ISNER FALLS VALIANTLY TO DJOKOVIC AS U.S. LOSES IN DAVIS CUP PLAY
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, [...]
TODD MARTIN’S CONFLICTING DAVIS CUP WEEKEND
By Charles Bricker
Could this be one of those who-do-I-root-for Davis Cup weekends for Todd Martin, whose coaching client, Novak Djokovic, will be trying to beat up on Martin’s fellow Americans, John Isner and Sam Querrey, this weekend?
“You know, I don’t think it will feel too strange. I guess it’s going to be sort of like [...]
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: VENUS WILLIAMS TAKES DUBAI
STARS
Venus Williams beat Victoria Azarenka 6-3 7-5 to win the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Sam Querrey beat John Isner 6-4 6-3 to win the men’s singles at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Michael Llodra beat Julien Benneteau 6-3 6-4 to win the Open 13 in Marseille, France
Juan Carlos [...]
ARE ISNER AND QUERREY READY FOR DAVIS CUP ON CLAY?
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 [...]
IT’S RODDICK VS VERDASCO IN SAN JOSE
SAN JOSE, Calif. —Andy Roddick was outplayed for most of the night by Sam Querrey. But when the match got to the tiebreakers, Roddick took charge.
The top-seeded Roddick beat the seventh-seeded Querrey, 2-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(4), on Saturday night in a protracted semifinal at the SAP Open that featured a combined 53 aces.
Roddick reached the final [...]
RODDICK, VERDASCO WIN AT SAP OPEN
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Andy Roddick and Fernando Verdasco each advanced into the quarterfinals of the SAP Open with victories Thursday.
The top-seeded Roddick defeated Leonardo Mayer 6-3, 6-1, while Verdasco, the No. 2 seed, beat Benjamin Becker 7-5, 6-2.
Roddick, seed No. 1 and seeking a fourth title in San Jose, said he continued to feel [...]
HAAS LEADS GERMAN RUN AT SAP OPEN
By Chris Kane
Germany 4, Rest of the World 0. The SAP Open in San Jose featured a clean German sweep Tuesday with Benjamin Becker, Bjorn Phau, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Tommy Haas each scoring first-round victories.
Becker, the 2004 NCAA Singles Champion while at Baylor University, beat American qualifier Tim Smyczek 6-4, 6-2, while Phau produced the [...]
THE SECOND-OLDEST U.S. TOURNAMENT, THE SAP OPEN, HAS STRONG FIELD FOR 2010
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 [...]
McENROE BOOK CALLED “HARDCOURT CONFIDENTIAL,” US OPEN NATIONAL PLAYOFFS TO DEBUT: THIS WEEK IN TENNIS BUSINESS
Bob Stockton is subbing for Justin Cohen this week for THIS WEEK IN TENNIS BUSINESS
* U.S. Davis Cup Captain, USTA General Manager of Player Development and ESPN Commentator Patrick McEnroe will have his book called “Hardcourt Confidential: Tales from Twenty Years in the Pro Tennis Trenches” come out on June 8, 2010.
TERRELL OWENS CHEERS ON VICTORIOUS RODDICK IN AUSTRALIAN OPENER
With National Football League star Terrell “TO” Owens cheering him on from his player’s box, Andy Roddick advanced into the second round of the Australian Open Monday with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over Dutchmen Thiemo de Bakker.
Interviewed by ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi, Owens said he and Roddick became friends after first meeting at various parties [...]
This Week in Tennis Business: Querrey inks seven-figure deal with K-Swiss
By Justin Cohen
According to the Sportsbusiness Journal, Sam Querrey has signed a seven-figure deal with K-Swiss.
Tommy Haas has been diagnosed with Swine Flu. “I did a test because I suspected that I had swine flu. The test was positive,” Haas told a newspaper on Tuesday. “Of course, it was a shock for me.”
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