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Jordan Cox Gets Late Entry in U.S. Open Qualifying Bid

Last night I was wondering on the blog why Jordan Cox wasn’t in the qualifying draw, but today see that he went from practicing in Florida this morning to getting ready for a match in New York tomorrow.  Glad to see the 17-year-old from Georgia get a bid.  With his performance reaching the Wimbledon juniors final, he [...]

Lukoil Open Battle of the Samuels: Years Are Against Me Despite My Indirect Wins Over Pete Sampras, McEnroe and Bjorn Borg

The draw is up for the Lukoil Open, and the years and statistics are against me.  I play Samuel Sherrill from Southborough, Mass., a recent number one player for Roanoke College in Salem, Va., in the first round at 3 p.m. Friday.   So I’m giving away about twenty years, but will give it a shot.  He could always [...]

Live Davis Cup Scores and TV Schedule

Check out www.daviscup.com for live scores from all the matches, including the final day of the U.S.-Croatia quarterfinal featuring James Blake against Marin Cilic, and Mardy Fish against Ivo Karlovic.
The TV coverage starts at 10 a.m. Sunday, and full schedule can be found online at the Tennis Channel web site.

The Greatest Match of All Time?

John McEnroe, Bud Collins, Tennis Magazine’s Peter Bodo and Sports Illustrated’s L. Jon Wertheim all have rated Sunday’s final as the greatest match of all time, or at least of the Open era. (Sports Illustrated even put a match photo as the lead story on this week’s cover — when was the last time the [...]