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Posted by WTM on March 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Randy Walker
John Isner fought valiantly Sunday, playing in his debut Davis Cup series against the No. 2 player in the world, on foreign soil, on an uncomfortable clay court, with over 10,000 Serbian fans cheering against him.
But it was not enough.
The six-foot-nine inch Isner came up just short against Novak Djokovic, falling 7-5, 3-6, [...]
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Randy Walker, Top Stories · Tagged with achieving goals, Andy Roddick, atp tour, bob bryan, chicken curry, clay court, Davis Cup, ethnic war, final score, james blake, janko, john isner, minute substitute, nenad zimonjic, novak djokovic, play three, quarterfinal match, sam querrey, workhorse, zone group
Posted by WTM on February 19, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Charlie Bricker
With a combined 15-5 record (as of Friday) and with Andy Roddick and James Blake ruling themselves out of Davis Cup, John Isner and Sam Querrey richly deserved the call they got this week to represent the U.S. against Serbia, March 5-7. But on clay? Are they ready for that?
Can these two big [...]
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with Andy Roddick, Australian Open, big trees, brother bob, career record, clay court, Davis Cup, frenchman, hands and knees, hardcourts, james blake, john isner, John McEnroe, jumping bean, monfils, novak djokovic, sam querrey, strike zone, suitable surface
Posted by WTM on February 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Chris Kane
On Monday, February 8, the second oldest American tournament, the SAP Open, gets underway at the HP Pavilion in San Jose with three-time winner Andy Roddick headlining the bill in the singles and world No. 1 and Australian Open champs, the Bryan Brothers, set to compete in the doubles.
Pete Sampras, a two time [...]
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with Andy Roddick, career title, chris kane, defending champion, fernando verdasco, hp pavilion in san jose, indoor courts, james blake, john isner, juan martin del potro, Lleyton Hewitt, mardy fish, marin cilic, power tennis, Radek Stepanek, sam querrey, sap open, taylor dent, tommy haas
Posted by WTM on January 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment
On the current career resume of Roger Federer, the Australian Open stands as his most elusive major. The Swiss maestro has gone three years without winning Australia’s Grand Slam tournament, an eternity by the standards of Federer, the reigning French and Wimbledon champion who last won the U.S. Open in 2008. Federer last won in [...]
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Randy Walker, Top Stories · Tagged with Australian Open, australian open title, fernando gonzalez, grand slam title, grand slam tournament, ivan lendl, jack crawford, james blake, Lleyton Hewitt, luis ayala, marcelo rios, new chapter, Nikolay Davydenko, open quarterfinals, rafael nadal, Roger Federer, stauffer, tommy haas, upstart, wimbledon champion
Posted by WTM on January 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Reigning U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro won a barn-burner five-setter with American James Blake, coming back from a service break down in the fifth set to advance into the third round with a 6-4, 6-7, 5-7, 6-3, 10-8 victory in four hours, 18 minutes.
Blake, the recently-turned 30-year-old who has dropped from No. 10 [...]
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with brian barker, cahill, day of rest, doubles player, ESPN, espn analysts, florian mayer, fourth rounder, james blake, juan martin del potro, kelly jones, last september, mary joe fernandez, match, open champion, positive attitude, Roger Federer, stan, time coach, wawrinka
Posted by WTM on January 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Maud Watson
End of an Era? – Earlier this week, it was announced that some of the ATP players are proposing a sort of “World Cup” biennial tournament to be played in place of the present Davis Cup competition. The ITF is understandably defending the Davis Cup, which began over a century ago when the [...]
Filed under Guest Columnists, HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with abdominal strain, andy murray, Andy Roddick, chris evert, david nalbandian, Davis Cup, davis cup competition, dwight davis, golfer greg norman, groin injury, hip surgery, james blake, juan carlos ferrero, juan martin del potro, maud watson, paul henri mathieu, proposal need, Roger Federer, spaniard juan
Posted by WTM on January 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The following is a look at the matches from 2000 to 2009 that Hall of Fame journalist Bud Collins, author of the book THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS, says were the best of the decade. You can read more about Bud on his official website www.BudCollinsTennis.com.
All right, so it’s time again to look [...]
