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
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
Mardy Fish must feel his buddy, Andy Roddick's pain. Roddick had not lost serve until the final game that gave Wimbledon 2009 to Roger Federer. Fish hadn't been broken either, until 4-all in the third set, when Fed got to 30-40 and Fish netted a shot. Fed had had chances including a marathon third game
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
As expected, Juan Martin del Potro will not defend his US Open title. He was expecting to mark his return at the end of September in Bangkok, but nothing sooner than that. With only a week before the US Open, del Potro has not played any tournaments since the Australian Open and only started practicing
Roger Federer might point to his match in Indian Wells where he lost to Marcos Baghdatis in three sets as the first of a series of disappointments. He went to Miami and lost Tomas Berdych after being up match point. He went to Rome and lost to Ernests Gulbis in the 2nd round. He went
They say "give a man a fish and he eats for a day". Well, had to work in a Fish joke today. The last time these two met was in the finals of Atlanta, the first tournament in the US Open Series. Fish had just been fresh off a win in Newport on grass and
