This is the most entertaining story line so far from Wimbledon 2009 — the odds of the roof not closing continue to drop, Bloomberg reports: Wimbledon, considered to be the most traditional of the tennis Grand Slams, is lacking something this year — rain, and that has British bookmakers worried about a big pay-out.

During Sam Querrey’s five-set  loss to Croat Marin Cilic on Tuesday, John McEnroe said it is very likely that his younger brother and Davis Cup captain Patrick would choose Querrey for the U.S. match against Croatia on clay starting July 10 instead of a lagging James Blake.  A USTA press release the same day said an announcement [...]

The Bryan brothers came up short in Monte Carlo for their bid for their fifth tournament win in 2009, but they are having a stellar season nonetheless.  They were 4-0 in finals so far this year, including the Australian Open to start the year.  Turning 30 last year — they will turn 31 on April 29 [...]

There are no American men in the singles draw in Monte Carlo this year, and only the World No. 1 Bryan brothers are playing in the doubles.   It doesn’t look like that grueling of a trip to me.  I’d take it over Indianapolis, Cincinnati or Memphis any day.
Andy Roddick, however, could have a pretty good excuse.  He [...]

Federer may not be the same this year, but he still holds his edge over Roddick.  From The Miami Herald:
The electricity was building all day on a searing, star-studded Wednesday at the Sony Ericsson Open, and it reached a crescendo just past 11 p.m., when Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in [...]

Let’s face it, Roger.  You are not Tiger, no matter what shaving cream you use.  Check out the records: 6-13 vs. Nadal  and 2-6 vs. Andy Murray.

Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish won the doubles title in Indian Wells today.  If perhaps Roddick had played doubles all along, he might volley better, return better, and would have had a better singles career, and ultimately possess a craftier game to carry him into his thirties as his shoulder gets weaker and tired.  Perhaps. But [...]

Franklin Delano Roosevelt hid his polio from the public, but for some reason presidents all the way back to Teddy Roosevelt have hidden the fact that they play tennis, writes Steve Murray on Tennisweek.com.

The big headline in the print edition of The Birmingham News sports page today reads:  “Roddick Evens Tie.”  I ask you: does that make sense? Wouldn’t a tie already be even?  I’m not blaming the paper, but the International Tennis Federation.  This group has borrowed the word from cricket and insists that a Davis Cup team match between two countries be [...]

The draw ceremony took place in Birmingham today, and Marco Chiundinelli, childhood friend and junior opponent of Roger Federer, got the call to replace his old buddy in singles over Stephane Bohli.  Chiundinelli has a strong 4-2 Davis Cup record with big wins over Spain in 2007.
Stanislas Wawrinka will play singles and doubles, starting with [...]