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Vol. 5 Num 795 Mon. August 21, 2006  
   
Sports


Andy powers into finals


Powering up his vintage serve-and-volley style, Andy Roddick overwhelmed Chile's Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday night to reach the finals of the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters.

It looked and felt like old times.

"I haven't felt like this on a tennis court in a long time," he said.

The American is back on the attack just in time for the US Open. He dropped out of the picture this summer, when he was sidelined by injury and hearing suggestions that he was a thing of the past at age 23.

"I haven't had good form the first six months of this year," said Roddick, who hasn't won a tournament this year. "But they were talking about my career in terms of it being finished almost, which was surprising to me."