<p>The top seed ended any chance of a third straight tiebreak by winning the tournament with a diving down-the-line forehand pass into the open court that left him with a grazed arm. “I was very fortunate today,” Roddick said. “I feel like I got got outplayed for the better part of two-and-a-half hours today. I just stuck around and kept trying and that's all I could really do.” <br /><br />The 20-year-old Raonic, coming off his first tournament win last week at the San Jose Open, forced a third set be denying the American three match points in the second set. <br /><br />Raonic, who burst onto the scene by reaching the fourth round of last month’s Australian Open, had 32 aces in the final and set a tournament record with 129 in total. <br /><br />While his courageous bid to win back-to-back titles fell short, he caught the attention of Roddick. “Really really impressive,” said Roddick. <br /><br />Almagro triumphs<br /><br />Spain’s Nicolas Almagro won his second title in successive weeks on Sunday when he beat Juan Ignacio Chela 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the final of the Buenos Aires Open.</p>
<p>The top seed ended any chance of a third straight tiebreak by winning the tournament with a diving down-the-line forehand pass into the open court that left him with a grazed arm. “I was very fortunate today,” Roddick said. “I feel like I got got outplayed for the better part of two-and-a-half hours today. I just stuck around and kept trying and that's all I could really do.” <br /><br />The 20-year-old Raonic, coming off his first tournament win last week at the San Jose Open, forced a third set be denying the American three match points in the second set. <br /><br />Raonic, who burst onto the scene by reaching the fourth round of last month’s Australian Open, had 32 aces in the final and set a tournament record with 129 in total. <br /><br />While his courageous bid to win back-to-back titles fell short, he caught the attention of Roddick. “Really really impressive,” said Roddick. <br /><br />Almagro triumphs<br /><br />Spain’s Nicolas Almagro won his second title in successive weeks on Sunday when he beat Juan Ignacio Chela 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the final of the Buenos Aires Open.</p>