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Last year, two American juniors bound for the pro circuit — Devin Britton and Jordan Cox — played an epic three-set semifinal in the boys singles.  Cox, then 17, won 6-3, 6-7 (5), 16-14, the final set lasting 83 minutes (which in the pre-Isner/Mahut days seemed liked a long time). Cox lost in the finals (pictured [...]

Devin Britton had a few chances, but couldn’t capitalize.  If he watches the replay, will hear John McEnroe bemoaning his failure to attack the net on every point.  Here is a link to a good story about the match by Howard Fendrich of the Associated Press, but if you want some really entertaining reading, check [...]

Reigning NCAA champion from Ole Miss Devin Britton played the big match in the spotlight on Monday, losing in three to Roger Federer on the Ashe Court, but it was former two-time champ Somdev Devvarman and one-time runner up John Isner who came through with the big wins.   Isner, a former University of Georgia star ranked [...]

Launching a campaign for your sixth straight U.S. Open to tie Bill Tilden’s epic record apparently does not merit a prime-time match.  Roger Federer and Devin Britton will play the second match of the day on Arthur Ashe on Monday, meaning I’ll have to get out a video tape to record it and much of America will [...]

If you need any proof that the USTA doesn’t fix the draw for promising Americans who get wild cards, 18-year-old Devin Britton of Mississippi, the youngest NCCA champ ever, ended up in line two of the draw.   He plays that dude who was on the cover of this month’s Tennis magazine, poised like an angel in designer tennis clothes [...]

If you are one of the rare men’s tennis fans who care about those outside of the Big Four and believe that tennis is about more than selling Rolex watches, the weeks leading up to the first round of the U.S. Open hold serious intrigue.  For the first time in about seven years, the NCAA college [...]

You are missing out if you don’t read Devin Britton’s blog on the USTA site. I’m quoting my favorite parts at length from it below, but you should visit it yourself. We (Jordan Cox and I) had a good dinner at the Pizza Express tonight, and I think he is ready for a solid performance [...]