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Article: News Summaries from The Sports Network - Tuesday, September 3rd.
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- September 4, 2002
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Sep 4, 2002 (The Sports Network via COMTEX)
=== Sampras, Roddick move into quarters ===
Flushing Meadows, NY (Sports Network) - Pete Sampras and Andy Roddick posted fourth-round victories Tuesday at the U.S. Open, setting up a quarterfinal meeting between the Americans.
No. 17 Sampras downed third-seeded German Tommy Haas, 7-5, 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, while 11th seed Roddick earned a 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 win over Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela.
Sampras, a four-time Open champion, hit 80 winners and served up 27 aces en route to the victory. The 31-year-old Sampras, who hasn't won a tournament since capturing Wimbledon in 2000, was runner-up to ...