Juan Martin del Potro has been out of the game a long time. A very long time. None of the top pros in the game has ever had such a lengthy break from the game. del Potro basically played the Australian Open, and that was it. He hasn't been back since. He had wrist surgery
Is it Ian Westermann's dark haired Ukrainian right-handed doppleganger? Whatever the case, Sergiy Stakhovsky has won his fourth title, and his second this year. His opponent was Denis Istomin whose story of a car accident that broke his leg as a teen and left him playing no tennis for two years is one that might
Sigh. I suppose there's a tournament going on in New Haven. Marcos Baghdatis, semifinalist at Cincy, decided to come to New Haven to play. Mardy Fish, finalist at Cincy, decided to skip, even though he was scheduled to play. It happens somewhat surprising that players get deep in a tournament before a Slam, and the
Sam Querrey's best win against a top player was against Andy Roddick. Querrey beat Roddick in Cincinnati last year and beat Roddick in Memphis this year. By contrast, Querrey had never won a set against Andy Murray. Murray accepted a wildcard to play LA when Novak Djokovic decided to pull out at the last minute
This was the kind of match Sam Querrey used to lose. He'd play close against a top 30-ish player and if it got tight, his chances of losing were about the same as it was to win. Sam knew that he had to get through the majority of these matches. Janko Tipsarevic is one of
Novak Djokovic was planning to play LA which is something the top 4 have avoided, waiting to play the hardcourt tournaments as late as possible, starting with Toronto, a Masters 1000, followed by Cincinnati, another Masters 1000, followed by a week off, an the US Open. However, Djokovic cited personal reasons for not attending and
I would love to say something intelligent about the match, but a whirlwind storm hit my viewing area. The 20 minutes was enough to take down power in a huge swath of area where I live. I had expected my satellite to go down, and watch the match on ESPN 3, but with no power,
Next week, Los Angeles starts. Novak Djokovic, who hasn't played this event in recent memory, was scheduled to play. One advantage of Djokovic playing would be getting some separation between him and Federer so he could secure the second seed at the US Open. However, Djokovic has withdrawn from Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Andy Murray, who
Mardy Fish had been having knee issues. One of his best buds on tour, Andy Roddick, had advised him to lose weight. Fish essentially hired a nutritionist and shaved 30 lbs off his 200 lb frame and now weighs under 170. This is pretty impressive for a guy 6'2". Fish hasn't had a great deal
Another day of stifling summer heat, and John Isner played Kevin Anderson. The two have played 3 times in the pro ranks. Anderson beat Isner en route to his only ATP final, a loss to Sam Querrey at the Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas in 2008, but Isner beat him twice since then. The
