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Montreal R2 previews and picks: Nadal vs. Stakhovsky, Cilic vs. Tomic

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Rafael Nadal and Marin Cilic will contest their first matches of the week on Wednesday in Montreal. They are set for respective meetings with Sergiy Stakhovsky and Bernard Tomic. (7) Rafael Nadal vs. Sergiy Stakhovsky Like many others at the Rogers Cup, Nadal is playing his first hard-court tournament since…

Rogers Cup: Lisicki storms past Venus in Toronto

Originally posted on All Things Tennis- from Hamza Shakeel:
Venus Williams was bundled out of Toronto in rapid style, crashing out to Germany’s Sabine Lisicki. The 35 year old was all over the place against the former Wimbledon runner-up, who trounced her illustrious rival for the loss of just 3 games. In the men’s tournament…

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

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
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

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
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.