American Tennis Players In The US Open 2011

Written by: Staff on 4th September 2011

American Tennis Players In The US Open 2011

John Isner of the US hits a return to Robby Ginepri of the US during their second round match on the fifth day of the 2011 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA 02 September 2011. The US Open runs through 11 September 2011. EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT |

(Courtesy of The USTA)

AMERICANS IN ACTION TODAY

Men’s Singles

Alex Bogomolov Jr., Miami

John Isner, Greensboro, N.C.

Andy Roddick, Austin, Texas

Donald Young, Atlanta

Women’s Doubles

Liezel Huber, Houston

Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Phoenix

Lisa Raymond, Wayne, Pa.

Girls’ Singles

Gage Brymer, Irvine, Calif.

Hayley Carter, Columbia, S.C.

Samantha Crawford, Tamarac, Calif.

Krista Hardebeck, Santa Ana, Calif.

Anne-Liz Jeukeng-Nkamgouo, Kansas City, Mo.

Alexandra Kiick, Plantation, Fla.

Christina Makarova, San Diego

Kyle McPhillips, Willoughby, Ohio

Stephanie Nauta, Bradenton, Fla.

Jessica Pegula, Boca Raton, Fla.

Boys’ Singles

Gabrielle Andrews, Pomona, Calif.

Luca Corinteli, Alexandria, Va.

Connor Farren, Hillsborough, Calif.

Bjorn Fratangelo, Pittsburgh.

Alexios Halebian, Glendale, Calif.

Thai Kwiatkowski, Charlotte, N.C.

Dennis Novikov, Boca Raton, Fla.

Ronnie Schneider, Bloomington, Ind.

Shane Vinsant, Keller, Texas

Peggy Porter, Dallas

Taylor Townsend, Stockbridge, Ga.

JOHN ISNER: BOGOMOLOV’S DREAM CRUSHER

Following his victory on Friday to move into the third round, Alex Bogomolov Jr. referred to his opponent today, fellow American John Isner, as a “dream crusher” for knocking Bogomolov out of tournaments when he’s on a roll, adding, “As far as a personal relationship, I think he’s a great guy. I mean, he’s very well-liked. I like the guy. But tennis-wise, he’s been very painful for me.”

BOGOMOLOV EYES BEST SLAM RESULT IN RESURGENT YEAR

Due to left wrist surgery that imperiled his career, personal issues that included a very public divorce from former player Ashley Harkleroad, and a brief suspension due to an asthma medication he didn’t register with the authorities, Alex Bogomolov Jr. did not compete in a Grand Slam main draw for more than five years, from the 2006 Australian Open until this year’s French Open. He backed that result up, however, by reaching the third round at Wimbledon for his best-ever Grand Slam finish and entered the 2010 US Open ranked career-best No. 44. Here’s a look at the highlights from Bogomolov’s career year, established at age 28:

· Bogomolov defeated Andy Murray en route to the third round at the Masters 1000 event in Miami before losing to John Isner, his opponent today.

· He reached the quarterfinals at the Wimbledon tune-up event in s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.

· He reached the quarterfinals at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, R.I., again falling to Isner.

· He reached the semifinals at the Olympus US Open Series event in Los Angeles, losing to eventual champion Ernests Gulbis.

· He qualified this summer for the Olympus US Open Series events/Masters 1000 events in Montreal and Cincinnati, reaching the second round in Montreal and defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga en route to the third round in Cincinnati.

DEUCES WILD: YOUNG, BENNETEAU LOOK TO EXTEND RUNS

The two wild cards still alive in the men’s singles draw at this year’s US Open will both be in action today, with American Donald Young facing No. 24 seed Juan Ignacio Chela and Frenchman Julien Benneteau going up against No. 21 Andy Roddick. (Roddick eliminated another wild card, Jack Sock, in the second round.)

In recorded US Open history (since 1984), only seven men’s wild cards have reached the fourth round or better here, and only James Blake has done so in the past 15 years.

AMERICAN VERSUS AMERICAN IN WOMEN’S DOUBLES TODAY

At least one American will move into the quarterfinals of the women’s doubles today, when the No. 4 seeds Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond take on Bethanie Mattek-Sands and her partner, Jarmila Gajdosova, the No. 16 seeds, in the round of 16. This is the first US Open together for the two U.S. veterans Huber, a onetime US Open women’s doubles champion and one-time mixed doubles champion, and Raymond, a two-time women’s doubles champion and three-time mixed doubles champion