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Worst Wimbledon Ever for American Men?

Joe Samuel Starnes — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:13:50 +0000

Bobby Reynolds’ four-set defeat at the hands of Feliciano Lopez in the third round on Friday might make this the worst Wimbledon results ever for American men’s tennis. The last time only one American man reached the third round at Wimbledon was 1926, but only three Americans were in the draw then and the reigning dominant player in the game, Bill Tilden, did not play. And Howard Kinsey, the only American to reach the third round that year, went on to make the finals, losing to Jean Borotra, one of the famed Four Musketeers.

This year, 12 American men played and went a collective 5-12, including second round upsets of both Andy Roddick and James Blake. This follows up on a French Open where only one American, Robby Ginepri, reached the fourth round. At this rate, there could possibly be no American men in the top ten by year’s end — at present, Blake is eight and Roddick six. I expect with the hard court season starting up in the states, the American contingent will do better. They can’t do much worse.

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Bobby Reynolds: The Lone American Man in London

Joe Samuel Starnes — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:33:56 +0000

Ranked 102 in the world, Bobby Reynolds of Acworth, Ga., is the only American man to reach the third round of Wimbledon. His match against 31st-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain on Friday is the third match scheduled for Court 18. They have never played before. Charles Bricker of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel writes it could be a contest of aces; Lopez and Reynolds led with the most aces after the second round.

Reynolds was born in Cape Cod, Mass., and will turn 26 on July 17. He was a college standout at Vanderbilt University. His year to-date ATP match record before Wimbledon was 6-10 with earnings of only $159,000, but he stands to boost both record and paycheck considerably. His career high ranking was 77 in April, and he’s certain to rise after the rankings come out at the end of Wimbledon.

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Bobby Reynolds Wins in Wimbledon Round 2

Joe Samuel Starnes — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:15:03 +0000

Bobby Reynolds was up two sets-to-one over Canadian Frank Dancevic but was down 3-1 in the fourth set when he played five very inspired games, breaking Dancevic twice and holding serve three times to close out the set and win the match 4-6, 7-6 (12-10), 6-4, 6-4. Reynolds’ continuation in the tournament hung precariously in the balance in the second-set tiebreaker that he won 12-10. This is Reynolds best performance ever at Wimbledon, and only the second time he has reached the third round of a Grand Slam (he reached the third round of the Australian Open in 2005 and the second round of the French Open earlier this year.) Reynolds started the tournament ranked 102 in the world, but the 25-year-old former Vanderbilt University star who lives in Acworth, Ga., will certainly move into the top 100 after Wimbledon. Because Dancevic beat seventh-seeded David Nalbandian in the first round, Reynolds has a good draw. He will play the winner of No. 31 seed Feliciano Lopez of Spain and Roko Karnusic of Croatia.

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American Men 1-4 on Wimbledon Day One

Joe Samuel Starnes — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:45:58 +0000

Acworth, Ga., resident Bobby Reynolds won the only match played by five unseeded American men on Wimbledon’s first day, beating Italian Fillippo Volandri who retired down 6-2, 6-2. Reynolds, who played his college tennis at Vanderbilt, will player the winner of David Nalbandian and Frank Dancevic.

Andy Roddick and James Blake, seeded 6 and 9 respectively, as well as five more unseeded Americans, play tomorrow or possibly Wednesday depending on the schedule of play to be announced.

Here are the losses of the unseeded Americans on Monday:

Robby Ginepri lost to Fernando Gonzalez in three tight sets, 7-6, 7-5, 7-5, falling to 0-5 against his Chilean nemesis.

Sam Querrey lost to Juan Carlos Ferrerro in four sets, winning the first 6-2, but then losing three in a row by a margin of 6-4.

In a rare ATP matchup of two 33-year-olds, wildcard Vince Spadea won the first two sets in tiebreakers but wasted his lead, losing to Swede Thomas Johannson in five sets.

Qualifier Kevin Kim, the lowest-ranked American in the draw at 181 in the word, lost to 41st-ranked Robin Soderling of Sweden in four sets with the odd score of 7-5, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4.

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