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Five Matches to Watch on Day 6 of the US Open
1. Jelena Jankovic (SRB)[4] v. Kaia Kanepi (EST)[31] -- The song remains the same for Jankovic. She's been playing terribly all month, so anyone can beat her. Simona Halep and Mirjana Lucic each took a set off the #4 seed, and they're both ranked 60+ below Kanepi. But Kanepi's closing skills are...
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'm sure they'd like to in this first round match on Arthur Ashe Stadium Tuesday afternoon. Troicki...
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 entire clay court season, and his once top five ranking has fallen outside the top 100.Just as it did...
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 round match at the Isner's rise to the upper echelon of the sport has been meteoric. He needed a wild...
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 match-up likely play no small part in their decisions, as an away tie in always-hostile Serbia on clay...
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...
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, 8-6 Croatia continued its dominance of the United States in Davis Cup into 2009, winning both...
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 the population of South Carolina. Despite dropping the third set, Marin Cilic never looked out of...
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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