Fish Downs Roddick, Ready For Isner
At the Atlanta Championships, the fans got the all-American finals they wanted but top seed And Roddick is down and out.
At the Atlanta Championships, the fans got the all-American finals they wanted but top seed And Roddick is down and out.
On a day dominated by the excitement of John Isner and Nicolay Mahut on Court 18, all the big names moved on at Wimbledon.
Two Americans put on serving clinics at the Queen’s Club to set up a championship match between two good friends.
Seven matches were contested on the grass at The Queen’s Club on Thursday and the only the very brave survived.
French Open Champion and clay court genius Rafa Nadal will bring his new number one world ranking to the grass courts of London for the AEGON Championships at the Queens Club.
Rafa Nadal and Justine Henin, the two best clay court players in their divisions, powered to first round wins as other in-form players strutted their stuff on Tuesday.
On Monday, challenges came from unlikely sources on the men’s side but heat management may have saved Andy Murray and helped Novak Djokovic as the 3 and 4 seeds lived to see another day.
Rehabilitated David Nalbandian has always been tough on Rafa Nadal, and the one-time world number three showed why on Sunday.
The upsets and near upsets just keep coming at Indian Wells. And, the fans are liking the highly competitive play. More than 23,300 fans turned out Saturday, setting a new single day record at the BNP Paribas Open. Heavy favorites are taking their hits and struggling to stay alive in the hotly contested early rounds.
Sam Querrey won the Memphis tournament beating his friend John Isner 6-7(3-7), 7-6(7-5), 6-3.