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US Open Day 9: Murray Muffs Up, Serena Serves Into Semis
The other Andy was sent home Tuesday in the only major shake up on a day that featured tennis of varying degrees of quality. A highly anticipated semifinal on the women's side was realized, while several intriguing possibilities for later round matches on the men's side were erased. A rundown of...
US Open Day 9 Predictions
Six matches for Tuesday, as the stakes get higher and higher for not only the players but also for my predicting reputation... Women's Bottom Half Quarterfinals Flavia Pennetta ITA (10) vs. Serena Williams USA (2) -- Pennetta manages to give Serena's sister Venus a lot of trouble when they play,...
Q&A With Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero, former #1 and 2003 French Open champion is still a force to be reckoned with for the top levels of the ATP Tour. He made the quarterfinals of Wimbledon in July, and has now made his way back into the top 25. Ferrero was the hero for Spain in their Davis Cup quarterfinal vs....
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...
The Daily Forehand Talks to Tommy Haas About Anger, Loneliness, and German Tennis
Germany's Tommy Haas is known in tennis circles as somewhat of a forlorn, star-crossed miser. His career has been peppered with freak injuries (tripping over a stray ball during warm ups) and suspicious illnesses (sickness at a Davis Cup semifinal in Moscow led Haas to suspect he had been...
Legg Mason Day 5: Petzschner Debones Fish, Ferrero Robs Robredo
WASHINGTON--As was evident yesterday in Marin Cilic's loss to Somdev Devvarman, sometimes a bye isn't as much of a blessing as it would seem. Philipp Petzschner, riding momentum off of his three-set first round win over Teimuraz Gabashvili, was able to outlast #9 seed Mardy Fish 1-6, 6-4, 6-1. ...
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...
Out to Pasture Players Chew Up Grass
Not often a player loses the first two sets and then only drops five games the remainder of the match. That's exactly what Lleyton Hewitt did, however, in coming back to defeat #23 Radek Stepanek 4-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. It's Hewitt's first grand slam quarterfinal since the 2006 US Open, where he...
Davis Cup QF: Defending Champs Through in Five Thanks to Old Man Ferrero
Spain moved one step closer to defending it Davis Cup title thanks to one of its older hombres. Juan Carlos Ferrero, fresh off his quarterfinal run at Wimbledon, defeated Andreas Beck 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to send Spain to a home semifinal vs. Israel in September. With this win in Marbella, Andalusia,...
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