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Nighttime pecking order to change

By Greg Garber
ESPN.com

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

NEW YORK -- Andy Roddick had a tough Monday night, and a decent piece of Tuesday morning, too. By the time the USTA's opening-night celebration featuring Andre Agassi had concluded, and after Venus Williams needed an unconscionable 2 hours, 43 minutes to beat Vera Dushevina in the first match, Roddick and his first-round opponent, Bjorn Phau, didn't start trading serious rallies on the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium until 10 minutes after 11 p.m. ET. The match concluded at 12:45 a.m ...

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