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St. Pete seeds lack Simon survival skills
The St. Petersburg draw is already in shambles after just two rounds of the tournament, as seeds are tumbling out at an alarming rate. No. 5 Marin Cilic, No. 6 Dmitry Tursunov, and No. 7 Mario Ancic were all upset in their openers.
A Painful Defeat For Stanislas Wawrinka
Stanislas Wawrinka suffered the most painful (6-3 6-7 6-7) defeat of the year at the hands of German qualifier Benjamin Becker and practically lost chances to book his place at the Masters Cup in Shanghai. Wawrinka couldn’t handle the pressure playing in front of the home crowd.
Many Upsets at the Madrid Masters
Top 10 players, Nikolay Davydenko, David Ferrer and James Blake were ousted in the second round at the Mutua Madrilena Madrid. Each of them will have to fight in the next two weeks to secure spot at Masters Cup in Shanghai.
Maria Sharapova, version 3.1
Maria Sharapova might be out of the running for the rest of the season (darn that nagging shoulder injury!), but it hasn’t stopped her from hitting the town — especially in the name of a good cause.
McEnroe To Imus: Querrey To Play Davis Cup vs. Spain
U.S. Davis Cup Captain Patrick McEnroe announced that 19-year-old Sam Querrey will travel to Spain with the U.S. Davis Cup team and will “make his Davis Cup debut” against Spain in next week’s Davis Cup semifinal in Madrid.
Mondays With Bob Greene: I’m me. I love to show my emotion.
Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the first week of the US Open.
US Open Day 4: Ana Ivanovic Loss Is Biggest Upset In History Of Women’s Tennis
Maybe the number one ranking was too heavy. If so, top-seeded Ana Ivanovic doesn’t have to worry any more. Her US Open is over in what is being called the biggest upset in the history of women’s tennis.
Robbie Koenig: US Open Analysis
Together with Wimbledon, the US Open my favorite Slam! I love “The City” from the restaurants to coffee shops, theatre, night life….there is no place like it!!! Apart from the fact it was my most successful Slam (1x Semi’s and 3x Quarterfinalist in doubles) and my favorite surface.
James Blake To Auction Himself Off for Cancer Research
NEW YORK, AUGUST 22, 2008 — James Blake, the No. 6 tennis player in the world, is auctioning himself off to help cancer patients fight the disease and improve their chances of survival after losing his own father to cancer in 2004. Blake has teamed up with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center [...]
U.S. Open - Who’s Hot, Who’s Not
This U.S. Open promises to be an absolute hum dinger. There is so much on the line with regards to what may happen in 2009.
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