeated Robin Soderling, 6-2, 6-2 to reach the final.
