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Made in the USA? Not Milos Raonic
By Greg Couch - AOL NewsThe U.S. Tennis Association and Patrick McEnroe, its head of player development, are finalizing details on a new $50 million push to teach tennis The Canada Way. OK, maybe not. I just made that up. But the new buzz in tennis is 20-year old Milos Raonic (right), who hadn't done much in the minor leagues, wasn't a great junior and, most amazing of all, is from Canada. So now, the U.S., with tons of money, cannot even develop players as well as Canada? What next? Iceland? Well, Andy Roddick, the face of U.S. men's tennis, saved U.S. tennis' face Sunday, diving for a forehand passing shot, ...
Novak Djokovic Isn't Your Typical Tennis Champion ... Thank Goodness
By Greg Couch - AOL NewsThis is about how to be a tennis champion and pick up babes, Novak Djokovic style. It involves nipple tassels. Be prepared: It also involves a little granny-on-Novak action. A certain dignity is required of tennis champions. It must be. We've seen it forever. Djokovic doesn't have it, doesn't behave like any tennis champ we've seen before. I'll just say this ... Thank God. We've had cranky champs (John McEnroe), and flashy ones (Andre Agassi). Usually, just well-behaved ones who are a little stiff. When Djokovic won the Australian Open Sunday, I started replaying so many of his antics. A ...
Where Have You Gone, Andy Roddick?
By Greg Couch - AOL NewsMELBOURNE, Australia -- Andy Roddick has been coached to death. He is a wild animal who, trying to get a little control of himself, has allowed himself to be trained into a house pet. Sit Andy, sit. Roddick's career doesn't have to be over. All of his skills are still there, and he has even added some. But he doesn't contend in the majors anymore, and doesn't even reach the quarterfinals. "Conditions were colder, so slice wasn't really working," he said Sunday after losing to Stanislas Wawrinka 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in the fourth round of the Australian Open. "I wasn't able to get the ball to jump ...
Andy Roddick Gets Ousted in Fourth Round of Australian Open
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsMELBOURNE, Australia ( AP) -- Andy Roddick's Grand Slam drought continues after the American was beaten 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 by Stanislas Wawrinka in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Sunday. Roddick, who was the last American in either the men's or women's singles draw this year, won his first major at the 2003 U.S. Open. Since then, the closest he's come to winning his second was as a three-time runner-up at Wimbledon in 2004, 2005 and 2009 and as the losing finalist at the 2006 U.S. Open. In the quarterfinals, Wawrinka will play Roger Federer, his sometime Davis Cup teammate and who he ...
Dead Spot Wreaks Havoc on Australian Open, Moms Everywhere: Video
By Michael Katz - AOL NewsA dead spot on Hisense Court caused quite a stir at the Australian Open, requiring some impromptu handiwork to fix the spot. Apparently, the problem was caused by a pocket of air beneath the court. To fix it, officials needed a 20-minute delay where they drilled holes in the court and jumped up and down on the spot to squeeze out the air. As Andy Roddick said on ESPN, "They got Bob Vila on standby for that one, huh?" Ladies and gentlemen, he'll be here all week. (Or not -- he was bounced in the quarterfinals last year and struggled at first on Friday so his time could be running out.) But ...
Caroline Wozniacki Breezes; Andy Roddick Overcomes Slow Start
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Caroline Wozniacki beat Dominika Cibulkova, 6-4, 6-3, on Friday to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open and avenge last week's loss in a tuneup tournament. Wozniacki, playing her first Grand Slam as the world No. 1, advanced to the fourth round for the seventh consecutive major but has yet to win one of tennis' marquee events. Wozniacki, 20, can hold onto the No. 1 ranking by reaching the semifinals in Australia. Justine Henin, the 2004 winner and the runner-up to Serena Williams last year, lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-4, 7-6 (8). It was Henin's first ...
Andy Roddick's 17 Aces Blasts Igor Kunitsyn, Advances to Third Round
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- When the Australian Open ends, the spotlight on Andy Roddick is likely to shift to another family member-the one who gets paid to wear swimsuits and is about to make her big screen debut. Roddick's 23-year-old wife, Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model Brooklyn Decker, is costarring in her first feature film alongside actors Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. After winning his second-round match, Roddick offered a sneak preview into the film, "Just Go With It," which is due to be released next month in America. "She's in some sort of love triangle with people ...
Yet Again, Sam Querrey Disappoints
By Greg Couch - AOL NewsI do not get overly emotional watching tennis. Well, sometimes you can't help yourself. But in my job, it's important to try to stay dispassionate so as not to color your views, alter the picture of reality you are supposed to paint. Here is one thing I know, though: Sam Querrey drives me crazy. There is no way that this guy is who he is. Tall, strong, fast, and able to hit all shots. Why doesn't he care? Why the heck doesn't he care? Querrey, seeded No. 18 and one of the leaders of the next generation of American tennis, folded up again in a major. He does it all the time. He lost Monday ...
Andy Roddick's 17 Aces Blasts Jan Hajek
By FanHouse Newswire - AOL NewsMELBOURNE, Australia – Andy Roddick, seeking to end a seven-year Grand Slam drought since winning the 2003 U.S. Open, has defeated Jan Hajek 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 at the Australian Open. Compared with his American Davis Cup teammates Sam Querrey, who lost in five sets, and Mardy Fish, who won in five, Roddick had an easy time advancing Monday, blasting 17 aces. The 28-year-old Roddick has reached the semifinals four times at the Australian Open, but never advanced to the final. He has lost three Wimbledon finals and the 2006 U.S. Open final and has not finished a year outside the top 10 since ...
Australian Open Preview: Will Rafa Slam Put Nadal Over Federer?
By Greg Couch - AOL NewsThe question going around about Rafael Nadal is the wrong one. If he wins the Australian Open, which starts Sunday night (7:00 p.m. E.T.), it will be his fourth consecutive major championship. It will be just the fourth time any man has held all four trophies. But will it be a Grand Slam? "It's not a Grand Slam, but it's a great effort,'' Rod Laver told the Associated Press. "People will say, 'He's going for a Grand Slam,' and I say, `No, he's not doing that.' That wasn't the way this whole thing was set up.'' It might sound self-serving coming from Laver, the last man to win the Grand ...
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