Who is Frédéric Niemeyer? Few people seemed to know this Canadian who, ranked 487 in the world, was expected to give Federer little challenge. Federer hadn't played since Wimbledon. In the meanwhile, Mirka Vavrinec, Federer's wife had given birth to twins. Even were that not the case, Federer would probably not have played any of
You know that you're in the elite of the tennis world when you decide the first hardcourt tournament that you will play, indeed the first tournament of any sort you will play is the Rogers Cup. Although the hardcourt season got started in earnest a week after Wimbledon concluded in Indianapolis, none of the big
Attending a match live isn't quite the same as watching it on TV. I went to the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in DC twice, once during qualifying and a little of the first round, and once for one of the semifinals. As far as sporting events go, tennis isn't terribly expensive. A Sunday ticket at
When you look at the crop of American players, you have to go down quite far to find John Isner. Isner's biggest result came at Legg Mason in 2007 when he got a lucky wildcard because Fernando Gonzalez dropped out at the last minute. He used that opportunity to get to the finals, where he
Somdev Devvarman is listed as playing for India. Born in Assam, trained in Chennai, Devvarman is the highest ranked male singles player from India. At 153 in the world, Devvarman is not well-known outside of India. But if there's one tournament Devvarman might call home that isn't in India, it may be the Legg Mason
Every pro, outside the very unusual exception of the Williams sisters, played junior tennis. At this level, many dreams are born and quashed long before the few that are talented enough, dedicated enough, and healthy enough make it to the pros.Four years ago, in the 2005 USTA Boys 18 National Championship, the finalists were Donald
Third time's the charm, they say. Sam Querrey has been on a roll,but it's not quite the kind of roll he wanted. Querrey had reached two consecutive finals prior to Los Angeles, once in Newport and once in Indianapolis. Twice, Querrey found himself with solid opportunities, playing opponents ranked lower than himself in the final.Â
For a third consecutive tournament, Sam Querrey has made it to a finals, but to get to the finals, he had to beat someone in the semifinals that was perhaps hotter than him, namely, Tommy Haas. Haas has had quite the summer. He pushed Federer to five sets at the French. He beat Djokovic twice
Sam Querrey has been on a bit of a roll lately. Right after Wimbledon, he played in the International Hall of Fame where he made the finals, but lost to fellow American, Rajeev Ram. Last week, he played at Indianapolis where he made the finals again, and where he lost to another fellow American, Robby
Although the French Open has long since concluded and the US Open is looming, the clay court season continues rolling.Two events were concluded on Sunday, July 26. The International German Open held in Hamburg was won by Nikolay Davydenko. Davydenko's ranking had slipped out of the top 10 due to an injury he sustained in
