TENNIS No rest for winner Roddick: Davis Cup match upcoming

He defeated an injured Guillermo Coria in the Key Biscayne final.
KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) -- Andy Roddick had only a brief time to savor his first Key Biscayne title before heading up I-95 to begin preparing for the Davis Cup match in Delray Beach between the United States and Sweden.
Then, following a second emotional weekend in a row, he'll need a break. Right?
"No, man," Roddick said with a smile. "That's just tennis. It's what I do."
And he does it well. Roddick won his eighth final in a row Sunday when Argentine Guillermo Coria retired early in the fourth set because of back spasms trailing 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-1.
"It takes away some of the joy of winning a tournament when you know your opponent is hurt," Roddick said. "But at the same time, I'm here at the end of the day. That was my goal coming into the tournament."
Winning record
Roddick reached a milestone by improving his career record to 200-67, and he leads the ATP Tour in victories this year with a record of 26-5. He climbed in this week's rankings from third to second behind No. 1 Roger Federer.
Roddick battled a queasy stomach in the final, but was the healthiest player on the court. Coria hurt his back in the first set and called it quits after losing the first three points of the fourth set.
It's the fourth time the men's final has been affected by an ailing player since 1989, when Thomas Muster was unable to play because he hurt his knee when hit by a car hours after winning his semifinal match.
The 21-year-old Roddick earned $533,350 and became the sixth American to win the men's championship. Pete Sampras was also 21 when he won the first of his three Key Biscayne titles. Andre Agassi won the first of his six titles in the event at 19.
Coria settled for $266,675, and fans were left to wonder: Had he stayed healthy, how would the match have gone?
"Longer," Roddick said.
Women's champion
Serena Williams capped her Key Biscayne comeback Saturday by beating Elena Dementieva 6-1, 6-1 in the most one-sided women's final in the 20-year history of the tournament. It was Williams' first event since undergoing knee surgery Aug. 1.
Roddick vs. Coria began with all the trappings of an exciting final -- perfect weather, a crowd of 13,118 and a Davis Cup atmosphere. Some fans waved Argentine flags, while others chanted "U-S-A."
"I feel very disappointed for the crowd," Coria said. "I felt like I was playing in Argentina."
He received treatment from a trainer during a changeover while trailing 6-5 in the first set, then played a flawless tiebreaker to pull out the set. But he walked to the chair frowning and shaking his head and threw his racket at his bag.
As Roddick took control in the second and third sets, Coria occasionally clutched his back between points, and his movement and serve were clearly affected.
"The pain was excruciating," Coria said. "I knew after I won the first set I was not going to be able to finish."