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Stepanek bests “Superman” Monfils in Washington; best shots from the final

August 9, 2011 By 3 Comments

Czech Radek Stepanek ran away with the title at this year’s Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. versus entertainer extraordinaire Gaël Monfils, 6-4, 6-4. Both players were on their best behavior as they showcased brilliant tennis and provided lots of goofy photos (below)! Stepanek strolled into the media interview room and began downing not [...]

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Behind-the-scenes ‘rain delay’ fun of Monfils vs. Isner

August 7, 2011 By 4 Comments

What do you do in a rain delay at a tennis tournament? If you’re a player, you play scrabble, watch “Shark Week” or take a nap. If you’re a spectator, you get drenched unless you’re lucky enough to enjoy the downpour from your own private suite. If you’re media, you’re either productively working hard to [...]

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Serbian Fatalism at Legg Mason Tennis Classic: Janko Tipsarevic and Viktor Troicki

August 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Serbian fatalism was in full swing at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. last night as the two remaining Serbs, world #15 Viktor Troicki and #25 Janko Tipsarevic went out to John Isner and Gael Monfils, respectively. Being from the former Yugoslavia myself, I have an intimate look into the way Serbians, as [...]

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Donald Young: Cinderella run to the Legg Mason Tennis Classic semifinals

August 5, 2011 By 5 Comments

Young American Donald Young took full advantage of Marcos Baghdatis’ depleted energy and was able to continue the biggest run of his career, winning 6-3, 7-6(4) and reaching his first ATP tour level semifinal on Friday evening at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. Baghdatis had played two 3-setters yesterday and was simply outplayed by the [...]

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Xavier Malisse on playing U.S. Open with Mark Knowles, update on Anti-Doping court case

August 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment

After defeating #4 doubles’ seeds Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi with partner Mark Knowles at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, I was able to sit down with world #42 singles’ player Xavier Malisse and discuss his busy summer as well as plans to double up with Knowles for the U.S. Open. Malisse had a breakthrough [...]

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Baghdatis defeats Devvarman in a three-set “dog fight”

August 4, 2011 By 1 Comment

With a Thursday schedule that could rival any grand slam tournament’s, the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. began with an early session due to a washout Wednesday evening. The matches that were supposed to take place last night, instead took place today starting at noon, making it necessary for some players to play [...]

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Ryan Harrison on Andy Roddick’s influence, deciding to turn pro, and becoming a top 50 player

August 3, 2011 By 2 Comments

On a day filled with American men dominating in their respective matches, rising teenager Ryan Harrison defeated Mischa Zverev in 3 lop-sided sets, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1. In his post-match press conference, he pinpointed specific times in the match where momentum changed and even talked about the role Andy Roddick has played in the development of [...]

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James Blake on Odesnik: “Oh, is he American?”

August 2, 2011 By 4 Comments

James Blake knocked out defending champion David Nalbandian, 6-2, 6-4, from the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. Tuesday evening. He was looking like his former top 10 self and claimed to have served better than any time in the “past 2 years.” But a deeper story lied within his after-match press conference. Aside [...]

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Sweeting wins in Washington, D.C., calls out Odesnik

August 2, 2011 By 8 Comments

The Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, DC is featuring some very candid and thoughtful up-and-coming American men. Among them, is 24-year-old Ryan Sweeting who gave elaborate details and opinions on Robert Kendrick’s current situation, calling it “absolutely ridiculous.” Sweeting defeated a tired-looking Alex Bogomolov, Jr in straight sets 6-2, 6-4 on Tuesday evening. Bogomolov had [...]

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Muscles, sweat, and skin: players’ funny practices

August 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The Legg Mason Tennis Classic has been flooded this week with players from all around the world as they compete to pocket a cool $264,000 and 500 ranking points.  I’ll catch you up on all the intricate behind-the-scenes happenings and special events so far this week. If there’s one partnership of players you should catch [...]

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