Roddick, Fish into Cincy Masters

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08/20/2010 - Mason, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Former world No. 1 Andy Roddick and a hot Mardy Fish were a pair of American quarterfinal winners Friday at the $3 million Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, a U.S. Open Series event.

The ninth-seeded Roddick handled sluggish Serb Novak Djokovic, this week's second seed, 6-4, 7-5 on Day 6 here. The big-serving American popped eight aces and cruised in 1 hour, 23 minutes.

Djokovic appeared in the last two Cincy finals, losing to Roger Federer here last year and Murray in '08.

The former U.S. Open champion Roddick, who titled in Cincinnati in 2003 and 2006 and was the runner-up here in 2005, will face his good friend Fish in Saturday's semifinals. Fish won their most-recent head-to-head battle in Atlanta last month.

The wild card Fish, meanwhile, went the distance to outlast fourth-seeded British star Andy Murray, 6-7 (7-9), 6-1, 7-6 (7-5), in the first round-of- eight battle on the hardcourts at the Lindner Family Tennis Center.

Fish overcame the Australian Open runner-up Murray in just under three hours with the help of 13 aces, and the hard-serving American held his serve throughout the hard-fought affair.

The 28-year-old Fish converted on his first match point when Murray netted one final return. Fish is now 3-0 against Murray this season.

Murray required some medical attention on his leg during the lopsided second set for Fish.

The 2003 Cincinnati runner-up Fish has won 15 of his last 16 matches overall, which includes titles in Newport and Atlanta.

Murray, who upset Roger Federer in last week's blockbuster finale at the Canadian Masters event in Toronto and was this year's Aussie Open runner- up to the Swiss icon, was the Cincinnati champ in 2008.

The 2010 Cincinnati titlist will claim $443,500.

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Despite the debate that's swirling , Kurt Warner will remain the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Dennis Green said today. The Arizona Cardinals are the +7 point underdog at online sportsbook MySportsbook.com for this Sunday's game.

Green's comment came in a statement released by the team following an ESPN report that Green decided that rookie Matt Leinart would replace Warner as starter for Sunday's game at Atlanta.

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If there is any category that is not an obvious win for any one nominee in this year's Academy Awards, it would be for Best Picture.  Sure the Departed is a 5/7 favorite, but that's hardly anything when we look at Helen Mirren and her "out-of-reach" 1 to 40 odds (which means you would win a whopping $1 for every $40 bet).

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