Ah, Ernests, Ernests, Ernests. You've been a fan favorite for years now. Everyone sees you're clearly talented. A year ago, you looked like you were going to break through. You won Delray Beach over Ivo Karlovic. You upset Roger Federer. You took a set off Rafa Nadal. Everyone thought, finally--finally, you were going to be
Gulbis reached a turning point in his career. Back in Rome in 2010, he upset Roger Federer in the second round. He reached the semifinals where he took one of two sets that anyone had taken off him in the clay season (the other player to take a set was Nicolas Almagro). But he got
Last year, Fish followed up a Newport win with an Atlanta win and this began his steady progress to eventually reach the top ten for the first time in his career. This year, John Isner, who was the Atlanta finalist last year, hoped to do the same. While Fish was playing Davis Cup this year,
Muller's one of those players that had potential when he was a junior. One of the rare players from Luxembourg, Muller has had random success. He was the last player, other than Federer, to beat Nadal at Wimbledon (well, prior to this year). He beat Andy Roddick during the "mojo" year at the US Open
Unless you happen to live in the West Coast of the US, you are likely in the middle of an American heat wave (apologies to non-Americans reading this). Temperatures are topping 100 (high 30s in C) in many locations. And in the middle of this heat wave, Atlanta is running a tournament. This is the
There's the big four: Djokovic, Nadal, Federer, and Murray. Then, there are the next two. Soderling and Ferrer. While their games aren't quite good enough to beat the top 4, they are good enough to beat pretty much everyone else. Soderling does his part supporting the two hometown tournaments. This one is played outdoors on
When John Isner wasn't picked to play Davis Cup, this freed him to play Newport. This year and last, John Isner was eliminated in the second round of Wimbledon. Last year, it was after a marathon match with Nicolas Mahut when he faced Thiemo de Bakker who also had a long match, but clearly not
Everyone knows Wimbledon is the premier grass court tournament. What few people outside of avid tennis fans know is there's another grass tournament in the US. Normally, because so few players actually like grass--many prefer hard courts or clay much better, the draw at Newport, site of the Tennis Hall of Fame, is often weak
On Sunday, it rained. And rained. And rained some more. Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were left to playing tennis and tweeting to pass the time away. Eventually, the match was called, and the spectators were given full refunds. The players would have to return Monday. Tennis Channel was scheduled to cover the finals early
