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“Ridiculous Hands” — Top Alabama Junior’s Take on the U.S. Davis Cup Team

Sam Cissell, recently named by the USTA as Alabama’s junior player of the year, also has the distinction of having been across the net from three-fourths of the U.S. Davis Cup team that plays in Serbia later this week.   The 16-year-old Cissell and friend Andrew Crumm last year won a doubles tournament that gave them the opportunity to [...]

U.S.- Croatia Davis Cup: Day 1, Blake v. Karlovic, Fish v. Cilic

With Andy Roddick out, the Davis Cup singles matches between the U.S. and Croatia are expected to be very close.  The odds are good that this team matchup could go to a final showdown in the fifth match between Ivo Karlovic and Mardy Fish on Sunday afternoon.
Overall, James Blake and Fish are 5-8 combined against Marin [...]

July 4 Weekend Special: An All-American Wimbledon Sweep?

The possibility of a big American broom sweeping the four biggest Wimbledon trophies is still alive at this advanced semifinal date.  It seems very likely that the Williams sisters will win the women’s doubles, and one of them will take home the singles crown.  The Bryan brothers are favored to win the men’s doubles, but James Blake and Mardy [...]

Bryan Brothers Bag Seventh Grand Slam Title, Third Australian Open

From the ATP World Tour web site: Americans Mike and Bob Bryan captured their third Australian Open crown and seventh Grand Slam championship title as they rallied from a one-set deficit to defeat third seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles 2-6, 7-5, 6-0 on Saturday evening in Melbourne.
A good sign for the American twins looking ahead [...]

Mardy Fish to Play Davis Cup After All, Subbing for Bob Bryan in Doubles

Passed over when James Blake pulled out, Mardy Fish is on the team in Madrid this weekend, and most likely will play doubles.
Bob Bryan, the lefty of the twin brothers who won the U.S. Open doubles and have gone 14-2 in Davis Cup matches over the past five years, has pulled out with an ailing [...]

Bryan Brothers U.S. Open Doubles Champs

The California twins won the doubles final Friday, giving them six Grand Slam championships and their second U.S. Open cup. The 30-year-old pair beat Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy 7-6, 7-6.
The Bryans already held a career Grand Slam, and now have won a major event in every year but one since 2003. With [...]