US Open 2009 starts tomorrow!

Get ready for the action as the world's best players take to the courts at Flushing Meadows in New York!

On day one of play some household names such as Roger Federer, Kim Clijsters, Andy Roddick, Serena and Venus Williams among others. For the first day of play it will be shown on The Tennis Channel and on ESPN2 in the USA, but not sure about other countries.

The event will be covered for the whole 2 weeks, so stay tuned to this blog for all the latest news!

Verdasco captures first hard-court title

Fernando Verdasco cooled down Sam Querrey's fire as he won his first career hard-court title yesterday night. The Spaniard won in straight sets although he served up 11 double faults, and is going into this year's US Open with confidence. The score was 64 76(6) and Verdasco came out to play the final just a little after four hours after winning in two tiebreaks against Igor Andreev. He is seeded 10th at this year's US Open, while Querrey is seeded 22nd at the Open.

Great run for Verdasco after winning first title of this year, and good luck at the US Open!

Rain delay in New Haven

Today's play has been halted by rain and will start tomorrow with both semifinals on schedule.

Results for August 27, 2009

Singles - Quarter-finals
[2] [WC] F Verdasco (ESP) d [11] J Melzer (AUT) 63 61
[6] S Querrey (USA) d [1] N Davydenko (RUS) 63 36 64
[7] I Andreev (RUS) d L Mayer (ARG) 64 67(4) 63
J Acasuso (ARG) d F Serra (FRA) 75 64

Doubles - Quarter-finals
M Melo (BRA) / A Sa (BRA) d [3] F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) 63 64
[4] M Damm (CZE) / R Lindstedt (SWE) d P Hanley (AUS) / J Kerr (AUS) 62 36 10-6

Doubles - First Round
P Hanley (AUS) / J Kerr (AUS) d [WC] D Martin (USA) / R Ram (USA) 62 63

Davydenko shocked by Querrey

Top seeded Nikolay Davydenko let himself down today after he had 2 break point chances to lead 5-4 on serve in the last set against America's second best player Sam Querrey. Sam Querrey took a dramatic turn to win his serve in that game and also then broke the Russian in a love-game to get himself to the semis of the event in New Haven. The score was 63 36 64 and Sam Querrey is looking to win the Olympus US Open Series and have a chance to play for an extra $1 million at NYC next week. He will play Jose Acasuso in the semis, while the other semi will have Fernando Verdasco and Igor Andreev battle it out for a spot in the final.

Results for August 26, 2009

Singles - Third Round
[1] N Davydenko (RUS) d [15] F Santoro (FRA) 75 63
[2] [WC] F Verdasco (ESP) d [16] A Seppi (ITA) 76(3) 62
[6] S Querrey (USA) d B Phau (GER) 75 63
[7] I Andreev (RUS) d [Q] F Gil (POR) 64 64
[11] J Melzer (AUT) d [8] V Hanescu (ROU) 76(5) 46 61
J Acasuso (ARG) d [14] I Kunitsyn (RUS) 36 76(3) 63
L Mayer (ARG) d S Bolelli (ITA) 62 64
F Serra (FRA) d [WC] R Ram (USA) 46 76(6) 75

Doubles - Quarter-finals
J Knowle (AUT) / J Melzer (AUT) d C Kas (GER) / P Petzschner (GER) 76(2) 46 10-8
[2] B Soares (BRA) / K Ullyett (ZIM) d J Chardy (FRA) / F Santoro (FRA) 61 76(3)

Doubles - First Round
[3] F Cermak (CZE) / M Mertinak (SVK) d W Moodie (RSA) / H Tecau (ROU) 76(4) 46 10-7
[4] M Damm (CZE) / R Lindstedt (SWE) d [WC] R Kendrick (USA) / S Lipsky (USA) 75 64
M Melo (BRA) / A Sa (BRA) d S Huss (AUS) / R Hutchins (GBR) 75 63
P Hanley (AUS) / J Kerr (AUS) vs [WC] D Martin (USA) / R Ram (USA)

