Roddick eases to victory

Andy Roddick defeated 15th-seed Lleyton Hewitt in straight sets at the US Open.  

The 2003 champion won 6-3 7-5 6-4 and will now face Mikhail Youzhny, who had earlier defeated number two Rafael Nadal.

In 2001, the hard-serving Roddick was just 19 when he lost a heartbreaking, controversial five-set match in the round of eight to Hewitt, who went on to win the tournament.

The American was serving at 4-5 in the fifth set when he hit a forehand for an apparent winner on the far side of the court.

Chair umpire Jorge Dias overruled the linesman and called the ball out, leading to a tirade by Roddick, who promptly was broken to lose the match.

But there was to be no controversy this time as Roddick cruised to victory.