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 However, Djokovic has withdrawn from Los Angeles.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
Caught in the heat wave that has gripped much of the nation, the Atlanta quarterfinals were played today. Andy Roddick played a rematch of his very first final, coincidentally in Atlanta when he won his first final as a wildcard over Xavier Malisse. Roddick played Malisse again (as a wildcard, but number 1 seed) and
Today, four singles matches were played, and five Americans played, and in every match, the American won. Taylor Dent took on fourth seed Horacio Zeballos 4-6, 6-2, 6-0. In the only all-American second round, Mardy Fish took on Robby Ginepri. Fish continued to show the form that got him to the finals at Queen's and
Ah, I forgot to wrap up the weekend tournaments, so let me get that done. There were two clay court tournaments held last week. In the Swedish Open, there was only one non-Spaniard in the semifinals, namely Robin Soderling. He made the finals, but lost to Nicolas Almagro 7-5, 3-6, 6-2. Similarly, at the Mercedes