Results for August 24, 2009

Pilot Pen Tennis New Haven, U.S.A. ATP World Tour 250 Singles - Second Round [6] S Querrey (USA) d M Gicquel (FRA) 64 67(3) 62 Singles - First Round S Bolelli (ITA) d C Rochus (BEL) 63 64 P Starace (ITA) d M Zverev (GER) 63 26 63 [Q] P Cuevas (URU) d A Golubev (KAZ) 63 64 K Kim (USA) d T Gabashvili (RUS) 64 57 63 B Phau (GER) d B Becker (GER) 26 62 63 R Kendrick (USA) d [Q] F Nielsen (DEN) 63 75 [Q] F Gil (POR) d [WC] M Baghdatis (CYP) 64 63 Y Lu (TPE) d G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 62 62 J Acasuso (ARG) d M Gonzalez (ARG) 61 67(7) 62 [WC] R Ram (USA) d [Q] N Lapentti (ECU) 75 16 76(3) Doubles - First Round C Kas (GER) / P Petzschner (GER) d [1] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) 75 63 J Chardy (FRA) / F Santoro (FRA) d T Parrott (USA) / F Polasek (SVK) 64 36 10-7

Federer seals 16th Masters title

Roger Federer played against another rival Novak Djokovic today and Djokovic didn't pose any threat to him as he trampled him in straight sets. The first set was a one sided affair as Federer showed tremendous poise and skill to execute the chance and take the first set 61. The second set saw Djokovic change shirts from red to white and then started to put Federer under pressure by having a lead of 3-0, but Federer's mental composure was top-notch as he rallied to take the match and his 16th Masters shield with a score of 61 75. He is second on the list of players who won the most Masters titles only second to Andre Agassi, who has 17 of them.

Federer also felt it special to win his first tile since becoming a father and will next head to the US Open which will begin on August 31.

Federer in first final since Wimby; Djokovic outclasses Nadal

Roger Federer packed up all the good stuff today and showed superb tennis to beat rival Andy Murray in straight sets. Federer showed effortless winners throughout the first set to take it 62, but then showed a bit of tightness with Murray picking up momentum. In the end it was Federer who was the more consistent and could hold his nerve better of the two and booked his place in the final with a score of 62 76(8). His opponent in the final will be Novak Djokovic, who gave Rafael Nadal a wake-up call and beat him with an easy score of 61 64. Rafa didn't look comfortable from the start and Djokovic kept on attacking and attacking to make this year's Cincy final.

Federer and Djokovic have a head-to head record of 7-4 in Federer's favor.

Good luck to both of the champions!

May the best player win!

Results for August 20, 2009

Singles - Third Round
[1] R Federer (SUI) d D Ferrer (ESP) 36 63 64
[2] R Nadal (ESP) d P Mathieu (FRA) 75 62
[3] A Murray (GBR) d [16] R Stepanek (CZE) 64 61
[4] N Djokovic (SRB) d J Chardy (FRA) 75 63
[9] G Simon (FRA) d [8] N Davydenko (RUS) 67(6) 64 64
L Hewitt (AUS) d S Querrey (USA) 61 26 63
[LL] J Benneteau (FRA) d G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 46 64 76(4)
T Berdych (CZE) d [Q] C Guccione (AUS) 64 63

Doubles - Second Round
[1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d M Mirnyi (BLR) / A Ram (ISR) 64 62
D Ferrer (ESP) / T Robredo (ESP) d [3] L Dlouhy (CZE) / L Paes (IND) 62 64
[6] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) d J Chardy (FRA) / G Simon (FRA) 62 64
[8] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) d [WC] J Isner (USA) / S Querrey (USA) 46 62 10-8

Top four make Cincy quarters

Roger Federer made it to the quarters today by dispatching David Ferrer in three sets. Ferrer gave Federer a scare in the first set by winning it 63. But Federer stepped up his game in the next two sets to take the victory with a score of 36 63 64. Rafael Nadal also got the spot by beating Paul-Henri Mathieu after being down 1-4 in the first set. Fighting hard helped in this case and rescued his campaign when he won with a score of 75 62. Both Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic got their share of the deal by booking their place in the quarterfinals with two set wins as well.

Other winners include Gilles Simon and Lleyton Hewitt, who took out Andy Roddick's conqueror Sam Querrey.

