Action from Rome
The clay court season continues and so do the impressive results for Roger Federer; on what's supposedly his "least favorite surface." Fed scored revenge against his nemesis, Guillermo Canas, with a solid 6-3, 6-3 routing en route to the third round. Canas had two hard court wins over Roger last season, shocking the tennis community; needless to say this clay court victory was a major statement for Roger. Based on the previous history between these two players, Roger's straight set win has to be considered somewhat of a surprise .....and speaking of surprises, Andy Roddick seems to have found his "mojo" on red clay. The #6 seed stormed through fellow American, Mardy Fish, 6-1, 6-4, into the third round. What's more surprising isn't the fact Andy beat Mardy on clay, but the manner in which he did so, proving that there may be championship potential for A-Rod on his least favorite surface.
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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.
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