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Kei Nishikori won the first clay-court title of his career--and his fourth overall--by making quick 6-2, 6-2 work of Santiago Giraldo on Sunday in Barcelona. Nishikori broke his opponent five times in eight return games to prevail in one hour and 13 minutes.
This may not be the golden era of men's tennis in the United States, but outside of the U.S. Open, Americans at least manage to generally perform well at home.
A few hours after the Casablanca lost its No. 1 seed, Kevin Anderson, the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston stumbled upon the same fate. Like Anderson, top-seeded John Isner--who was also the defending champion--lost his opening match.
Click here to see the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship results and more.
Click here to see the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship results and more.
The players who reached the final round of qualifying at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship had already been required to work overtime. A little more extra tennis on Monday couldn't hurt, could it?
Click here to see the results and order of play from the U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship at River Oaks Country Club.
Clyde Drexler, basketball Hall of Famer, and John Isner, Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship defending champion. Drexler was a 10-time NBA All Star and a member of the 1995 NBA Champion Houston Rockets. He also played on two Final Four teams at the University of Houston.
Defending champion John Isner is the top seed for next week's Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship at River Oaks Country Club April 7-13.
Americans Steve Johnson and Rhyne Williams, who played each other in the 2011 NCAA title match, have accepted the final two wild cards for the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship that will be held at River Oaks Country Club April 7-13.
Andy Murray got off to a really slow start -- a sign of his lack of a coach, perhaps? At least he managed to pick up his game. He'll need a lot more that this to avoid falling to #8, though. Matthew Ebden added only a few points, but that may well be enough to take him above #65.
Combine the two men's events--singles and doubles--at the BNP Paribas Open and the United States arguably performed better than any other country.
The Bryans really do seem back on track this year, with two titles in the last four weeks -- first Delray Beach and now Indian Wells
With one title and a 15-4 record to his credit this season, Ernests Gulbis is playing arguably the best tennis of his life. You could almost say this is a new Gulbis.
Twelve matches down. Ten to go? That's right; seven days into the BNP Paribas Open, Roger Federer and John Isner boast an incredible combined record of 12-0. They are both 6-0; 3-0 in singles and 3-0 in doubles.
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