Results for August 18, 2009

Western & Southern Financial Group Masters Cincinnati, U.S.A. ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Singles - Second Round [9] G Simon (FRA) d I Andreev (RUS) 76(5) 67(6) 61 D Ferrer (ESP) d [14] M Cilic (CRO) 76(4) 62 Singles - First Round T Berdych (CZE) d [10] F Gonzalez (CHI) 64 ret. (knee) G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) d [11] F Verdasco (ESP) 76(4) 76(4) L Hewitt (AUS) d [12] R Soderling (SWE) 36 76(8) 63 - saved 2 M.P. [Q] M Youzhny (RUS) d V Hanescu (ROU) 75 62 J Melzer (AUT) d F Lopez (ESP) 57 76(4) 76(7) A Seppi (ITA) d [Q] J Hernych (CZE) 36 64 61 [Q] C Guccione (AUS) d P Kohlschreiber (GER) 75 26 63 I Kunitsyn (RUS) d J Blake (USA) 76(5) 67(5) 64 P Petzschner (GER) d [Q] S Bolelli (ITA) 76(6) 63 [WC] J Isner (USA) d T Haas (GER) 76(5) 57 76(3) Doubles - Second Round [2] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d R Lindstedt (SWE) / M Melo (BRA) 64 64 Doubles - First Round M Llodra (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) d J Melzer (AUT) / R Stepanek (CZE) 76(2) 64

Cilic beaten by Ferrer

Fourteenth seeded Marin Cilic was upset today by former top ten player David Ferrer. Ferrer made Cilic go to a tiebreak and won it 7-4, but then Cilic showed signs of disappointment and eventually Ferrer seized the opportunity to win the match 76(4) 62. Fernando Verdasco was also knocked out in two tie-break sets, but ninth seeded Gilles Simon got the hang of playing against Igor Andreev and definitely made the Russian feel discouraged and got the victory in three sets with a score of 76(5) 67(6) 61. Lleyton Hewitt got a huge win under his belt today by dispatching Robin Soderling by saving 2 match points.

Results for August 17, 2009

Singles - First Round
[9] G Simon (FRA) d [WC] W Odesnik (USA) 63 62
I Karlovic (CRO) d [13] G Monfils (FRA) 64 67(5) 76(2)
[14] M Cilic (CRO) d J Ferrero (ESP) 63 64
J Chardy (FRA) d [15] T Robredo (ESP) 63 75
[16] R Stepanek (CZE) d V Troicki (SRB) 76(2) 10 ret. (foot)
I Andreev (RUS) d N Kiefer (GER) 61 75
B Becker (GER) d M Vassallo Arguello (ARG) 63 63
N Almagro (ESP) d D Sela (ISR) 64 10 ret. (groin)
P Mathieu (FRA) d M Zverev (GER) 67(4) 75 63
[Q] I Ljubicic (CRO) d F Serra (FRA) 46 63 64
D Ferrer (ESP) d S Wawrinka (SUI) 75 62
J Acasuso (ARG) d [Q] L Kubot (POL) 64 63
[WC] M Safin (RUS) d [WC] R Ginepri (USA) 75 76(2)
S Querrey (USA) d [Q] Y Lu (TPE) 63 64

Doubles - First Round
F Lopez (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP) d S Huss (AUS) / R Hutchins (GBR) 46 76(2) 10-3
T Berdych (CZE) / P Kohlschreiber (GER) d N Davydenko (RUS) / I Kunitsyn (RUS) 57 76(4) 10-7
R Lindstedt (SWE) / M Melo (BRA) d J Coetzee (RSA) / J Erlich (ISR) 76(3) 36 14-12

Murray denies del Potro first Masters shield

Andy Murray has won his fourth Masters title over Juan Martin del Potro. Murray looked to be in fresher form from the start, but del Potro had won the first set in a tiebreak. Juan Martin was coming into the tournament straight after winning the Washington title, but Murray was in his first tournament since Wimbledon after preparing on hard courts in Miami for two weeks. The last two sets saw del Potro waring out and Murray using the situation to his advantage to clinch the title with a score of 67(4) 76(3) 61. The match was 2 hours and 17 minutes long.

Murray will be projected as the new number 2 on Monday.

Murray snaps Federer-Nadal reign at the top

After Roger Federer's conqueror Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was set to face Andy Murray at the Montreal Masters, Andy Murray was able to defeat the Frenchman in straight sets with a score of 64 76(8) and set his game to a new height. He is now officially number two in the world rankings, which set to come out this Monday. He has broken the four year (from 18 July, 2005) dominance of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal at the top of the men's game and will now face the man who has beaten Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick on his way to the final. Juan Martin del Potro had to save a match-point in favor of Roddick to beat him in three sets with a score of 46 62 75, and will be in his first ever Masters final.

