Archive: the-grandstand
Order was restored to the Miami Open on Sunday, when scorching conditions relinquished at least a small part of their grip on Crandon Park Tennis center.
Former champion and No. 1 seed John Isner is out after just one match at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. Isner went down to fellow American Rajeev Ram--another past winner of this event--in a thrilling 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-6(8) contest on Tuesday.
Too soon after Wimbledon? Nope. This is the ATP World Tour, where the action never stops.
The latest installment of the Novak Djokovic vs. Roger Federer rivalry failed to produce another five-set classic like in last year's Wimbledon final, but by no means did it disappoint.... Well, maybe it disappointed Federer fans just a bit.
Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco used to face each other all the time--14 times at the ATP level prior to the summer of 2012, to be exact. But almost three years have passed since the two Spaniards last collided.
Bernard Tomic is looking leaner and meaner--in the tennis sense, of course--at the beginning of this 2015 season. Combine the result of what appears to be a more determined work ethic with Tomic's favorite time of the year (the Australian summer) and you have a man who can do serious damage at this week's Brisbane International.