Roddick downs Haas to win Kooyong Classic title
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-01-14 20:30

Roddick, however, used his booming serve to save the game and then his powerful forehand in the next to earn a break.

He levelled at 5-5 in the next game and had three break points in the 11th before Haas also scrambled his way back to take a 6-5 lead.

Roddick sent the match into the tiebreak and then jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Haas fought his way back to 5-5 on a superb running backhand pass.

The American, however, was not to be denied and held his last two service points to win the tiebreak 8-6.

Roddick will face Switzerland's Michael Lammer in the first round of the Australian Open, while Haas has been drawn against 14th seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet.