Roddick back on track with Legg Mason Classic Win
Andy Roddick took a good step in regaining his confidence last Sunday when he defeated fellow American John Isner 6-4, 7-6 in the final of the Legg Mason Tournament. The match showcased great serving as Roddick hit 14 aces and Isner hit 12. Isner (ranked 416 in the world at the beginning of the tournament) had a great run at the tournament, defeating Becker, Haas, and Monfils on his way to finals. Isner is an American version of Ivo Karlovic, being 6′ 9″ tall and hitting 144 aces over the course of the tournament. However Roddick served great in finals, and won the points that mattered the most (namely in the first set tie break and managing to break Isner in the second set). This is Roddick’s third Legg Mason Classic title, and couldn’t have come at a better time. Hopefully he’ll be able to take some momentum from this win into the Rogers Cup Masters this week.
Here are the current US Opens Series standings:
1. Andy Roddick (USA) 72
2. (T) Radek Stepanek (CZE) 50
Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 50
4. James Blake (USA) 47
5. Hyung-Taik Lee (KOR) 46
6. (T) Frank Dancevic (CAN) 35
John Isner (USA) 35
8. Marat Safin (RUS) 24
9. (T) Ivo Karlovic (CRO) 22
Nicolas Kiefer (GER) 22
Gael Monfils (FRA) 22
Sam Querrey 22
And here is the WTA US Open Series standings:
1. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 100
2. Anna Chakvetadze (RUS) 95
3. Patty Schnyder (SUI) 82
4. Sania Mirza (IND) 60
5. Elena Dementieva (RUS) 45
6. Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) 37
7. Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 27
8. (T) Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 25
Nadia Petrova (RUS) 25
Venus Williams (USA) 25
Finally, if you have some free time you should check out this gallery. It’s a gallery of various ATP players on the catwalk at a fashion show hosted by the Rogers Cup. Some of the players pictured are Blake and Djokovic.
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