The head-to-head between the two is 3-1 in favor of Murray but who knows, maybe it will be a shocker this time.

Good luck to both!

Results for August 14, 2009

Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Singles - Quarter-finals [7] J Tsonga (FRA) d [1] R Federer (SUI) 76(5) 16 76(3) [6] J Del Potro (ARG) d [2] R Nadal (ESP) 76(5) 61 [3] A Murray (GBR) d [8] N Davydenko (RUS) 62 64 [5] A Roddick (USA) d [4] N Djokovic (SRB) 64 76(4) Doubles - Quarter-finals [1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d [8] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) 60 63 [2] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d [5] W Moodie (RSA) / D Norman (BEL) 62 64 [3] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Knowles (BAH) d [6] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) 63 64

Results August 13, 2009

Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Singles - Third Round [1] R Federer (SUI) d S Wawrinka (SUI) 63 76(5) [2] R Nadal (ESP) d P Petzschner (GER) 63 62 [3] A Murray (GBR) d [Q] J Ferrero (ESP) 61 63 [4] N Djokovic (SRB) d M Youzhny (RUS) 63 64 [5] A Roddick (USA) d [10] F Verdasco (ESP) 76(2) 46 76(5) [6] J Del Potro (ARG) d V Hanescu (ROU) 36 63 64 [7] J Tsonga (FRA) d [9] G Simon (FRA) 63 63 [8] N Davydenko (RUS) d [11] F Gonzalez (CHI) 76(2) 75 Doubles - Quarter-finals [7] M Mirnyi (BLR) / A Ram (ISR) d L Dlouhy (CZE) / P Petzschner (GER) 62 63 Doubles - Second Round [1] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) d R Lindstedt (SWE) / M Melo (BRA) 64 75 [2] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d D Ferrer (ESP) / T Robredo (ESP) w/o (Ferrer - knee) [5] W Moodie (RSA) / D Norman (BEL) d F Lopez (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP) 76(7) 76(5) [8] L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) d [WC] F Dancevic (CAN) / P Duclos (CAN) 62 63

Top 8 make it into the quarters

For the first time in men's tennis history the top eight men on the tour have made it to the quarters at a single tournament. Roger Federer was the last to complete the line-up as he defeated countryman Stanislas Wawrinka, after Wawrinka had a 3-0 lead in the second set but couldn't get it together allowing Federer to take charge to victory with a score of 63 76(5). Rafael Nadal made quick work of Philipp Petzschner as he knocked him out with a score of 63 62. And among others, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray got their work done in straight sets with Andy Roddick and Juan Martin del Potro having to work it out in straight sets. Roddick barely made it to the quarters after he defeated tenth seeded Fernando Verdasco 7-5 in the third set tiebreak.

Results for August 12, 2009

Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Singles - Second Round [2] R Nadal (ESP) d D Ferrer (ESP) 43 ret. (knee) [5] A Roddick (USA) d I Andreev (RUS) 61 76(3) [6] J Del Potro (ARG) d [Q] J Hernych (CZE) 62 75 [7] J Tsonga (FRA) d R Schuettler (GER) 46 63 64 [9] G Simon (FRA) d [Q] A Falla (COL) 46 62 62 [10] F Verdasco (ESP) d L Mayer (ARG) 61 61 [11] F Gonzalez (CHI) d T Haas (GER) 76(2) ret. (hand blisters) [Q] J Ferrero (ESP) d [13] G Monfils (FRA) 63 76(7) P Petzschner (GER) d [15] T Robredo (ESP) 76(3) 76(4) M Youzhny (RUS) d J Isner (USA) 67(8) 61 63 V Hanescu (ROU) d P Kohlschreiber (GER) 63 46 75 S Wawrinka (SUI) d [LL] A Golubev (KAZ) 75 64 Doubles - Second Round [3] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Knowles (BAH) d J Coetzee (RSA) / J Melzer (AUT) 76(2) 64 L Dlouhy (CZE) / P Petzschner (GER) d [4] B Soares (BRA) / K Ullyett (ZIM) 64 63 Doubles - First Round [WC] F Dancevic (CAN) / P Duclos (CAN) d N Davydenko (RUS) / I Kunitsyn (RUS) 75 57 14-12 F Lopez (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP) d S Aspelin (SWE) / P Hanley (AUS) 63 67(1) 10-6 R Lindstedt (SWE) / M Melo (BRA) d T Parrott (USA) / F Polasek (SVK) 63 76(4)

Nadal given break in first match back

World number two Rafael Nadal made it to the third round at the Montreal Masters after his opponent David Ferrer got a knee injury. Nadal got a bit lucky in his first match back since losing at Roland Garros, spending only 36 minutes on court and was up a break at 4-3 in his favor. He will next face Philipp Petzschner who took out fifteenth seeded Tommy Robredo.

