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
Juan Martin del Potro has basically been off the tour since Indian Wells. He got wrist surgery and was expected to be off the tour for at least 3-6 months. del Potro has signed up to play in Thailand, but that is at the end of September. The US Open starts the last week of
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
After Wimbledon winds down, the tour diverges for a few weeks. Those who head to the US, can play Newport, the last grass event of the year, and a little over a week after Newport ends, the US Open Series starts up the hard court season. There are, much to Nadal's chagrin, three hard court
Much like the World Cup that just concluded (Rafael Nadal made an appearance in South Africa to support Spain in its first win), the Davis Cup is actually tiered. Most of the media focuses on the top tier, the World Group, which starts with 16 teams, and goes four rounds over four different times of
Both Mardy Fish and Olivier Rochus have been on the tour for a long time. They've only met three times, but each time, it's been a challenge. They first met back in 2002 at Long Island which Fish won 6-4, 1-6, 6-3. They met once again, this time in Lyon, France, and Rochus won 6-7(5),
Long time fans have long lamented the disappearance of true serve and volleyers. The last two good serve and volleyers were probably Pete Sampras and Patrick Rafter. Both their careers were essentially over in the early 2000s. Names like Tim Henman, Jonas Bjorkman, or if you go back far enough to Edberg, Becker, McEnroe, and
