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Last Week's Tournaments
Legg Mason Tennis Classic (ATP - Hard - Washington D.C., United States)
- Singles Final: Andy Roddick def. John Isner 6-4, 7-6.
- Singles Semifinal: Andy Roddick def. Ivo Karlovic 7-6, 7-6.
- Singles Semifinal: John Isner def. Gael Monfils 6-7, 7-6, 7-6.
- Singles Bracket
- Doubles Final: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan def. Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram 7-6, 3-6, 10-7.
- Doubles Semifinal: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan def. Paul Hanley/Kevin Ullyett 6-1, 6-1.
- Doubles Semifinal: Jonathan Erlich/Andy Ram def. Martin Damm/Leander Paes 6-7, 7-6, 10-2.
- Doubles Bracket
Orange Prokom Open (ATP - Clay - Sopot, Poland)
- Singles Final: Tommy Robredo def. Jose Acasuso 7-5, 6-0.
- Singles Semifinal: Jose Acasuso def. Albert Montanes 6-1, 6-2.
- Singles Semifinal: Tommy Robredo def. Gilles Simon 6-3, 7-6.
- Singles Bracket
- Doubles Final: Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski def. Martin Garcia/Sebastian Prieto 6-1, 6-1.
- Doubles Semifinal: Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski def. Lukasz Kubot/Oliver Marach 6-4, 4-6, 10-8.
- Doubles Semifinal: Martin Garcia/Sebastian Prieto def. Juan-Claude Scherrer/Lovro Zovko 6-3, 6-4.
- Doubles Bracket
Acura Classic (WTA - Hard - San Diego, United States)
- Singles Final: Maria Sharapova def. Patty Schnyder 6-2, 3-6, 6-0.
- Singles Semifinal: Maria Sharapova def. Anna Chakvetadze 6-3, 6-2.
- Singles Semifinal: Patty Schnyder def. Elena Dementieva 7-6, 6-0.
- Doubles Final: Cara Black/Liezel Huber def. Victoria Azarenka/Anna Chakvetadze 7-5, 6-4.
- Doubles Semifinal: Cara Black/Liezel Huber def. Yung-Jan Chan/Chia-Jung Chuang 4-6, 6-4, 10-5.
- Doubles Semifinal: Victoria Azarenka/Anna Chakvetadze def. Katarina Srebotnik/Ai Sugiyama 6-2, 3-6, 10-6.
- Singles & Doubles Brackets
Nordea Nordic Light Open (WTA - Hard - Stockholm, Sweden)
- Singles Final: Agnieszka Radawanska def. Vera Dushevina 6-1, 6-1.
- Singles Semifinal: Vera Dushevina def. Julia Goerges 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
- Singles Semifinal: Agnieszka Radawanska def. Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4, 6-3.
- Doubles Final: Anabel Medina Garrigues/Virginia Ruano Pascual def. Chin-Wei Chan/Tetiana Luzhanska 6-1, 5-7, 10-6.
- Doubles Semifinal: Anabel Medina Garrigues/Virginia Ruano Pascual def. Xinyun Han/Jingjing Lu 7-6, 6-0.
- Doubles Semifinal: Chin-Wei Chan/Tetiana Luzhanska def. Vera Dushevina/Elena Vesnina (walkover).
- Singles & Doubles Brackets
By the Letter
T...iebreakers were plentiful during the Legg Mason Tennis Classic semifinals - as all the sets (five) played required one. It was no huge surprise: the Final Four featured four huge servers (Roddick, Karlovic, Monfils, Isner).
E...xpectedly, Cincinnati has offered John Isner a wild card for their upcoming tournament. Just as expectedly, Isner accepted the offer to play in the Masters Series event.
N...ew York Times lists the James Blake autobiography "Breaking Back" at #15 on the Hardcover Nonfiction bestseller list. The book was written with Tribe member Andrew Friedman (Rolo Tomassi here at TW). I've picked up my copy - you should too.
N...ine months passed without a title for Maria Sharapova, but that drought came to an end after she successfully defended her San Diego title. It was the longest amount of time she's taken to win her first title of the year since 2003.
I...ndependent, external resources will be used to investigate why such a large sum of money was bet on a second-round match between Nikolay Davydenko and Martin Vassallo Arguello in Sopot, said ATP Executive Chairman Etienne de Villiers. Most of the money wagered was on Arguello to win, despite Davydenko winning the first set (Arguello eventually won after Davydenko retired with foot problems).
S...ony Ericsson Championships have their first two qualifiers, as Justine Henin and Jelena Jankovic secured their spots earlier this week. Ana Ivanovic should be the next player to qualify, but after her, the remaining five spots are still up for grabs.
W...ismilak International in Bali will be the site for Lindsay Davenport's return to singles play in early September. She'll play doubles with Lisa Raymond a few weeks earlier at New Haven.
O...range Prokom Open champion Tommy Robredo trounced Jose Acasuso 7-5, 6-0 in the final. In the second set, Acasuso won only six points.
R...oddick's victory in Washington was the 16th title he has won in the United States; overall, he has 23 titles.
L...ooking ahead to the doubles draw in Montreal (bracket below), there are a number of star-studded doubles combinations that will be competing: Almagro/Ferrer, Allegro/Federer, Clement/Gasquet, Gonzalez/Ljubicic, Blake/J. Murray, Berdych/Kiefer, Hewitt/Nadal, and Hrbaty/Mathieu.
D...oubles team of Jamie Murray and Eric Butorac will end their partnership after the U.S. Open. The duo has had great success this year, winning titles at Memphis, Nottingham, and San Jose.
McGrogan's Heroes
ATP - Is there any doubt? This is one of the easiest decisions I've had to make when it comes to determining the hero of the week. John Isner's amazing play in Washington started off with question marks, even within the tennis-savvy community. But by the weekend, everyone who followed the sport knew about the run of Isner. John recently graduated from the University of Georgia (his tennis profile is still active on their website), and was playing in only his second ATP Tour event. Coming into Washington, Isner had victories at Chico (Futures) and Lexington (Challengers), but in spite of these accomplishments, no one could have foreseen what was to come in the nation's capital.
