carsten-ball Stories - The Daily Forehand
Querrey and Samurai Take Home LA Trophy
When Sam Querrey dropped the second set in the finals of LA yesterday, it seemed like deja vu all over again. Querrey had dropped two finals in the previous two weeks to much lower ranked opponents (Rajeev Ram in Newport and Robby Ginepri in Indianapolis), and he seemed on the verge of making it...
Fish Flounders, but Guccione Fails to Put Him On the Barbie
As you might expect from a match that featured a fish and a ginger, the tennis was pretty raw. It's the L.A. tournament, folks, a sushi joke was in order. Mardy Fish defeated wild card Chris Guccione the match 6-7(3), 7-6(12), 6-4. The #2 seeded American fended off four match points in the second...

