The Legg Mason tennis classic, part of the US Open Series, starts Sunday (well, Saturday if you count the qualifiers)

Topping the tourney is Andy Rodick, seeded #1, while Hass, Safin & Clement round out the rest of the top 4 seeds.

Pebs, Mo's and most of the British ladies' boy, Mr Henman, is playing but didn't get seeded (sorry, but he opens against a wildcard) and is in the quadrent with Hass (Benjamin Becker is his potentially first seeded match).

It looks to be a good tourney but, of course, I'm traveling away from the area all next week so, again, I get to miss tennis :(

Yep, it should be good! Hopefull Andy Roddick will be able to shrug off his bad form, although when his serve starts going wrong (i.e. vs Dancevic in Indy) then there really is something wrong!

(Go Tim ;))

Tim is playing doubles with Bhupathi :o :D

Wow, how cool. Hopefully they'll do well! I always wished Tim played more doubles.

Great, can't wait till tim hits court on Tuesday, it seems such an age since us fans saw him play. The draw is looking reasonably good so fingers and toes crossed for a good run of form. :clap: :chesire:

*wonders if Roddick is still recovering from his big loss at Wimbledon*

Main Draw Singles

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Tim is playing doubles later at 7pm Washington time which is around midnight uk time. I'll be staying up for it ;)

on paper you'd think those two would be serious contenders for the doubles title.

i won't be watching tonight thougH as i have an enormous bet on one of the matches and can't bear to watch.

HENNERS RETURNS AND RULES!! :)

:blink:

you havent bet on Tim have you?

be nice to have him back in action - really want to see him on the up now

:pray:

Gambling strikes again for Flame :P You are a very gutsy man, putting enourmous bets on any tennis match is a risk!

Yay, well done Tim and Mahesh Bhupathi- 6-2 7-5 against Hyung-Taik Lee and Michael Russell. I'm expecting them to have to play Hanley and Ullyett in the next round- much tougher but should be an excellent match!

Sadly Stretch and Booty didn't fare as well, they're not having a good hardcourt season yet!

No big surprises on the singles front so far...

Monday, July 30, 2007

Singles - First Round
J Hernych (CZE) d N Healey (AUS) 63 11 ret. (rib)
T Johansson (SWE) d S Giraldo (COL) vs 76(7) 67(5) 64
P Capdeville (CHI) d I Bozoljac (SRB) 46 63 60
E Korolev (RUS) d R Mello (BRA) 64 64
[WC] M Klizan (SVK) d K Economidis (GRE) 64 63
I Kunitsyn (RUS) d S Grosjean (FRA) 67(3) 64 63
R Haase (NED) d A Bogdanovic (GBR) 64 62
A Falla (COL) d R Kendrick (USA) 36 62 75

Doubles - First Round
[4] Erlich/Ram d Kerr/Thomas 63 62
Moodie/Perry d Butorac/Murray 76(4) 26 10-6 (Match TB)
Bhupathi/Henman d Lee/Russell 62 75

ORDER OF PLAY - July 31, 2007


CENTER COURT
4:00 pm
[WC] J Isner (USA) vs T Henman (GBR)

Not Before 5:00 PM
P Goldstein (USA) vs [Q] S Dev Varman (IND)

Not Before 7:00 PM
[1] A Roddick (USA) vs T Zib (CZE)
J Hernych (CZE) vs [3] M Safin (RUS)

GRANDSTAND start 4:00 pm
4:00 pm
[WC] R Sweeting (USA) vs W Moodie (RSA)
I Kunitsyn (RUS) vs [5] H Lee (KOR)
[WC] M Klizan (SVK) vs [9] G Monfils (FRA)
[WC] S Dev Varman (IND) / J Isner (USA) vs [2] M Damm (CZE) / L Paes (IND)

COURT 1 start 4:00 pm
4:00 pm
J Vanek (CZE) vs [Q] W Whitehouse (RSA)
A Garcia (CHI) vs [Q] W Odesnik (USA)
P Capdeville (CHI) vs [13] A Delic (USA)
[3] P Hanley (AUS) / K Ullyett (ZIM) vs J Coetzee (RSA) / R Wassen (NED)

COURT 2 start 4:00 pm
4:00 pm
M Berrer (GER) vs [Q] G Bastl (SUI)
T Gabashvili (RUS) vs K Nishikori (JPN)
M Melo (BRA) / A Sa (BRA) vs C Haggard (RSA) / I Karlovic (CRO)
[14] M Llodra (FRA) vs R Haase (NED)

