Hot Rod! Roddick on a Roll With Back-to-Back US Wins Teenager Andy Roddick continued his sensational run by winning his second title in as many weeks with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over eighth seed Hyung-Taik Lee to win the US Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston.

Just seven days after winning the Verizon Tennis Challenge in Atlanta in his first clay court event, the 18-year-old won his 10th consecutive match in 1 hour, 7 minutes to join current ATP Champions Race 2001 leader Andre Agassi and Gustavo Kuerten as the only players to win back-to-back titles this year.

"I can't believe it," said Roddick, who moves to 21st position in the ATP Champions Race. "It's big. Anytime someone wins two ATP tournaments in two weeks, it's pretty good."

"Hyung-Taik is a great player and he had a great tournament. He gave me all I could handle today."

Throughout the tournament, Roddick demonstrated what a potent weapon his serve had become, losing only eight points on his serve in the final. "I feel confident in my serve right now as a whole," said Roddick.

Bhupathi/Paes win doubles

Lee, the first Korean ever to reach an ATP final, enjoyed the best week of his career and came into Houston following a run to the quarterfinals in Atlanta. "He has a lot of power and the direction of his serve is very good," said Lee, a quarterfinalist at the 2000 US Open. "I got into the final, and even though I lost it, I feel very good and I'm happy because I feel that I'm improving."

The last teenage American to win back-to-back titles was Agassi in Itaprica in 1987 and Memphis in 1988-although they were three months apart. Indians Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes won their second consecutive title following their win in Atlanta with a 7-6(4), 6-2 win over Americans Kevin Kim and Jim Thomas to win the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships.

It was their 18th title as a team-and their second of the year-while Kim and Thomas were playing in their first ATP tournament together.