Houston
Wayne Odesnik Takes 2nd Place in US Men’s Clay Court Championship.
Wayne Odesnik defended his 2008 Houston points and then added a few more. Wayne’s performance last week will secure him a berth in the French Open as the only American other than Andy Roddick with a winning percentage on clay will be looking forward to the opportunity.
In Odesnik’s first ATP final, he went down an [...]
Bryan Brothers Win In Houston: Hand Levine & Sweeting Their First Defeat
The young Sweeting Levine team was undefeated coming into this final. They played together once in the juniors winning that tournament and, as a wild card team in Houston, they won three matches to make the finals including an impressive win over the Australian doubles team of Fisher and Kerr who had defeated the Bryan [...]
13Apr2009 | US Tennis Network | Comments Off | Continued
Odesnik Into His First ATP World Tour Final In Houston
A nervous start to the match for Odesnik and Phau who each were going for their first ATP final.
The birds could be heard loud and clear over the tame River Oaks Country Club fans. The match was sold out, but as with many first matches of the day, most seats were empty at the start [...]
Bryan Brothers to Meet Sweeting & Levine in Houston Final
Friday’s Doubles Results:
[1] Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) d James Blake (USA) / Mardy Fish (USA) 75 67(5) 104
[WC] Jesse Levine (USA) / Ryan Sweeting (USA) d [2] AshleyFisher (AUS) / Jordan Kerr (AUS) 36 63 104
Odesnik Defeats Isner… Bjorn Awaits in Houston Semifinal – Extended USTN Match Coverage
Odesnik advanced to the US Men’s Clay Court Championships semifinal in which he lost last year to the eventual champion, Marcel Granollers.
Playing in front of a sold out crowd in Houston, at 5 all in the first set, Odesnik and Isner had just finished a clay court serving clinic. Both winning ~70% of their [...]
10Apr2009 | US Tennis Network | Comments Off | Continued
Isner vs. Odesnik Quarterfinal Preview & Houston Results
Odesnik vs. Isner:
John & Wayne have met once in 2007, 2008 & 2009. In the eight sets played, five of them have gone to tie-breakers. Odesnik won the first tie-breaker in ‘07, but Isner has taken the last four tie-breakers 7-3, 7-2, 7-4, 7-4. Those three matches were all on hard courts and Odesnik will [...]
Odesnik & Isner to Meet in Houston Quarterfinals, Dent and Jenkins Advance in Houston Singles
Wayne Odesnik advanced in Houston with a solid win over Jurgen Melzer (who had defeated American Robert Kendrick) 6-4, 6-0 in the second round.
Taylor Dent finished strong in his first round match on Tuesday to advance over Marcos Daniel 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
Scoville Jenkins advanced with a stunning come back against Alexander Peya after losing the [...]
Jenkins and Russell Qualify in Houston. Delic and Kendrick Eliminated in Singles and Doubles
Scoville Jenkins took out Donald Young 6-4, 6-4 to get a berth in main singles draw. Donald Young won just 58% of his first serve points and 52% of his second serve points. While Jenkins did win 80% of his first serve points, he will need to address the fact that he lost 14 of [...]
6Apr2009 | US Tennis Network | Comments Off | Continued
