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Many of us were aware that Andre Agassi was a rebel in his early years, and during the time when he was married to Brooke Shields. However, the fact he admitted to doing crystal meth (drugs), is not a major surprise in my opinion, since it occurred during the Brooke Shields era in his life. The best part of Andre's career was when he picked up the pieces after getting a divorce from Shields. His French Open win over Medvedev was a major statement, proving that a new Andre was on the rise. Hence, his experience with meth is all part of the magical comeback which Agassi staged in the final chapter of his career (the Steffi Graf chapter, which also produced 5 Grand Slams). So this news of meth only strengthens the Agassi comeback story, which inspired millions of sports fans throughout the world. More to come on this subject....
Dear Friends & Tennis Talk Colleagues.....Just a heads up, look out for World Team Tennis Smash Hits in Baton Rouge on December 8th. Elton John, Billie Jean King, Anna Kournikova....Roddick...to name a few....it's a great event, all for a good cause and I'll see you there....For more information:
http://www.wtt.com/page.aspx?article_id=11
Go Tennis, Harry C
Novak Djokovic...Roger Federer...Juan Martin Del Potro.... one of them will win the year end Masters event...I'm leaning toward Novak and Juan as the top guys of the 8 in the draw. Can't wait. -HC
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RESULTS - WEDNESDAY, 7 OCTOBER, 2009
Singles - Second Round
[2] N Djokovic (SRB) d V Troicki (SRB) 63 60
[4] N Davydenko (RUS) d P Kohlschreiber (GER) 61 60
[5] F Verdasco (ESP) d J Ferrero (ESP) 75 64
[8] [WC] M Cilic (CRO) d J Benneteau (FRA) 62 26 60
Doubles - Quarter-finals
M Knowles (BAH) / A Roddick (USA) d J Acasuso (ARG) / F Gonzalez (CHI) 46 75 10-4
Doubles - First Round
J Blake (USA) / A Ram (ISR) d [4] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) 61 36 10-3
J Benneteau (FRA) / J Chardy (FRA) d [WC] E Butorac (USA) / A Fisher (AUS) 62 64
N Davydenko (RUS) / I Kunitsyn (RUS) d V Hanescu (ROU) / R Wassen (NED) 46 75 10-7
ORDER OF PLAY - THURSDAY, 8 OCTOBER, 2009
CENTER start 11:00 am
N Davydenko (RUS) / I Kunitsyn (RUS) vs [2] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) - ATP
Not Before 1:00 PM
[WC] S Zhang (CHN) vs [14] M Bartoli (FRA) - WTA
Not Before 3:00 PM
[1] R Nadal (ESP) vs J Blake (USA) - ATP
[WC] M Safin (RUS) vs [7] F Gonzalez (CHI) - ATP
Not Before 7:00 PM
[13] N Petrova (RUS) vs [2] S Williams (USA) - WTA
Not Before 9:00 PM
[6] R Soderling (SWE) vs T Robredo (ESP) - ATP
COURT 1 start 11:00 am
I Ljubicic (CRO) vs [Q] L Kubot (POL) - ATP
Not Before 1:00 PM
[1] C Black (ZIM) / L Huber (USA) vs A Kleybanova (RUS) / F Schiavone (ITA) - WTA
Not Before 3:00 PM
[12] A Radwanska (POL) vs M Martinez Sanchez (ESP) - WTA
[10] F Pennetta (ITA) vs [7] V Zvonareva (RUS) - WTA
Not Before 7:00 PM
J Benneteau (FRA) / J Chardy (FRA) vs J Blake (USA) / A Ram (ISR) - ATP
COURT 2 not before 2:30PM
L Dlouhy (CZE) / P Kohlschreiber (GER) vs L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) - ATP - After Suitable Rest
Not Before 3:30 PM
A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) / Y Wickmayer (BEL) vs [5] S Hsieh (TPE) / S Peng (CHN) - WTA
A Kudryavtseva (RUS) / E Makarova (RUS) vs [4] N Llagostera Vives (ESP) / M Martinez Sanchez (ESP) - WTA - After Suitable Rest
Singles - Second Round
[2] N Djokovic (SRB) d V Troicki (SRB) 63 60
[4] N Davydenko (RUS) d P Kohlschreiber (GER) 61 60
[5] F Verdasco (ESP) d J Ferrero (ESP) 75 64
[8] [WC] M Cilic (CRO) d J Benneteau (FRA) 62 26 60
Doubles - Quarter-finals
M Knowles (BAH) / A Roddick (USA) d J Acasuso (ARG) / F Gonzalez (CHI) 46 75 10-4
Doubles - First Round
J Blake (USA) / A Ram (ISR) d [4] M Fyrstenberg (POL) / M Matkowski (POL) 61 36 10-3
J Benneteau (FRA) / J Chardy (FRA) d [WC] E Butorac (USA) / A Fisher (AUS) 62 64
N Davydenko (RUS) / I Kunitsyn (RUS) d V Hanescu (ROU) / R Wassen (NED) 46 75 10-7
ORDER OF PLAY - THURSDAY, 8 OCTOBER, 2009
CENTER start 11:00 am
N Davydenko (RUS) / I Kunitsyn (RUS) vs [2] B Bryan (USA) / M Bryan (USA) - ATP
Not Before 1:00 PM
[WC] S Zhang (CHN) vs [14] M Bartoli (FRA) - WTA
Not Before 3:00 PM
[1] R Nadal (ESP) vs J Blake (USA) - ATP
[WC] M Safin (RUS) vs [7] F Gonzalez (CHI) - ATP
Not Before 7:00 PM
[13] N Petrova (RUS) vs [2] S Williams (USA) - WTA
Not Before 9:00 PM
[6] R Soderling (SWE) vs T Robredo (ESP) - ATP
COURT 1 start 11:00 am
I Ljubicic (CRO) vs [Q] L Kubot (POL) - ATP
Not Before 1:00 PM
[1] C Black (ZIM) / L Huber (USA) vs A Kleybanova (RUS) / F Schiavone (ITA) - WTA
Not Before 3:00 PM
[12] A Radwanska (POL) vs M Martinez Sanchez (ESP) - WTA
[10] F Pennetta (ITA) vs [7] V Zvonareva (RUS) - WTA
Not Before 7:00 PM
J Benneteau (FRA) / J Chardy (FRA) vs J Blake (USA) / A Ram (ISR) - ATP
COURT 2 not before 2:30PM
L Dlouhy (CZE) / P Kohlschreiber (GER) vs L Kubot (POL) / O Marach (AUT) - ATP - After Suitable Rest
Not Before 3:30 PM
A Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) / Y Wickmayer (BEL) vs [5] S Hsieh (TPE) / S Peng (CHN) - WTA
A Kudryavtseva (RUS) / E Makarova (RUS) vs [4] N Llagostera Vives (ESP) / M Martinez Sanchez (ESP) - WTA - After Suitable Rest
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Harry Cicma tackles the hot topics in tennis, sharing his insight on the favorites, tournament news and players to watch. Harry was ranked for three years on the ATP Tour doubles circuit and played four years of NCAA Division-I tennis at Rutgers University. He now covers all sports as a TV producer/anchor on NBC in Southern New England.