Mardy Fish turned a seven-minute rain delay into a rallying point Saturday. He pulled out a 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1 victory over boyhood friend and high school teammate Andy Roddick in an all-American semifinal.
Unseeded Mardy Fish survived triple-digit temperatures and two tiebreakers to edge fourth-seeded Andy Murray and move into the Cincinnati Masters semifinals with a grueling 6-7 (7), 6-1, 7-6 (5) win.
Dinara Safina, Taylor Dent and Donald Young were granted wild-card entries to the Pilot Pen, while American Sam Querrey announced he is withdrawing from the tournament.
Former top-60 player Daniel Koellerer and his manager, Manfred Nareyka, have been placed on two years' probation because Koellerer's personal website listed odds for matches and had links to sites for placing bets.
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