World No. 4 Andy Murray was expected to coast through his second-round match at the Farmers Classic on Thursday night. What he got, however, was a run for his money that no one could have predicted. Read more...
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Top-seed Andy Murray sets up to strike a forehand against the American qualifier Tim Smyczek. Murray defeated Smyczek in three sets, winning 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.
I guess some things never change. Read more...
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Coach Rick Neuheisel, right, and All-American free safety Rahim Moore represented UCLA at Pac-10 Media Day on Thursday. Neuheisel fielded many questions regarding the recent sanctions against USC.
All it took was for James Blake to show up at Stadium Court. Read more...
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Wild-card James Blake lunges for a ball during his narrow victory against Germany’s Benjamin Becker. Blake won in two sets and the second set went to a tiebreaker. The score was 7-5, 7-6(5).
Wednesday night at the Farmers Classic, Camarillo’s favorite sons made their long-awaited return to the Los Angeles Tennis Center, displaying the form that has them destined to break one of tennis’ great records. Read more...
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No. 1-seeded doubles team Bob (left) and Mike Bryan shake hands with Mardy Fish and Mark Knowles at the net Wednesday night at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. The Bryans defeated Fish and Knowles 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of doubles play at the Farmers Classic.
On Tuesday night at the Farmers Classic, power was no match for speed. Read more...
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Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia and Feliciano Lopez of Spain celebrate during their first-round doubles victory over the American duo of Sam Querrey and James Blake.
A tennis net is a fickle thing. It can be a player’s best friend, but it can also be their undoing, as Xavier Malisse found out the hard way on Monday night. Read more...
It was vintage American tennis, the likes of which we haven’t seen in years … and probably won’t see again. Read more...
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A ballgirl hands McEnroe his shock dampener back after it flew off as McEnroe snapped his racket.
