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American Men Climb ATP Rankings

Joe Samuel Starnes — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:42:13 +0000

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 up one point, bypassing David Nalbandian to take the seventh spot on the list, right behind Roddick.

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. Odesnik, who reached the third round in Paris, jumped ten points and cracked the top 100, settling at 96^th.

Also rising in the top 100 was Mardy Fish who moved three spots to 36.

The most significant drop of any American man in the top 100 was Donald Young, 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). Sam Querrey dropped one point to 41, and John Isner dropped two points to 84.

Farther down the rankings, 25-year-old Amer Delic, a native Bosnian who now lives in Jacksonville, Fla., moved 20 points from 149 to 129 in the ATP Rankings. He did not play Roland Garros but won the Carson, Calif.,-challenger in late May. A huge move was made by 27-year-old Michael Yani who won the Yuba City Challenger last week by beating fellow American and world No. 134-ranked Sam Warburg. Yani jumped 105 points to take the 253^rd 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.

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 rankings section of the ATP website, undoubtedly the best web site in all of men’s tennis.

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Does Ginepri’s French Open Success Earn Him Davis Cup Consideration?

Joe Samuel Starnes — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:06:21 +0000

In light of his impressive red clay run in Paris, it would seem that Robby Ginepri should get serious Davis Cup consideration when the U.S. plays Spain in Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas in Madrid in the third weekend of September. The 25,000 seat arena is famous for bullfighting; Ginepri’s last win in Paris was on the court nicknamed the Bullring. However, before this year’s French Open, Ginepri’s clay court results have been abysmal, a career record on clay of 6-24 before the tournament began (including an 0-5 record previously in Paris.)

No Americans have dominated on the red dirt since Jim Courier did in the early nineties. Of the top-ranked Americans, only Andy Roddick has a winning record on clay, with a career record of 67-32. James Blake hovers near the .500 mark with career clay court record of 38-40. Sam Querrey has a winning record on clay for the year at 4-3, but in his ATP career is only 5-8 on the clay. Mardy Fish is 13-20.

Considering these results, Patrick McEnroe’s decision for the Davis Cup lineup is an easy one barring injury—he’ll go with Roddick and Blake, the guys who brought him. They have the most Davis Cup experience and best records on the clay. Ginepri, who will be close to earning an Olympic berth with this week’s results, should certainly get consideration for first alternate in Spain, but almost certainly will not get the call.

Whomever McEnroe sends out, they will have their hands full with the Spanish singles team of world No. 2 Rafael Nadal, the undisputed king of clay, and No. 5 David Ferrer.

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Early Start for Ginepri and Gonzalez on Monday at Roland Garros

Joe Samuel Starnes — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 17:24:53 +0000

Robby Ginepri and Fernando Gonzalez are the first match on Court Suzanne Lenglen at 11 a.m. Monday Paris time, 5 a.m. on the East Coast. Ginepri for his career is 0-3 against the Chilean, losing twice last year on grass (once at Wimbledon) and once on hard courts in New Zealand in 2005. They have never played on clay.

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Ginepri First American in French Open Sweet 16 Since 2003

Joe Samuel Starnes — Sat, 31 May 2008 13:30:41 +0000

Robby Ginepri, his right arm encased in an elaborate bandage brace, took to the Bull Ring (as Court No. 1 is known) and bested Frenchman Florent Serra in straight sets on Saturday, making Ginepri the first American to reach the Fourth Round of the French Open since Andre Agassi in 2003.

The 25-year-old who lives in Kennesaw, Ga., will see his ranking rise from 88 in the world into the sixties, and he could go even higher if he beats the winner of the Stanislaw Wawrinka-Fernando Gonzalez match which has gone to a fifth set. Ginepri’s play in Paris should not be underestimated. Previously a career 0-5 in Roland Garros, he has beaten two clay court specialists in Serra (in his home country, to boot) and Russian Igor Andreev, no easy feat. Ginepri’s closing out of a tight third set was key to allow him to get some much needed rest. If Ginepri can get past either a presumably tired Wawrinka or Gonzalez, he’ll most likely face Roger Federer in the quarterfinals. Dare I say it, but I believe Ginepri has an outside chance to reach the finals if he keeps up this level of play and avoids injury.

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U.S. Men: Only Odesnik and Ginepri Remain in French Open

Joe Samuel Starnes — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:31:47 +0000

Robby Ginepri overcame losing the first set to best 27th-seeded Igor Andreev on Thursday, lining himself up to play the winner of unseeded players Florent Serra of France or Victor Hanescu of Romania in the third round. Ginepri has the best chance to advance, and is on a course to meet Roger Federer in the quarterfinals. Wayne Odesnik, who plays world No. 3 Novak Djokovic in the third round, are the only Americans left after james Blake, Mardy Fish and Bobby Reynolds all lost.

Going into the tournament, Ginepri, who has been ranked as high as 15 and reached the semis in the 2004 U.S. Open, was ranked 88 and Odesnik 106. Both will be certain to rise after the generous ranking points paid off in Grand Slams.

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