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OK, I don’t know if the ousted American players in America have  hangovers down in Australia, but staying up to 3:45 a.m. Saturday with the John Isner marathon loss to Marn Cilic saddled me with one on this fiercely cold Philadelphia weekend.  It was a fun match to watch up until Isner double-faulted twice in [...]

Georgia Bulldog John Isner beat the very tough Radek Stepanek in four, joining Andy Roddick as one of only two American men in the round of 32.  It gets tougher, Marin Cilic in the next round, and then, if he survives, most likely Nadal.  There ain’t no gimmes in the Australian Open.  A hot day, [...]

What a treat last night to flip on the TV about 11:30 to see Australian tennis fans in summer clothes watching a live rematch of the John Isner-Nicholas Mahut marathon classic from Wimbledon (Isner won this time 3 & 6 in a quick 90 minutes).   Also a treat to listen to the Australian announcers for [...]

Compelling dynamics for the American men at this year’s U.S. Open, with Andy Roddick losing to Janko Tipsarevic (a match I thought would be tough for him when I first saw the draw) and qualifier 18-year-old Ryan Harrison upsetting No. 15 Ivan Ljubicic, a wily veteran and no easy win for Harrison.  After a strong [...]

This year thus far has been the breakout year for John Isner – winning his first ATP title, reaching the round of 16 in Australia, and making a heroic Davis Cup debut this weekend in which he played all three days, including a great effort as a last-minute sub in the doubles and a valiant five-set [...]

The Bryan twins missed the chance to add to their Davis Cup record when Mike Bryan had to sit out of today’s doubles because of an upset stomach caused by something he ate, Tennis Channel commentator Leif Shiras said.  John Isner, who lost a more than three hour match yesterday, was the last minute substitute.  Tomorrow he plays Novak [...]

The Winter Olympics are over, but the Davis Cup, an event that has become more obscure than curling, has just begun.  To win, the U.S. has to get victories from John Isner and Sam Querrey over Victor Troicki, because they won’t be Novak Djokovic on clay.  The draw is out, with Isner making his Davis Cup [...]

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 [...]

Two more of the Americans fell Wednesday in Australia — Blake and Wayne Odesnik — but two more moved onto the third round.  John Isner won, meaning Andy Roddick won’t be the sole American in the third round.  Isner next will play Gael Monfils, while Roddick goes against Feliciano Lopez. Today’s matches for the Americans see [...]

Of the eight Americans in action Tuesday in Australia, the biggest disappointment was Sam Querrey’s loss to Rainer Schuettler, the aging German who keeps winning big matches.  Wild card Ryan Harrison, 17, also fell, losing in four sets to Janko Tipsarevic.  Other Americans to fall were Rajeev Ram and Robby Ginepri. On the up side, [...]