Other seeds who also made it to the next round include Andy Roddick, Juan Martin del Potro and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga with Roddick and del Potro advancing in straight sets but Tsonga having to sort his match out in three sets against Rainer Schuettler.

Results for August 11, 2009

Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Singles - Second Round [1] R Federer (SUI) d [WC] F Niemeyer (CAN) 76(3) 64 [3] A Murray (GBR) d J Chardy (FRA) 64 62 [4] N Djokovic (SRB) d [WC] P Polansky (CAN) 64 76(6) [8] N Davydenko (RUS) d P Mathieu (FRA) 76(4) 76(2) Singles - First Round [10] F Verdasco (ESP) d F Lopez (ESP) 61 67(5) 61 [11] F Gonzalez (CHI) d [Q] M Raonic (CAN) 46 76(6) 64 [15] T Robredo (ESP) d [Q] A Bogomolov Jr. (USA) 64 62 [LL] A Golubev (KAZ) d [16] R Stepanek (CZE) 63 64 P Kohlschreiber (GER) d [17] T Berdych (CZE) 76(5) 67(9) 64 [Q] J Ferrero (ESP) d L Hewitt (AUS) 61 64 V Hanescu (ROU) d J Melzer (AUT) 64 63 J Isner (USA) d [Q] J Levine (USA) 63 64 [Q] A Falla (COL) d D Sela (ISR) 64 36 63 D Ferrer (ESP) d V Troicki (SRB) 63 60 T Haas (GER) d I Karlovic (CRO) 46 76(3) 64 [Q] J Hernych (CZE) d [Q] J Benneteau (FRA) 62 63 Doubles - Second Round [7] M Mirnyi (BLR) / A Ram (ISR) d [WC] R Nadal (ESP) / F Roig (ESP) 46 63 10-8 Doubles - First Round L Dlouhy (CZE) / P Petzschner (GER) d P Kohlschreiber (GER) / S Wawrinka (SUI) 62 62 T Haas (GER) / R Stepanek (CZE) d J Chardy (FRA) / G Simon (FRA) 64 60

Federer, Murray and Djokovic win in straight sets

Top seed Roger Federer had a couple of hiccups during his first match since Wimbledon, but still managed to get a win in straight sets over Frederic Niemeyer, finishing the Canadian wildcard off with a score of 76(3) 64.

Andy Murray got off to a good start in Montreal as well after he defeated Jeremy Chardy of France with a score of 64 62. Murray showed solid shots and fine attitude and will head to the third round.

Novak Djokovic also played against a Canadian qualifier, Peter Polansky. He won the first set 64, but also had a bit of trouble in the second set and was forced to finish it off in a tiebreak. Djokovic won the match 64 76(6).

Other winners include Nikolay Davydenko, Fernando Gonzalez and Fernando Verdasco.

Results for August 10, 2009

Rogers Cup Montreal, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Singles - First Round [13] G Monfils (FRA) d M Safin (RUS) 62 36 62 M Youzhny (RUS) d [14] M Cilic (CRO) 46 76(4) 61 [WC] F Niemeyer (CAN) d I Kunitsyn (RUS) 75 61 R Schuettler (GER) d F Serra (FRA) 64 60 I Andreev (RUS) d D Tursunov (RUS) 55 ret. (ankle) P Mathieu (FRA) d G Garcia-Lopez (ESP) 75 06 61 J Chardy (FRA) d Y Lu (TPE) 67(5) 63 64 [WC] P Polansky (CAN) d [WC] B Agostinelli (CAN) 63 76(6) S Wawrinka (SUI) d N Kiefer (GER) 64 61 P Petzschner (GER) d S Querrey (USA) 75 63 [9] G Simon (FRA) vs [WC] F Dancevic (CAN) L Mayer (ARG) vs M Zverev (GER) Doubles - First Round [WC] R Nadal (ESP) / F Roig (ESP) d N Djokovic (SRB) / D Vemic (SRB) 75 64 D Ferrer (ESP) / T Robredo (ESP) d M Llodra (FRA) / J Tsonga (FRA) 76(6) 16 10-8 [Alt] J Coetzee (RSA) / J Melzer (AUT) d R Hutchins (GBR) / A Murray (GBR) 36 63 10-7

