UPDATE 1-Tennis-Open-Modest Roddick equals best Paris showing

* Roddick through to third round for first time since 2001

* Sixth seed says he has modest goals for the Open

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By Pritha Sarkar

PARIS, May 28 (Reuters) - Andy Roddick was not about to start shouting from the rooftops after the sixth seed reached the third round of the French Open for the first time since his debut appearance in 2001.

"I'm not going to sit here and jump up on a soap box like I'm really good on this stuff (clay) now because I won two matches," the American told reporters on Thursday after outgunning the Czech Republic's Ivo Minar 6-2 6-2 7-6.

"I think that's what you need to guard against. Today I felt pretty good, and I felt pretty in control of what I was doing.

"I have improved physically from the past times I've been here, and I think that lends itself to having some more options out there."

He matched his best effort in Paris by firing 15 aces past his clueless opponent, who has now failed to beat the American in all four of their meetings.