Nadal reportedly back on board for Cincinnati
In again, out again, on again, off again…that has been the story with Rafael Nadal and the Western & Southern Open so far this summer. The Spanish news outlet Marta reported earlier this month that […]
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Washington, D.C. previews and picks: Hewitt vs. Harrison, Querrey vs. Istomin
Lleyton Hewitt and Ryan Harrison will face each other on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. following successful semifinal campaigns in Atlanta. Meanwhile, the beginning of second-round action features Sam Querrey and Denis Istomin. Lleyton Hewitt vs. […]
Isner up to usual tricks in capturing first Atlanta title
John Isner saves two championship points to outlast Kevin Anderson in a three-set Atlanta final that did not feature a single break of serve on Sunday afternoon. Isner wins the seventh ATP title of his […]
Approach Shots: U.S. Open Series continues in D.C.
“Approach Shots” is Ricky’s weekly look at what’s ahead on the ATP Tour. The Citi Open has gotta love non-Olympic years. While the field is depleted once every four installments of the tournament due to […]
Atlanta Day 8 recap: Isner, Anderson come up big in tiebreakers
Drama at the BB&T Atlanta Open continued on Semifinal Saturday, with top two seeds John Isner and Kevin Anderson booking spots in the final. Isner and Lleyton Hewitt played the fourth third-set tiebreaker of the […]
Atlanta final preview and pick: Isner vs. Anderson
The tallest-ever ATP final will pit John Isner against Kevin Anderson on Sunday in Atlanta. Isner is looking for his first career title at this event after finishing runner-up to Mardy Fish in both 2010 […]
Finals previews and picks: Fognini vs. Robredo, Youzhny vs. Haase
Fabio Fognini will be going for three titles in three weeks when he takes the court on Sunday in Umag against Tommy Robredo. A surprising, Swiss-free title match in Gstaad pits Mikhail Youzhny against Robin […]
Atlanta Day 7 recap: Isner, Harrison one round away from all-American final
The Atlanta story is a familiar one for John Isner. Now the question heading into the weekend is if he can rewrite the final chapter. Isner is through to the semifinals of this event for […]
Umag SF previews and picks: Fognini vs. Monfils, Seppi vs. Robredo
Fabio Fognini will try to continue his incredible hot streak when he takes the Umag court against Gael Monfils for semifinal action on Saturday. Andreas Seppi and Tommy Robredo are also bidding for a place […]
Atlanta SF previews and picks: Isner vs. Hewitt, Anderson vs. Harrison
A marquee semifinal between John Isner and Lleyton Hewitt is set for Saturday in Atlanta. Kevin Anderson and Ryan Harrison are also one win away from the title match. (1) John Isner vs. (7) Lleyton […]