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		<title>Roddick Qualifies for Shanghai; Blake Still Alive, Faces Federer Next</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Samuel Starnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andy Roddick skipped out on the trip to Beijing for the Olympics this summer, but he&#8217;ll be in Shanghai for the Masters Cup after his 6-3, 7-5 win over Gilles Simon in the PNB Paribas Masters in Paris on Thursday.  James Blake, who beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday still has a chance to [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Andy Roddick skipped out on the trip to Beijing for the Olympics this summer, but he&#8217;ll be in Shanghai for the <a href="http://www.masters-cup.com/1/news/2008/oneweektoplay.asp" target="_blank">Masters Cup</a> after his 6-3, 7-5 win over Gilles Simon in the <a href="http://www.bnpparibasmasters.org/" target="_blank">PNB Paribas Masters</a> in Paris on Thursday.  James Blake, who beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4, 6-4 on Thursday still has a chance to qualify, but he must beat Roger Federer on Friday to have a chance.</p>
<p>Check out the ATP web site at atptennis.com for <a href="http://www.atptennis.com/1/en/2008news/paris_thursday.asp" target="_blank">the full story</a>, or the Masters Cup site for the <a href="http://www.masters-cup.com/1/news/2008/oneweektoplay.asp" target="_blank">possible scenarios.</a></p>


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		<title>American Men Climb ATP Rankings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of the eight American men in the top 100 of the ATP rankings released Monday, four rose, including two significantly, three dropped only slightly, and one, Andy Roddick, held his ground.
Robby Ginepri and Wayne Odesnik were the big movers. Of the highest ranked Americans, Roddick, held onto his number six spot, while James Blake moved [...]


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: ">Of the eight American men in the top 100 of the</span><span style="font-family: "> <a href="http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/rankings/EntrySystem/default.asp?showall=0&amp;RankDate=6%2F9%2F2008&amp;country=&amp;rank=100&amp;image1.x=14&amp;image1.y=9" target="_blank">ATP rankings</a> released Monday</span><span style="font-family: ">, four rose, including two significantly, three dropped only slightly, and one, Andy Roddick, held his ground.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "><a href="http://www.robbyginepri.com/" target="_blank">Robby Ginepri</a> and <a href="http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=O234" target="_blank">Wayne Odesnik</a> were the big movers.<span> </span>Of the <a href="http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/rankings/EntrySystem/default.asp?rank=0&amp;country=United%20States&amp;RankDate=6/9/2008" target="_blank">highest ranked Americans</a>, <a href="http://www.andyroddick.com" target="_blank">Roddick</a>, held onto his number six spot, while <a href="http://www.jamesblaketennis.com/" target="_blank">James Blake</a> moved up one point, bypassing David Nalbandian to take the seventh spot on the list, right behind Roddick.<span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: ">Ginepri, who reached the fourth round of the French Open, made the biggest leap, moving 29 points to the No. 59 ranking, putting him into contention for an Olympic bid.<span> </span>Odesnik, who reached the third round in Paris, jumped ten points and cracked the top 100, settling at 96<sup>th</sup>.<span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: ">Also rising in the top 100 was <a href="http://www.mardytennis.com/">Mardy Fish </a>who moved three spots to 36.<span> </span><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: ">The most significant drop of any American man in the top 100 was <a href="http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=Y124">Donald Youn</a>g, who fell five points to 88 after his first round French Open loss to Ginepri (the exact ranking held by Ginepri before the French Open).  <a href="http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=Q927" target="_blank">Sam Querrey</a> dropped one point to 41, and <a href="http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=I186" target="_blank">John Isner</a> dropped two points to 84.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: ">Farther down the rankings, </span><span style="font-family: "><a href="http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=D438" target="_blank">25-year-old Amer Delic</a>, a native Bosnian who now lives in Jacksonville, Fla., </span><span style="font-family: ">moved 20 points from 149 to 129 in the ATP Rankings. </span><span style="font-family: ">He did not play Roland Garros but won the Carson, Calif.,-challenger in late May.   A huge move was made by 27-year-old <a href="http://www.itftennis.com/mens/players/player.asp?player=10021217">Michael Yani </a>who <a href="http://www.sacbee.com/100/story/998829.html" target="_blank">won the Yuba City Challenger last week</a> by beating fellow American and world No. 134-ranked <a href="http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/players/playerprofiles/?playernumber=W361" target="_blank">Sam Warburg</a>.  Yani jumped 105 points to take the 253<sup>rd</sup> rung on the world ladder.  It is the highest ranking ever for Yani, a native of Singapore who lives in Durham, N.C.  He played college  tennis for Duke. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: ">The biggest drop in the top 200 by an American was suffered by Kevin Kim who fell 25 points to 188.  For the complete rankings, visit the <a href="http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/rankings/" target="_blank">rankings section of the ATP website</a>, undoubtedly the best web site in all of men&#8217;s tennis. </span></p>


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