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Roddick Loss, Harrison Win – The Start of the Changing of the Guard in US Men’s Tennis?
Sep. 2 | Is there a changing of the guard happening in American tennis? Andy Roddick, the man who has held the torch for American tennis since his US Open victory in 2003, suffered his earliest loss in a Grand Slam tournament since 2008, losing in the US...
ANALYZING WIMBLEDON LOSSES FROM VENUS AND ANDY
Jun. 29 | By Charles Bricker This was a surprising loss by Venus Williams on Tuesday, but it was not shocking and anyone who is “stunned” or in “disbelief” that the older of the sisters won’t win Wimbledon this year hasn’t...
ISNER, QUERREY NEED TO BE RESPECTED AT ROLAND GARROS
May. 19 | By Blair Henley It seems like only yesterday that tennis fans and pundits were predicting dark days for American men’s tennis. With Andy Roddick aging and James Blake and Mardy Fish sitting well outside of the top 50, the USTA found itself in desperate...
WHEN WILL ROGER AND RAFA MEET AGAIN?
May. 11 | By Randy Walker Many are speculating – and hoping – that Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will renew their epic rivalry soon. The two titans have not clashed in a year – since the final of Madrid last May, won by Federer 6-4, 6-4. The stretch...
BETTER DAYS ARE AHEAD FOR SHARAPOVA
May. 10 | By Blair Henley When Maria Sharapova’s camp announced that she would be playing the Madrid Open this week after being sidelined for almost two months by an elbow injury, a collective cheer erupted from her fans (and sponsors). Too bad their excitement...
FEDERER OUSTED IN KEY BISCAYNE; NO RAFA DREAM FINAL
Mar. 31 | By Randy Walker KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. – Just as fans started to squirm about possibly scheduling Easter Sunday brunch plans around a renewal of the Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal rivalry and journalists began spicing up their preview stories about...
MURRAY UPSET BY FISH IN 2ND ROUND AT KEY BISCAYNE
Mar. 28 | The stadium erupted when Mardy Fish walloped the final shot of the match for a winner, and he let loose a jubilant roar of his own. The American earned one of the biggest victories in his 10-year career Saturday at the Sony Ericsson Open, where he upset...
LEANDER PAES DOUBLES TALK
Mar. 26 | By Charles Bricker When it’s time to compile a list of the top 10 players to interview, based on intelligence and candor, you cannot fail to put doubles maven Leander Paes near the top. Leander Paes Twenty minutes with Paes unfailingly results...
HENIN WINS TO SET UP DEMENTIEVA CLASH
Mar. 25 | KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. – Justine Henin, playing in her first tournament in almost two years with an official WTA Tour ranking, advanced to the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open Wednesday by beating Jill Craybas 6-2, 6-2. Henin double-faulted five...
SLOANE STEPHENS AND MOTHER HAVE SPECIAL CONTRACT
Mar. 23 | By Charles Bricker Sloane Stephens was on court trying to win a qualifying match, mom was in the stands dealing with her intermittent match-day nerves and The Contract was back home in Los Angeles, safely tucked into a file – a solemn,...
RODDICK vs. LJUBICIC: THEIR MOST MEMORABLE MATCH
Mar. 21 | By Randy Walker Andy Roddick and Ivan Ljubicic will meet in Sunday’s final of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. It was five years ago that the two players met in probably their most memorable match, the fourth rubber of the 2005 Davis...
