Andy Roddick rolls on to set up Baghdatis meeting

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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Champion Andy Roddick weathered an early onslaught from hard-hitting Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov before beating him 6-4 6-1 to set up a quarter-final clash with Marcos Baghdatis at the Brisbane International Wednesday.

The 22-year-old Dolgopolov was the early aggressor, attacking Roddick’s serve to win an early break and go up 4-2.

The American world number eight quickly broke back, however, and reeled off 10 of the final 11 games to seal the match in less than an hour.