“It makes you go for wrong shot selections more times, I think, because you’re trying to finish the point off, you know, because it’s so hard to keep playing long rallies in these kind of situations”
David Ferrer ousted defending champion Andy Roddick 7-6 , 6-4 Thursday at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, which has been unkind to seeded players this week. via Fox Sports
“My confidence got up with my ankle and I was happy to be out there for 60 minutes. Overall, the ankle was a lot better than I thought it was going to be and I felt confident going into tackles.”
Sports Beckham inspires Galaxy victory in first start Reuters CARSON, California - David Beckham treated Los Angeles Galaxy fans to a master class in his first start for the club on Wednesday, scoring a goal … via ABS-CBN News
The Cincinnati Reds placed shortstop Alex Gonzalez on the bereavement list today so he can stay at home with his ill 10-month-old son. via WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
“I have to be careful with the knee”
Andy Roddick bounced his racket after one poor shot, stared at the sky in disbelief after another. via CBS SportsLine
“Even now, everyone thinks Frank is so well off”
John Dancevic wanted his son to be a soccer player. Then he watched young Frank play. via The Globe and Mail
“Nothing much is expected of me”
MASON - The search is always on for the so-called future of American tennis, which is why it might be worth keeping an eye on youngsters John Isner and Sam Querrey. via The Cincinnati Enquirer
Two Russians have had unequal success at the start of tennis competitions in Los Angeles and Montreal. via Huliq.com
“I was a little bit tired and didn’t move my feet at all. I was out of gas.”
Maria Sharapova, of Russia, addresses the crowd after pulling out of the East West Bank Classic tennis tournament in Carson, Calif., due to a shin muscle injury, Saturday, Aug. via Santa Fe New Mexican
THE MODERATOR: First question for Rafa, please. Q. How was it to play Marat for the first time? RAFAEL NADAL: Yeah, was tough, no? I start playing very well in the beginning and, yeah, I have some mistakes, and … via Tennis Articles
“The first set, I was doubting myself. I didn’t know what was going on and I wasn’t playing well.”
Defending champion Roger Federer breezed past Italian qualifier Fabio Fognini 6-1, 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup on Thursday.
The Swiss star, who won his fifth straight Wimbledon title this year, has won 14 straight matches at the Canadian tournament. He’s had victories in 2004 and 2006 and sat out in 2005 with an injury.
Federer needed only 45 minutes to win the match _ including 18 for the first set.
‘By the time I sat down, I was (only) kind of starting to get warm, because 18 minutes is really fast, you know,’ the top seed said. ‘And the games were going quick, my service games, especially. Read more
“I find out later from the driver that she had to make a stop at every rest area on the interstate”
You might not have met Alan Lemay, but you’ve seen him countless times over the years. via Montreal Gazette
“I don’t want to be involved in any of it. I don’t want to make any comments. I don’t care.”
” - ” Marat Safin is steering well clear of the gambling probe currently underway on the ATP centered on a match last week in which Russian compatriot Nikolay Davydenko withdrew injured. via Times of Oman
“I think this is much worse… than the doping”
Lleyton Hewitt faced off against a fellow former warrior whose career has also suffered a slide, emerging with a 7-6 , 6-4 victory over Juan Carlos Ferrero at the ATP Montreal Masters yesterday. via Sunday Times
Qualifier Robin Haase of the Netherlands upset 10th-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in a rain-delayed first-round match on Monday at the US$2.45-million Rogers Cup tennis tournament. via Mix 99.9
“Davydenko doesn’t seem like the guy to do something like”
Roger Federer, preparing on Sunday to launch his build-up to the US Open, came to the defence of Nikolay Davydenko, named in a suspicious mid-match injury withdrawal this week. via Independent Online
