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Federer after today’s win is 16-2 against Roddick, an 89 percent winning percentage.  The two most likely will meet again soon in the U.S.-Switzerland Davis Cup matchup to be played in Birmingham, Ala., March 6-8.

During a U.S. Open press conference last September, Andy Roddick ridiculed Novak Djokovic’s numerous calls to the trainer, suggesting that maybe he had SARS or the bird flu, but then he lost to the Serb in the quartefinals.  Djokovic didn’t get the joke, and was angry in the aftermatch interview and New York fans booed him off [...]

James Blake lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets Monday night in Melbourne, losing 4-6, 4-6, 6-7 (3).
Andy Roddick goes up against No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic in a rematch of the contentious U.S. Open quarterfinal where Djokovic beat Roddick in four sets. The match is set to start not before 3 p.m. in Australia, [...]

With a courageous loss by Amer Delic and a disappointing showing by Mardy Fish, only Andy Roddick and James Blake remain of the American men in conention in the Australian Open.
Roddick sapped the magic from Fabrice Santoro, trouncing the Frenchman in straight sets to earn a spot in the final sixteen; James Blake goes tonight/tomorrow against Igor [...]

Much talk has been made of 36-year-old Fabrice Santoro starting to fade into twilight of his career, but the French magician has started 2009 strong.  He beat Juan Carlos Ferrero in the first round of the Australian Open and upset No. 32 seed Philip Kohlschreiber in the second, outlasting the German player eleven years his junior in five sets.  Santoro now plays [...]

Forget that Federer, Djokovic and Roddick all take the court on the third day of the Australian Open, the premiere night match down under is the country’s next big tennis hope, 16-year-old Bernard Tomic.  Tomic, bedecked in headband and sleek sunglasses, on Monday won his first Grand Slam match over world No. 73 Potito Starace by the dramatic score of [...]

Half of the dozen American men in the Australian Open draw fell on the opening day.  Of the nine Americans in action in the men’s singles, three, including a trimmed-down Andy Roddick and No. 23 seed Mardy Fish, won.  However, six players from the U.S. came up short, including Sam Querrey.  He lost in straight sets [...]

Six of the 12 American men playing the Australian Open are bunched in No. 3 seed-Novak Djokovic’s quarter of draw, including two of the three seeded Americans, No. 7 Andy Roddick and No. 23 Mardy Fish. Most intriguing is the strong possibility of a third round matchup between Roddick and unseeded Sam Querrey, who with a current ranking [...]

The much-heralded Davis Cup match against Switzerland in March will be in Alabama, the USTA announced Wednesday — not San Antonio, Texas, a site for which Andy Roddick’s family had lobbied. So instead of the 35,000 rowdy fans that could pack into the Alamadome, the setting will be much like that of recent home matches in Winston-Salem [...]

The USTA next week soon will announce its decision for the location of the high-profile first round Davis Cup showdown with Roger Federer and Switzerland in the first weekend of March.  Contenders are reported to be San Antonio, Birmingham, Ala., and Greenville, S.C.  Here is why I think it should be in Texas:
1 – A Thank You to [...]