Mutua Madrid Open: Americans out in Madrid, with the Exception of John Isner

Tennis Now   On a day people have been chanting “USA,” it did not seem to help the Americans on the clay courts of the Madrid Masters. The only American through on Monday was John Isner, who ousted the US’s No. 1 and 11th seed Mardy Fish in three close sets, 7-6(5), 4-6, 7-6(3).  Isner shot thirteen aces at his countryman yet did not manage to convert... 

Donald Young Makes an Apology for His Offense Against USTA

Tennis Now   In a situation begging for a much needed response, last night Donald Young gave up the ghost and apologized for his twitter outburst against the United States Tennis Association this past Friday, after a bleak Easter weekend of silence and a newly deleted twitter account. The apology took place shortly after Patrick McEnroe expressed his anger over the situation... 

No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki Seeks Tennis Advice from Martina Navratilova

Tennis Now   Word on the street is that World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki and coach/father Piotr Wozniacki are seeking legend Martina Navratilova as a consultant to add to their team—taking place interestingly before Wozniacki lost to Julia Goerges in Stuttgart. Piotr revealed this to the Danish newspaper, Sporten DK.  Piotr said he would like his daughter to add... 

Marion Bartoli Upset Again in Barcelona Ladies Open by Magdalena Rybarikova

Tennis Now   For the second tournament in a row, first seed Marion Bartoli fell in the first round, this time to world No. 72 Magdalena Rybarikova, 6-4, 6-1, at the Barcelona Ladies Open on Monday. Last week, she was upset by Kristina Barrois, which was shocking after she made it to the finals on the hard court of Indian Wells. The other top seeds went through their first-round... 

Rafael Nadal Leads 6 Spaniards into Quarterfinals at Barcelona

Only one Spaniard, Albert Montanes, fell on Thursday, losing to sixth-seeded Jurgen Melzer, who came off the recent high of beating Roger Federer in Monte Carlo. Melzer took the match in three sets 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-2. However, the Spanish Armada World No. 1 Rafael Nadal, fourth-seeded David Ferrer, eighth-seeded Nicolas Almagro, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Feliciano Lopez were... 

Dinara Safina Cruises Into Quarterfinals at Grand Prix de SAR

At the Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Fes, Morocco, the quarterfinal lineup has been written. Dinara Safina was able to defeat the No. 8 seedAlize Cornet in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3. Also making it to the quarters was Anastasia Pivovarova, who defeated the No. 2 seed, Yaroslava Shvedova, 6-2, 7-6(5). Alberta Brianti also moved into the company of the... 

Tennis: Julia Goerges Advances, Vena Zvonareva Upset in Stuttgart

Tennis Now! Four Germans made it into the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix quarterfinals in Stuttgart, Germany, but only one made it to the semifinals for her first time. That was 22-year-old Julia Goerges. Goerges faced another fellow German in the draw, Sabine Lisicki, and won in two sets 6-4, 6-4 to face Samantha Stosur in the semifinals.  Top-ranked German player Andrea Petkovic fell... 

Tennis: Robin Soderling Upset by Ivan Dodig; Rafael Nadal Forges Foward

Tennis Now!   World No. 56 Ivan Dodig of Croatia moves to the third round of the Barcelona Open 6-2, 6-4 after upsetting French Open runner-up and third seed Robin Soderling in the Swede’s first match on clay this year. This is Dodig’s first top 10 win and was revenge for his loss in Miami to Soderling. Dodig plays 15th seed and newbie to clay courts, Milos Raonic, who took out Simon... 

Tennis: Janko Tipsarevic Does His Best Novak Djokovic Impression

Mr. Unbeatable in 2011, Novak Djokovic, has been known in the past to do an impersonation or two of his fellow tennis stars that were at times fairly accurate and earned him the title, “the Djoker.” At the Monte-Carlo Player Show, fellow Serbian player Janko Tipsarevic took it upon himself to play a little djoke on Novak by doing a little impersonation skit with the help of Viktor... 

Barcelona Day 1: Bellucci Upset by Giraldo, Nadal’s No.1 Fight

On Monday’s day 1 of match play at the Barcelona Open, Colombian Santiago Giraldo upset 13th seed Thomaz Bellucci 7-5, 6-3. He will face wildcard Albert Ramos, who defeated countryman Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, in front of his home crowd to potentially face Rafael Nadal. No. 1 seed Rafael Nadal returns to Barcelona after skipping the tournament last year to potentially... 

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