Washington, D.C. final preview and pick: Nishikori vs. Isner

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
John Isner will hope it’s third time lucky when he contests his third Washington, D.C. final on Sunday afternoon. Standing in his way of the title is No. 2 seed Kei Nishikori. Kei Nishikori and John Isner will be squaring off for the second time in their careers when they…

Isner outlasts Johnson in all-American thriller

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As Denis Kudla wrote on Twitter after the match, “American tennis should be proud of that one.” Yes it should. John Isner and Steve Johnson battled for one hour and 55 minutes and traded match-point saves in a thrilling Citi Open semifinal on Saturday night that was finally won by…

2015 Washington, D.C. photos

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Photos from the 2015 Citi Open, including Kei Nishikori, Marin Cilic, John Isner, Mardy Fish, Grigor Dimitrov, Lleyton Hewitt, Bernard Tomic, Alexander Zverev, and many more.

Press Conference Don’ts

I did consider asking Andy Murray if he would consider hoping freight trains to get from Canada to Cincinnati in 2010 after many questions were asked of his 2009 drive from Montreal to Cincinnati.  Wisdom won out, but these mistakes actually happened.  Rippa.com put out a compilation of the 5 worst press conference fails.  They…

2015 Atlanta photos

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Photos from the 2015 BB&T Atlanta Open, featuring John Isner, Marcos Baghdatis, the Bryan brothers, Vasek Pospisil, Jack Sock, Gilles Muller, and more: