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Beginning of a rivalry? Roddick strikes first

By Greg Garber
ESPN.com

Friday, September 3, 2004

NEW YORK -- After Andy Roddick's first-round thrashing of wild-card Scoville Jenkins -- he lost only four games, his best effort ever here in 20 matches at the Open -- Roddick was asked about the comments complimentary of his massive serve made by Rafael Nadal, his second-round opponent. "I think Rafael is being humble," Roddick said Tuesday. "Personally, I think he's a lot more confident in his abilities than he's letting on if he said he didn't have a clue. He's got more of a clue than any 18 ...

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