Safin and Cilic knocked out of Rogers Cup on Day 1

Former world number one Marat Safin has been knocked out of a tournament once again, this time falling to 13th seeded Gael Monfils who needed three sets to take out the Russian and taking the head-to-head stat to 4-0 in his favor. The score was 62 36 62 and the Frenchman will now face either Lleyton Hewitt or Juan Carlos Ferrero, who both are former world number ones as well.

After assuring the crowd that he was in control after winning the first set, Marin Cilic was in for a big surprise as he was forced to pack his bags by Russian Mikhail Youzhny. Youzhny took the necessary opportunity in the tiebreak to take the second set and eventually let Cilic down mentally to take the match 46 76(4) 61.

Play was halted in the last two matches when rain set its course and didn't let ninth seeded Gilles Simon finish his match against Canadian wildcard Franc Dancevic.

Del Potro does it again

Juan Martin del Potro today has successfully defended his Washington title after having to stretch and fetch against top seeded Andy Roddick. The Argentine had match point at 6-3 in the third set tie-breaker, but sealed it only on his fourth opportunity at 7-6. The match was concluded at 2 hours and 30 minutes, with the score being 36 75 76(8).

"I’m very happy to win another title and defend this championship," said del Potro. "[Roddick is in] much better condition this year. His game has improved a lot. I beat him, but the difference was so close."

Roddick and Del Potro into D.C. final

Andy Roddick and Juan Martin del Potro are one match away from winning the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington D.C., and Del Potro is the holding on to all the pressure as he is the defending champion of the event.

Andy Roddick had to work extremely hard for his final berth after battling it out against compatriot John Isner in a thrilling three-setter. Roddick prevailed though with a score of 67(3) 62 75.Juan Martin del Potro sent Fernando Gonzalez packing after outwitting him in straight sets with a score of 76(2) 63.

The final will be played tomorrow at 3:00 pm local time.

Results for August 8, 2009

Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., U.S.A. ATP World Tour 500 Singles - Quarter-finals [2] J Del Potro (ARG) d [5] R Soderling (SWE) walkover (right elbow) [4] F Gonzalez (CHI) d [10] T Haas (GER) 75 64 [1] A Roddick (USA) d [11] I Karlovic (CRO) 76(4) 76(5) J Isner (USA) d [8] T Berdych (CZE) 63 67(10) 62 Doubles - Quarter-finals [2] D Nestor (CAN) / N Zimonjic (SRB) d F Gonzalez (CHI) / T Robredo (ESP) 63 64 T Parrott (USA) / F Polasek (SVK) d [WC] C Guccione (AUS) / L Hewitt (AUS) 62 62

Results for August 5, 2009

Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., U.S.A. ATP World Tour 500 Singles - Second Round [1] A Roddick (USA) d B Becker (GER) 63 62 J Isner (USA) d [3] J Tsonga (FRA) 46 76(2) 76(4) [4] F Gonzalez (CHI) d [Q] A Falla (COL) 75 75 [5] R Soderling (SWE) d M Youzhny (RUS) 63 61 J Ferrero (ESP) d [7] T Robredo (ESP) 63 62 P Petzschner (GER) d [9] M Fish (USA) 16 64 61 [11] I Karlovic (CRO) d R Schuettler (GER) 64 75 M Gicquel (FRA) d [12] V Troicki (SRB) 30 ret. (right foot) W Odesnik (USA) d [13] I Andreev (RUS) 26 75 64 [Q] S de Chaunac (FRA) d [14] D Tursunov (RUS) 36 76(3) 75 L Hewitt (AUS) d [15] D Sela (ISR) 63 26 62 [16] S Querrey (USA) d I Kunitsyn (RUS) 63 64 Doubles - Quarter-finals M Damm (CZE) / R Lindstedt (SWE) d [3] M Bhupathi (IND) / M Knowles (BAH) 36 61 16-14 - saved 2 M.P. Doubles - First Round [5] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) d T Berdych (CZE) / L Dlouhy (CZE) 75 63 T Parrott (USA) / F Polasek (SVK) d S Aspelin (SWE) / P Hanley (AUS) 64 67(1) 10-4

Roddick wins on return; Tsonga upset

Top seeded Andy Roddick was in top form coming into the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. Roddick is looking to win his fourth title at the event and showed his confidence against Benjamin Becker of Germany by beating him with a score of 63 62. He will next face compatriot Sam Querrey who looks to be in top form. The match is expected to be a close one, with results showing that Querrey has a great record since Wimbledon by winning 14 of the 16 matches he has played.

