Andy Roddick will use the confidence he gained by reaching last month's Wimbledon final to fuel his bid for the U.S. Open title, the American said on Monday.
Monfils, a wild-card entry at the Austrian event, will next face fourth seed Lleyton Hewitt after the Australian demolished Argentina's Diego Hartfield 6-2 6-2.
Champion Andy Murray and Andy Roddick whacked away the clay from their tennis shoes and began their build up to Wimbledon by beating little-known opponents on a rain-blighted day at Queen's Club on Tuesday.
Andy Roddick and Guillermo Coria raced into the fourth round with crushing victories.
Sometimes you have to stop beating yourself up about losing and accept that the better man won, and Andy Roddick was the first to admit on Saturday he had been a comfortable second best.
Second seed Nadal outfought Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela 7-5 7-5 and third seed Roddick overcame Croatian Ivan Ljubicic 7-6 7-6.
They reached the fourth round of the Pacific Life Open on Monday.
The German produced a stunning performance to win the Memphis International for the third time.
The world number one says he is going into the new season full of confidence after "a dream year" in 2003.
Richard Gasquet tamed Andy Roddick's power game with some brilliant all-court tennis to upset the American number three seed 4-6 4-6 7-6 7-6 8-6 and reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time on Friday.
Sixth seed Andy Roddick came through another potentially tricky encounter on Friday when his ever reliable serve helped him to a 7-5, 6-7, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third round at Wimbledon.
Spain's Fernando Verdasco came back from the brink of defeat to beat the top seed 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 in the last 16 of the Rome Masters.
The US Open champion gave the US a 2-0 lead over Austria on the opening day of their first-round Davis Cup World Group tie.
Marat Safin bid farewell to his adoring Chinese fans after defeat at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday but not before taking a swipe at his opponent Tomas Berdych and American Andy Roddick.
Andy Roddick is looking to break the world number one's 12-1 commanding hold over him when they meet in the Australian Open semis.
American ace Andy Roddick, ranked sixth, believes Spaniard Nadal's reputation as a powerful baseline player camouflages his improved skills around the court.
Andy Roddick booked a tantalising quarter-final date against former champion Lleyton Hewitt after outgunning Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6 6-4 6-3 at Wimbledon on Monday.
Andy Roddick is banking on his booming serve and improved court speed to help him beat world number one Rafael Nadal in Saturday's semi-final of the ATP event at Indian Wells.
Top seed David Ferrer survived a scare before beating local favourite Takao Suzuki 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the Japan Open quarter-finals in Tokyo on Thursday. Second seed Andy Roddick joined him in the last eight, the big-serving American overpowering Austrian Juergen Melzer 7-6, 6-2 under floodlights.
Big-serving John Isner upset fifth-seeded fellow-American Andy Roddick 7-6, 6-3, 3-6, 5-7, 7-6 to advance to the fourth round of the US Open Saturday.
The American's hopes of getting some quality practice matches before next week's first grand slam of the year were ruined when he was knocked out of the Sydney International by Korean qualifier Lee Hyung-taik.
Defending champion and third seed Andy Murray continued his mastery over world number two Roger Federer when he defeated the Swiss 6-7 6-2 6-2 on Friday to reach the final of the Qatar Open.
Reader Naveen Kumar sent us a picture of Andy Roddick from Austin, Texas.
World number one Roger Federer will meet second seed Andy Roddick in the final of the Thailand Open after both claimed three-set victories.
Andy Roddick reached his first Wimbledon final with a hard-fought 6-4 4-6 7-5 7-5 victory in a semi-final played over two days and various rain interruptions.
Andy Roddick has agreed to re-join the American Davis Cup team next year after missing a season, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said on Thursday.
Andy Roddick will lead the United States against 2006 champions Russia in this month's Davis Cup final.
Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul and Coco Gauff all advanced to the third round of the US Open on Wednesday to keep home hopes alive.
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