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Five Matches to Watch on Day 2 of the US Open
Here are my picks for the five best matches on the slate for Tuesday's Day 2 action at the US Open:1. Viktor Troicki (SRB) v. Novak Djokovic (SRB)[3] -- Two incredibly talented Serbs meet early than I...
James Blake Flames Out vs Ryan Sweeting, Passes Torch
WASHINGTON--James Blake started the year well, making the quarterfinals of Brisbane and Delray Beach, and pushing Juan Martin del Potro to 10-8 in the fifth at the Australian Open.But he missed the en...
John Isner Quickly Distancing Himself From the American Pack
The scoreline, 7-6(3), 6-4, was fairly close. But the widening gap between young Americans John Isner and Sam Querrey was clear during Isner's win over his friend and compatriot in their third r...
Roddick and Blake Not Playing Davis Cup in March
After years of totally inscrutable dedication to the cause, Andy Roddick and James Blake are both sitting out the United States' first Davis Cup tie of the 2010 season. The particulars of the ma...
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 Guc...
Davis Cup QF: After 10 Sets, Croatia 2 - USA 0
USA @ CROATIA (CROATIA LEADS 2-0)Sportska Dvorana, Porec, Croatia (Indoor Clay)Ivo Karlovic (CRO) def James Blake (USA) 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 7-5Marin Cilic (CRO) def Mardy Fish (USA) 4-6, 6-3, 6-7, 6-1...
Davis Cup QF: Checkers Over Stars & Stripes in Four
Croatia continued its surprising dominance of the United States Davis Cup team Sunday in Porec, Croatia, improving its record in ties against the Americans to 3-0. Not bad for a country with about th...
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 immu...
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