You say Teimuraz, I say Teymuraz. Like Oleksandr became Aleksander Dologopolov (who lost in straights to Ferrer), Gabashvili has chanced the spelling of his first name now preferring to use the "y" instead of the "i". And with maturity, he's now tamed some of his hard-hitting but erratic tennis. And for two plus sets, Gabashvili
For a second day in a row, the temperature reached the 90s (around 30C) in New York City, and the heat appears to have produced upsets. Marcos Baghdatis may be rethinking his decision to play New Haven. He didn't win the tournament, but he had been playing hot tennis up to then. The lesson? Be
If you could boil down the US Open 2009 into one shot, one singular feat, it would have to be Roger Federer's tweener against Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the US Open. This is how it went down. Djokovic is down 0-30. If he loses his serve, Federer will win the match. Djokovic hits
It's the last Slam of the year. Let's quickly go over today's matches. Let's start with the seeds. Davydenko (6) beat Michael Russell 6-4, 6-1, 6-3. This is a solid win. Davydenko seems like he's regaining form. At least, he's beating players he should beat. Robin Soderling (5) beat unheralded Haider-Mauer, but it took 5
Although past performance is not always an indicator of future success, what else do we have to use for predictions? So, here we go looking at players in form and not. In Form Roger Federer Here was a guy who had an amazing streak of reaching semifinals of Slams dating back 5 years. Had Fed
Quick note: Andy Murray is again in Rafael Nadal's section of the draw. This is the third time this year that this has happened at a Slam. Murray was on Federer's half of the draw at the French, but was eliminated before he could meet Federer. We'll go section by section each section is 16
Let's rewind back to Wimbledon which was where the men were playing before the US Open Series began. Rafael Nadal had endured two five-setters, then beat Robin Soderling (again) and then beat Tomas Berdych in the final. Oh yes, he beat Brit hopeful, Andy Murray once again. Rafa had been playing more aggressive tennis, trying
Today, the seeds were announced. It follows the rankings. The only two missing players are Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Juan Martin del Potro, the defending champ. Players that just missed being seeded are a few Frenchmen: Michael Llodra, Julien Benneteau, and Richard Gasquet. Nalbandian and Hewitt barely made the seedings. 1. Rafael Nadal, Spain 2. Roger
Every Monday, the new rankings come out (except in the middle week of Slams and during periods where no tournaments are played). Slams and Masters 1000 potentially shuffle up the rankings more than usual because they are worth so many ATP points. Mardy Fish's run to the final means he is now in the top
It's less than a week before the draw for the US Open comes out and the last Slam of the year is ready for action. We'll do a preview based on the form of various players based on the weeks heading up to the US Open. Keep in mind that there's usually a surprise or
