By Tennis Guru on Aug 8, 2011 in Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Tennis Feature, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Unseeded Czech player Radek Stepanek produced some of his best tennis moves on Sunday to upset top-seeded Gael Monfils of France and win the 2011 Legg Mason Tennis Classic. Stepanek became the oldest titlist of this tournament since Jimmy Connors in 1988 (at 35). “We are like a wine: The older we are getting, the [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 29, 2011 in Andy Roddick, ATP, Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Tennis Feature, Tennis News | 0 Comments
American Andy Roddick has pulled out of the 2011 Legg Mason Classic, scheduled to begin on August 1 due to abdominal injury. The tournament officials announced this development on Thursday, stating that the former world number one injured himself while practicing. The injury was specified as Grade 2 strain (partial tear of abdominal muscle). Roddick [...]
By Tennis Guru on Jul 13, 2011 in ATP, Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Watch Live Sports, watch online tennis | 3 Comments
The 2011 Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an ATP 500 tournament that takes place from August 1 to August 7 at Washington, D.C. This event is part of the 2011 Olympus US Open Series. This hardcourt event has a $1,402,900 total financial commitment. The champion will receive $264,000 plus 500 ranking points. The defending champion [...]
By Tennis Guru on Aug 10, 2009 in Andy Roddick, ATP, Featured, Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro emerged victorious after more than 2 hours of high quality tennis against Andy Roddick of the USA to clinch the Legg Mason Classic title for the second straight year. The score: 3-6, 7-5, 7-6. A challenged crosscourt forehand winner resulted in favor of del Potro which sealed the win in [...]
By Tennis Guru on Aug 9, 2009 in Andy Roddick, ATP, Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Tennis News | 0 Comments
Andy Roddick managed to edge out compatriot John Isner 6-7, 6-2, 7-5 at the semifinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, the event that he won three times. This year’s Wimbledon finalist will have a tough opponent in the final, defending champion Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina. The Argentine outlasted Chile’s Fernando Gonzalez 7-6, [...]
By Tennis Guru on Aug 2, 2009 in ATP, Legg Mason Tennis Classic, Tennis News, Tennis Schedule, watch online tennis | 3 Comments
America’s top player Andy Roddick and defending champion Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina headline the men’s field in this week’s Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. Roddick, who finished runner-up for the third time in last month’s Wimbledon, will bid for his fourth-career Legg Mason title. This year, the tournament has been upgraded [...]