Third seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was upset by another American, John Isner. Tsonga took the first set 64, but Isner then was more fit mentally by taking the tiebreaks in the next two sets. He sure pleases his home crowd and won with a score of 46 76(2) 76(4).

Other winners include Fernando Gonzalez, Robin Soderling, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Ivo Karlovic and Lleyton Hewitt.

Results for August 3, 2009

Legg Mason Tennis Classic Washington, D.C., U.S.A. ATP World Tour 500 Singles - First Round M Youzhny (RUS) d R Kendrick (USA) 75 36 61 P Petzschner (GER) d T Gabashvili (RUS) 46 63 64 [Q] S Devvarman (IND) d [Q] Y Sugita (JPN) 60 76(6) Y Lu (TPE) d [WC] M Russell (USA) 46 61 75 F Dancevic (CAN) d [Q] S Giraldo (COL) 64 63 L Hewitt (AUS) d [WC] D Young (USA) 75 62 J Isner (USA) d A Golubev (KAZ) 76(8) 63 M Gicquel (FRA) d [WC] J Janowicz (POL) 75 26 64 [Q] A Falla (COL) d [Q] J Witten (USA) 61 64 I Kunitsyn (RUS) d F Gil (POR) 76(1) 64

Hewitt wins on return to Washington; Youzhny has successful debut

After three years, Lleyton Hewitt has returned to the Legg Mason Tennis Classic and found success so far as he defeated wildcard Donald Young in straight sets. Playing his first match since Wimbledon, the 2004 Washington champion looked to be in top form and won with a score of 75 62 in a match which featured nine breaks of serve. Since Hewitt has never played Young before he used the advice from fellow Australians Chris Guccione and Carsten Ball to prepare him for the match.

Mikhail Youzhny won his first round match as well, on his debut in Washington. The Russian played American Robert Kendrick and defeated him in three sets, battling it out to win the first set after Kendrick was on serve to try to seize it. The score was 75 36 61, where in the last set the American was only able to win 9 points.

Another American John Isner had opposite fortunes as he beat Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan in straight sets, 76(8) 63

Davydenko demolishes Ferrero

Nikolay Davydenko has captured his second straight title at the Croatia Open in Umag, Croatia this time over Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain. The former French Open champion and world number one Ferrero was completely shattered by Davydenko as the Russian dictated play to win with a score of 63 60.

Sam Querrey was third time lucky as he captured his first title this year after being in his third final for the year. He stopped Australian qualifier Carsten Ball from capturing his first title on the tour with a score of 64 36 61. While in Gstaad, qualifier Thomaz Bellucci from Brazil got hold of his first title after winning with a score of 64 76(2) over German Andreas Beck.

Results for August 1, 2009

Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad Gstaad, Switzerland ATP World Tour 250 Singles - Semi-finals [Q] T Bellucci (BRA) d [3] I Andreev (RUS) 64 75 A Beck (GER) d M Daniel (BRA) 76(3) 63 Doubles - Semi-finals [WC] M Chiudinelli (SUI) / M Lammer (SUI) d [3] Y Allegro (SUI) / H Tecau (ROU) 64 76(3) ATP Studena Croatia Open Umag, Croatia ATP World Tour 250 Singles - Semi-finals [1] N Davydenko (RUS) d [4] J Melzer (AUT) 61 61 [5] J Ferrero (ESP) d [7] A Seppi (ITA) 61 67(1) 75 LA Tennis Open Los Angeles, U.S.A. ATP World Tour 250 Singles – Semi-finals [1] T Haas (GER) vs [6] S Querrey (USA) [Q] C Ball (AUS) d L Mayer (ARG) 75 76(3) Doubles - Semi-finals B Becker (GER) / F Moser (GER) d D Istomin (UZB) / L Mayer (ARG) 63 63