Roddick, Safin pushed to brink before advancing at Legg Mason

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08/03/2007 - Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Top-seeded Andy Roddick and No. 3 Marat Safin each stood a set from elimination before responding for victories in the third round at the $600,000 Legg Mason Tennis Classic.

Roddick pushed through the first set before looking lost in the second against upstart Radek Stepanek. The 15th-seeded Stepanek couldn't maintain the momentum in the pivotal third set and Roddick took a hard-fought 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 decision.

The hard-serving American titled here in 2001 and 2005.

In the final match of the day, Safin lost the second set in the tiebreak to bookend nearly identical first and third sets. The passionate Russian finished off a 7-5, 6-7 (2-7), 7-5 win over Robin Haase at this US Open Series event on the hardcourts at FitzGerald Tennis Center.

Every other higher seed moved on to the quarterfinals, yet a few matches went the distance. Hyung-Taik Lee, the fifth seed here, bested No. 11 Julien Benneteau 2-6, 6-2, 6-3; ninth-seeded Gael Monfils outlasted Michael Berrer 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-3; and John Isner downed Wayne Odesnik in three tiebreaks 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2).

Seventh-seeded Croat Ivo Karlovic handled American Vincent Spadea 6-2, 6-4, second-seeded German Tommy Haas bested No. 16 Michael Russell 6-3, 6-4 and Paul Capdeville downed Thomas Johansson 7-6 (7-5), 6-3.

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Chiefs -1 @ Texans +1

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Patriots -5 @ Jets +5

Eagles -3.5 @ Packers +3.5

Steelers -4 @ Browns +4

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