It won't for much longer. It's the second consecutive year Roddick won his first-round match here. Roddick said of his speedy ascent through the game. Wednesday's matches did not feature any of the 32 seeded players in the men's or women's singles draws. For Martin, the match was his first since injuring his back while playing Davis Cup in Switzerland seven weeks ago.
Several women are one step closer to reaching a title match as well.
Wild cards Marissa Irvin of the United States and Russia's Elena Bovina advanced with wins over Hungary's Rita Kuti Kis and Romania's Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie, respectively. Bovina is fresh off a breakthrough week at Indian Wells, where she reached the quarterfinals. Roddick has no intention of stopping anytime soon either. Ranked No. 119 in the world, Roddick's serve and forehand proved too dominant for the able Levy. That effort contributed to him improving his year-end ranking from No. 180 to 59.