First on is Kozlov vs. the Polish veteran who beat Ljubicic at Wimbledon a few years ago. Harrison has to play Isner again! (Schedule below) Dr. Ivo is in the draw, nice to see him back healthy after the scare which sent him to the hospital. James Blake is in the draw will play Adrian Mannarino. Also playing is Dennis Kudla, who Andy Murray said he dreamt last night he was playing the final today against Radek Stepanek and Denis Kudla. That was a hilarious revelation by Andy. Continue to read full article...

Again!!! · Harrison vs. Isner

NEWPORT, R.I., July 5, 2013 - After the Wimbledon titles are claimed this weekend, the ATP World Tour heads to the United States for the summer, with the first stop being the historic grass courts of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I. A strong player field featuring 8 of the top-10 Americans is set for the event. Wild cards for the tournament have now been awarded to Nicolas Mahut and Prakash Amritraj, both of whom have reached the event's finals previously. The final wild card was awarded to 15-year-old Stefan Kozlov, a young American player who will be making his ATP World Tour debut in Newport. The new additions join a strong player field that features top Americans John Isner, Sam Querrey, Ryan Harrison, Rajeev Ram, Ryan Harrison, Jack Sock, Michael Russell, Denis Kudla, Rhyne Williams, and Tim Smyczek. In addition, former world no. 1 Lletyon Hewitt of Australia Continue to read full article...

Another dazzling Newport entry list

It was the longest semifinal in Wimbledon history. Djokovic and Del Potro battled and battled at a high level for over 4 and a half hours. No poor stretches, no letdowns, it was five sets of exceptional shotmaking and sometimes absurd tennis. Continue to read full article...

Wimbledon classic

Think about it. When was the last time a player just skyrocketed out of the blue like Jerzy Janowicz has since Paris Masters last year? Last October, Janowicz was an anonymous journeyman grinding it out on the minor leagues of tennis, sleeping in his own car, unable to travel to the Australian Open for qualies because of a lack of funds. Now a half-year later, while the highly touted prospects like Young, Dimitrov, Raonic, Nishikori, Tomic and Harrison continue to struggle to break into the ATP elite, Jerzy Janowicz is suddenly there, he's in the semifinals of Wimbledon. Continue to read full article...

JJ didn't need Federation funding

World Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko met the ATP world no. 1 Novak Djokovic recently in Miami at an NBA Heat game during the Sony Open. I had a chance to ask Klitschko what he thought about Djokovic during their April crossing of paths at courtside at American Airlines Arena Continue to read full article...

Klitschko meets Djokovic!

Jerzy Janowicz and Lukasz Kubot have each won dramatic five-setters today to make the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. Janowicz and Kubot will face each other for a place in the semifinals of Wimbledon. With these outstanding performances, isn't it downright shocking that Poland has now far surpassed the United States, Germany, Sweden and Russia in the global tennis hierarchy? Continue to read full article...

Kubot and Janowicz make history