Filed under Bud Collins, HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Bud Collins, collins history, david nalbandian, Davis Cup, elena dementieva, goran ivanisevic, history of tennis, james blake, Jimmy Connors, juan martin del potro, justine henin, kim clijsters, Leyton Hewitt, lindsay davenport, Lleyton Hewitt, marat safin, marcos baghdatis, Martina Hingis, Mats Wilander, nadia petrova, Olympics, pat rafter, patrick mcenroe, robin soderling, Roger Federer, Tennis, tommy haas, Wimbledon
Posted by WTM on January 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Roddick, Blake Out of U.S. Davis Cup Line-Up
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with Andy Roddick, captain patrick, co author, cup debut, Davis Cup, davis cup team, front runners, george bastl, james blake, jan michael gambill, john isner, main stays, patrick mcenroe, peter bodo, Roger Federer, s davis, sam querrey, singles title, those guys, winston salem
Posted by WTM on January 3, 2010 · 2 Comments
The Brisbane International starts off the New Year with a great line up, headlined as the return WTA event for the newly, un-retired Justine Henin. Joining Henin will be her fellow Belgian “comeback kid” Kim Clijsters as well as Ana Ivanovic. Andy Roddick, Gael Monfils and James Blake highlight the men’s field. This year marks [...]
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with Ana Ivanovic, Andy Roddick, best live music, bicycle paths, brisbane international, cbd, comeback kid, cruise ships, fortitude valley, gael monfils, james blake, justine henin, kim clijsters, night life entertainment, outdoor cafes, quaint boutiques, scenic view, state of queensland, weather brisbane, youthful enthusiasm
Posted by WTM on November 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment
STARS
Michael Berrer beat Dominik Hrbaty 6-7 (6) 64 7-6 (3) to win the men’s singles at the Ritro Slovak Open in Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Michael Russell won the JSM Challenger of Champaign-Urbana, beating Taylor Dent 7-5 6-4 in Champaign, Illinois, USA
Eduardo Schwank beat Jorge Aguilar 7-5 6-4 to win the Lima Challenger 2009 in Lima, Peru
Takao [...]
Filed under Bob Greene, Top Stories · Tagged with Ana Ivanovic, Andre Agassi, andy murray, Andy Roddick, atp world tour, Australian Open, bnp paribas, bnp paribas masters, boris becker, brisbane international, crystal meth, david ferrer, Dinara Safina, elena dementieva, feliciano lopez, fernando gonzalez, fernando verdasco, gael monfils, Grand Slams, james blake, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, juan martin del potro, justine henin, kim clijsters, Leyton Hewitt, Lleyton Hewitt, nadia petrova, novak djokovic, palau sant jordi, Pete Sampras, rafael nadal, robin soderling, Roger Federer, roland garros, serena williams, sony ericsson wta tour, Svetlana Kuznetsova, US Open, Wimbledon, Yanina Wickmayer
Posted by WTM on November 19, 2009 · 1 Comment
There are only three more days until the start of the Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London. As part on of the countdown, WorldTennisMagazine.com is presenting a special look at some of the best moments in the history of the season-ending ATP championships, courtesy of the book ON THIS DAY [...]
Filed under Randy Walker, Top Stories · Tagged with andy murray, atp tour, atp world tour, Australian Open, boris becker, french championships, gaston gaudio, Grand Slam, head and shoulders, james blake, michael chang, prize money, rafael nadal, Roger Federer, shanghai china, tennis history, Tennis Masters Cup, tennis masters cup in shanghai, undisputed world, Wimbledon
Posted by WTM on November 18, 2009 · 1 Comment
By: Justin Cohen
Butch Buchholz, founder and tournament chairman of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, will be stepping down following the 2010 event. The event started in 1985 by Buchholz, is now owned by IMG.
Roger Federer signs a 10-year sponsorship deal with Credit Suisse. As a part of the deal, the Swiss bank will [...]
Filed under Justin Cohen, Top Stories · Tagged with Andy Roddick, ATP, atp world tour, Australian Open, chris evert, david ferrer, feliciano lopez, fernando verdasco, Grand Slam, grand slam title, james blake, kim clijsters, marat safin, maria sharapova, melanie oudin, rafael nadal, Roger Federer, United States, US Open, venus williams, Wimbledon, WTA
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