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Mardy Fish Is Fit For Success

Dave Hilton — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 05:16:07 +0000

Mardy Fish has clearly turned a corner in his career. With the US Davis Cup team down 1-2, Mardy started very strong leading the first set with a break, yet ultimately losing the first set as well as the second on a break at 5-6. In the third set, with the match approaching 4 hours, Mardy Fish dug deep into his newly fashioned fitness. Mardy saved the third set down 4-4 (love – 40) by winning 5 straight points and ultimately the third set 7-5.

In the fourth set, Mardy was down a mini-break in the tie break at 0-3, at which time he served up a couple of Mardy Aces and a mini-break to get to 3 all. At 5 all, Mardy wisely decided to attack, yet was handcuffed by Ferrer’s kick serve and his attacking backhand return veered cross-court allowing Ferrer an open lane for the passing shot. On the ensuing serve at 5-6, Mardy abandoned his successful serve and volley tactics and withdrew into an unsuccessful groundstroke rally to end the US Davis Cup bid for 2011.

Oudin succumbs to Stosur and Isner drops to Hewitt in Perth

Hilton — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:33:33 +0000

Oudin in Indian Wells

The US Team was eliminated from the Hopman Cup tonight. Melanie Oudin lost to Samantha Stosur and John Isner was defeated by Lleyton Hewitt to mathematically eliminate the Americans from winning their group.

Isner in California

USA Eliminated from ARAG World Team Cup

US Tennis Network — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:11:45 +0000

The USA went down 0-2 to Sweden mathematically eliminating the USA from advancing at the ARAG World Team Cup.

Sam Querrey was defeated by Soderling 2&2 while Robbie Ginepri was defeated by Vinciguerra 5&4.