COURT 3 start 4:00 pm
4:00 pm
V Castellvi (PUR) vs N Grandin (RSA)
M Torres Sandoval (MEX) vs M Brengle (USA)
E Baltacha (GBR) vs [2] O Savchuk (UKR)
[4] A Haynes (USA) / C Scheepers (RSA) vs C Fusano (USA) / A Glatch (USA)

COURT 4 start 4:00 pm
4:00 pm
[8] J Ditty (USA) vs S Hisamatsu (JPN)
K Couts (USA) vs [4] J Cravero (ARG)
L Lee-Waters (USA) vs [6] M Czink (HUN)
[1] J Ditty (USA) / N Grandin (RSA) vs M Snelen (USA) / R Snelen (USA)

tim won his doubles match! wahoo!

and i won my ENORMOUS bet. wahoo! i bet 3.6k euro that hasse would beat boggo.

come on tim, win the singles and doubles and rattle some cages.

:o

How much did you win Flame?

:yikes:

:o :yikes:

because is it really a surprise that henman lost his singles match today?? :rolleyes: :P :P :rolleyes:

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Singles - Second Round
[1] A Roddick (USA) d T Zib (CZE) 64 62
[3] M Safin (RUS) d J Hernych (CZE) 62 26 62
[5] H Lee (KOR) d I Kunitsyn (RUS) 67(7) 63 61
[9] G Monfils (FRA) d [WC] M Klizan (SVK) 76(5) 64
P Capdeville (CHI) d [13] A Delic (USA) 76(5) 75
R Haase (NED) d [14] M Llodra (FRA) 62 67(7) 76(4)

Singles - First Round
K Nishikori (JPN) d T Gabashvili (RUS) 76(4) 63
M Berrer (GER) d [Q] G Bastl (SUI) 63 62
P Goldstein (USA) d [Q] S Dev Varman (IND) 64 62
W Moodie (RSA) d [WC] R Sweeting (USA) 63 64
[Q] W Whitehouse (RSA) d J Vanek (CZE) 36 63 63
[Q] W Odesnik (USA) d A Garcia (CHI) 46 63 60
[WC] J Isner (USA) d T Henman (GBR) 46 64 76(4)

Doubles - First Round
[2] Damm/Paes d [WC] Dev Varman/Isner 62 36 10-8 (Match TB)
[3] Hanley/Ullyett d Coetzee/Wassen 64 62
Haggard/Karlovic d Melo/Sa 61 67(6) 12-10 (Match TB)

ORDER OF PLAY - August 1, 2007

CENTER COURT start 4:00pm

4:00 pm
P Goldstein (USA) vs [15] R Stepanek (CZE)

Not Before 5:00 PM
[4] A Clement (FRA) vs T Johansson (SWE)

Not Before 7:00 PM
[1] B Bryan (USA)/M Bryan (USA) vs P Goldstein (USA)/T Phillips (USA)

Followed by
A Falla (COL) vs [2] T Haas (GER)

GRANDSTAND start 4:00 pm

[11] V Spadea (USA) vs W Moodie (RSA)
[6] M Fish (USA) vs M Berrer (GER)
M Russell (USA) vs W Whitehouse (RSA)
[3] P Hanley (AUS)/K Ullyett (ZIM) or J Coetzee (RSA)/R Wassen (NED) vs M Bhupathi (IND)/T Henman (GBR)

COURT 1 start 4:00 pm

E Korolev (RUS) vs I Karlovic (CRO)
[8] B Becker (GER) vs [WC] J Isner (USA)
after suitable rest
[WC] S Lipsky (USA)/D Martin (USA) vs B Becker (GER)/I Kunitsyn (RUS)

COURT 2 start 4:00 pm

W Odesnik (USA) vs [10] J Del Potro (ARG)
J Benneteau (FRA) vs K Nishikori (JPN)

Womens Doubles
M Czink (HUN)/L Lee-Waters (USA) vs S Krivencheva (BUL)/P Rampre (SLO)
M Brengle (USA)/K Couts (USA) vs [2] A Jidkova (RUS)/O Savchuk (UKR)

COURT 3 start 4:00 pm
4:00 pm
J Cohen (USA) vs K Marcio (USA)
V Kutuzova (UKR) vs M Tangphong (THA)
[5] V Lepchenko (UZB) vs A Glatch (USA)
E Baltacha (GBR)/S Tweedie-Yates (USA) vs [3] J Cravero (ARG)/B Jozami (ARG)

