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Roddick won his first title in five months in San Jose The 25-year-old eased through 6-4 7-5 to seal his first ATP Tour trophy since August and his third San Jose victory.”I’m happy with the way I played this week,” said Roddick. “Sometimes it’s about staying alive in a tournament and giving yourself a chance to play well.”The more you play, the more comfortable you feel on court. I’m happy I found my form.”The American broke Stepanek in the opening game of the match when

the Czech missed a forehand volley and he was able to sit on the lead to take the first set. 606: DEBATE Tell us what you think after Roddick’s victory Stepanek served better in the second set and fought off break points in the third game.But he was broken to 6-5 thanks to a massive Roddick forehand pass and the home favourite sealed his win with a massive ace in the next game.”He just served too good to give me a chance,” said Stepanek.”That’s what he did perfectly. Usually I take the rhythm from the players and today I didn’t have any.”