Roddick beats Federer to retain Kooyong title

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) _ Andy Roddick snapped his losing streak against Roger Federer but it came in an exhibition match doesn't count on their official records. <br/><br/>The defending champion

Saturday, January 13th 2007, 7:11 am

By: News On 6

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) _ Andy Roddick snapped his losing streak against Roger Federer but it came in an exhibition match doesn't count on their official records.

The defending champion picked up a confidence-boosting 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win Saturday over top-ranked Federer in the final of the invitational Kooyong Classic.

But Roddick remains 1-and-12 officially in his career against Federer, who looked good in patches in the second set on the weekend before he begins his Australian Open title defense.

Federer is a favorite to win the Australian Open, which would be his tenth Grand Slam title.