Ginepri, Roddick advance at RCA tourney

INDIANAPOLIS, July 18 (UPI) -- Defending champion Robby Ginepri and Andy Roddick both advanced Tuesday to the third round at the $575,000 RCA Championships.

Fourth-seeded American Ginepri defeated Colombian Alejandro Falla, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5.

This tournament was the first U.S. Open Series tournament to allow players to challenge calls and have them reviewed by instant replay. Ginepri took advantage of that rule.

The two were tied at 5-5 in the second set when chair umpire Zsolt Beda of Hungary ruled a shot by Ginepri was out, giving Falla a 6-5 lead. But Ginepri challenged the ruling and the video showed his shot was actually in, giving him the lead and he went on to capture the set.

The second-seeded Roddick, who won this tournament in 2003 and 2004, played the last match of the day and easily defeated Paraguay's Ramon Delgado, 6-3, 6-2.