Roddick slams neon boards after defeat

Eight seed Andy Roddick complained about being distracted by the colourful advertising boards around the court after losing 7-5, 6-3 to Tomas Berdych at the ATP World Tour Finals last night

Eight seed Andy Roddick complained about being distracted by the colourful advertising boards around the court after losing 7-5, 6-3 to Tomas Berdych at the ATP World Tour Finals last night. "The neons in the back weren't quite to the settled position. They were still advertising stuff," he said. "When you're trying to track a ball, it's kind of neon lights and stuff in your vision. Then Tomas noticed it and a couple of them just went out before we played a point."

Berdych is the only player among the eight here not to have won an ATP title this season, but the last time he played in London he defeated Roger Federer en route to the Wimbledon final. The 25-year-old's fairytale run came to an end in the final against Nadal and his form has dipped dramatically since then, so this victory offers a last chance to end the year on a high. After over-powering Roddick, Berdych will go into his final Group A match against Rafael Nadal on Friday knowing a win would likely secure him a spot in the last four of the prestigious end-of-year tournament at London's O2 Arena.

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