COURT 4 start 4:00 pm
4:00 pm
M Mokh (RUS) vs B Jozami (ARG)
C Dellacqua (AUS) vs A Mueller (USA)
L Skavronskaia (RUS) vs G Brodsky (USA)
[1] J Ditty (USA)/N Grandin (RSA) or M Snelen (USA)/R Snelen (USA) vs K Marcio (USA)/K Ruckert (USA)

:angry: :angry: :angry:

it's frustrating i know, but even at the height of his powers tim used to lose matches like last night.

now however, it's vital that he wins. :(

on the plus side, i've won 14.3k euro is 6 weeks gambling on tennis. wahoo! i'm actually up for the first time in my life. i love you boggo!

for the record i won 2.2k euro and had a very sleepless night, lol.

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Singles - Second Round
[7] I Karlovic (CRO) d E Korolev (RUS) 63 63
[12] V Spadea (USA) d W Moodie (RSA) 76(5) 76(3)
[15] R Stepanek (CZE) d P Goldstein (USA) 63 46 64
[Q] W Odesnik (USA) d [10] J del Potro (ARG) 36 76(10) 63
[WC] J Isner (USA) d [8] B Becker (GER) 36 75 76(6)
M Berrer (GER) d [6] M Fish (USA) 76(4) 64
[11] J Benneteau (FRA) d K Nishikori (JPN) 62 63
T Johansson (SWE) d [4] A Clement (FRA) 16 63 64
[16] M Russell (USA) d [Q] W Whitehouse (RSA) 76(1) 41 ret. (right hip)
[2] [WC] T Haas (GER) d A Falla (COL) 63 62

Doubles - Quarterfinals
[3] Hanley/Ullyett d Bhupathi/Henman 64 75

Doubles - First Round
[1] Bryan/Bryan d Goldstein/Phillips 63 64
Becker/Kunitsyn d [WC] Lipsky/Martin 16 61 10-8 (Match TB)

is it too much to expect a deep run from safin this week?? i can't really comment on his form as of late...

Safin, bless him, could lose to a 1-legged kangeroo (with a tennis racquet of course) on a bad day :unsure:

but....I'm hoping that the couple of wins he got at Wimby will have helped his confidence issues and he will go on to have a good US series :wub:

fingers AND toes crossed...... :pray:

looks like marat's in serious trouble against monfils :yikes:

and tommy's become isner's latest victim :yikes: :yikes:

Safin loses in straight sets :(

Friday, August 3, 2007

Singles - Quarterfinals
[WC] J Isner (USA) d [2] [WC] T Haas (GER) 64 67(6) 76(5)
[9] G Monfils (FRA) d [3] M Safin (RUS) 63 75
[7] I Karlovic (CRO) d P Capdeville (CHI) 46 63 76(5) -- saved 2 M.P.
[1] A Roddick (USA) d [5] H Lee (KOR) 76(6) 62

Doubles - Quarterfinals
[4] Erlich/Ram d Becker/Kunitsyn 62 61
[1] Bryan/Bryan d Moodie/Perry 64 64

ORDER OF PLAY - August 04, 2007


CENTER COURT start 12:00pm

Mens Doubles Semifinals
12:00pm
[4] J Erlich (ISR)/A RAM (ISR) vs M Damm (CZE)/L Paes (IND)

Not Before 2:00 PM
[1] A Roddick (USA) vs [7] I Karlovic (CRO)

Not Before 7:00 PM
G Monfils (FRA) vs [WC] J Isner (USA)

followed by
[1] B Bryan (USA)/M Bryan (USA) vs [3] P Hanley (AUS)/K Ullyett (ZIM)

So Isner, who beat Henman in round 1, is still in? He can't be too shoddy then and I hear he is 5ft 9 and tricky to play! he beat Haas too, that shoudl make Timmy feel a little better :)

6 ft 9......... :blink: he;s apparently got a bit of a mighty serve.......

I think they all have at that height roflmao

I'm sure it said 6ft 9 on the BBC, unless I'm going mad ..... well yes, me going mad is not idn doubt but .....

yep, the ATP site says he's 6ft 9....... :blink:

Yep, Isner's still in ... Monfils is his latest victim.

He beat Henman, Becker, Haas and Monfis (as well as someone else in round 3, can't be bothered to check now); all in third set tiebreaks :o

So it's Roddick v Isner in the final. Wonder what the odds were on that in the beginning of the tourney?