Originally posted on The Grandstand:
An on-fire Steve Johnson will look to maintain his hot streak against Roberto Bautista Agut on Saturday in Valencia. The other semifinal pits Vasek Pospisil against Joao Sousa. (7) Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Steve Johnson Two familiar foes will be going head-to-head when Bautista Agut and Johnson battle on Saturday…

Originally posted on The Tennis Island:
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/john-isner-of-us-celebrates-a-point-during-the-second-day-news-photo/494521948 After a long year on the tour, several American men are playing their penultimate tournament of the season on Swiss soil. Donald Young, John Isner, Jack Sock and Denis Kudla all made the trip to Basel and it’ll be their penultimate event of the year. With the exception of Kudla…

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Roger Federer will resume his Basel campaign during quarterfinal action on Friday, when he faces David Goffin. Richard Gasquet and Ivo Karlovic are also aiming for a spot in the last four. (1) Roger Federer vs. (8) David Goffin After dominating his first match of this week’s Swiss Indoors Basel 6-1,…

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
A blockbuster quarterfinal on Friday in Basel will pit Rafael Nadal against Marin Cilic. A far more surprising showdown features fellow Americans Jack Sock and Donald Young. (7) Marin Cilic vs. (3) Rafael Nadal Nadal and Cilic will be squaring off for just the fourth time in their careers and for the first time in…

Originally posted on Tennis Abides: Dan Martin on Tennis and Life:
The Inspiration Every October James Rolfe reviews one monster movie per day in his Monster Madness feature.  This year he started off with Frankenstein.  I thought it would be fun to stitch together the best shots in tennis and imagine animating these amalgamation players. The…

Originally posted on Moo's Tennis Blog:
It’s time to blow the new match-up klaxon as the top two seeds in the white group, Garbiñe Muguruza and Petra Kvitova, will meet for the first time on the WTA tour in a match with huge implications for who will qualify for the semi-finals. Muguruza is pretty…

Originally posted on Happy Slam Tennis:
Round two in Basel and it was a black and blue battle between Rafael Nadal and Grigor Dimitrov. Here’s a match chat recap of what happened. Before the pre-match warm up, Grigor lines his bottles in a precise manner. At the net, Grigor and Rafa jump from foot to…

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Rafael Nadal survived a second consecutive three-setter and recovered from a break down in another must-win set before getting the best of Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 in round two of the Swiss Indoors Basel on Wednesday. Nadal, who saw Lukas Rosol serve for the match on Monday only to…

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Albert Montanes and Daniel Brands are set to face each other for a second time at the same tournament on Thursday in Valencia. Second-round action also features a showdown between Benoit Paire and Joao Sousa. (LL) Albert Montanes vs. (Q) Daniel Brands It will be rare occasion when two players…