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The Strongest Quarterfinals Ever in Montreal
For the first time in ATP history, the top eight players in the rankings are the eight quarterfinalists at a tournament. The ATP #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, and #8 are all still in action on Friday, which should make for an incredible day of tennis. #1 Roger Federer faces #7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in...
Top Four to Face Tougher Tests Thursday in Montreal
After facing fairly unproven opponents in their first matches, the top four players in the world all face significantly tougher tests in their second matches in Montreal, in what is for each of them the first tournament since Wimbledon. In his second match since Wimbledon and becoming a father, #1...
Juan Martin del Potro Wins Back-to-Back Washington Titles, Heartbreak Deep in the Third Set Again for Andy Roddick
WASHINGTON--Juan Martin del Potro successfully defended his title at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington Sunday afternoon, holding off Andy Roddick 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(6) in a sweltering final. Roddick broke in the third game of the third set to take a 3-1 lead, a lead that looked likely to hold...
Andy Roddick Defeats John Isner In A Thriller, Reaches Legg Mason Tennis Classic Final in Washington
WASHINGTON--After the match between the #1 and #2 South Americans in men's tennis proved to be a dud, the stage was set for the #1 and #7 Americans to do battle in the second semifinal of the 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, an ATP 500 tournament in Washington, DC. The two delivered, with top-seed...
Open Thread: Washington Semifinal -- #1 Andy Roddick vs. John Isner
After the garbage that was the del Potro-Gonzalez semifinal, the Washington crowd will hopefully have the day salvaged by the night session, in which top seed Andy Roddick takes on unseed John Isner in a battle of ace-happy Americans. It's also a rematch of their 2007 final here in Washington,...
Open Thread: Washington QF -- #1 Andy Roddick vs. #11 Ivo Karlovic
I'm at the first quarterfinal of the night session on Friday at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, the ATP tour's 500 level tournament in Washington, DC.This match is on ESPN2 (and various internet livestreams), so since some of you are probably watching, I thought I'd try to do an open thread for the...
Andy Roddick Beats Sam Querrey, Secures 500th Career Win
WASHINGTON--A match between two of the biggest servers on the ATP Tour, on a court described by Ivo Karlovic as the fastest court on the ATP circuit, somehow dissolved into a match of finesse games. The two traded breaks to open the match, and Querrey broke again in Roddick's third service game to...
They Left The Lights On For Him
I have my problems with Andy Murray, to be sure, but he does seem to embrace these big stages much more than Tim Henman ever did. During his 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 win over Stanislas Wawrinka, Murray emoted all The atmosphere indoors under the artificial lights was something Wimbledon had never...
Davis Cup Quarterfinals Preview
The quarterfinals of the Davis Cup begin on Friday, with all four ties seemingly winnable for both sides. Three of them, surprisingly enough for July, are being held indoors. Coverage of the USA-Croatia tie will be live on Tennis Channel in the States, with streams of the other three quarterfinals...
US Davis Cup: The Blame Game
With the United States Davis Cup team losing its quarterfinal to a country with less than one-sixtieth its population, there will certainly be some finger pointing going on. And I'm certainly not immune from it. For starters, let's exonerate those who are largely free from blame on this...
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