Federer Bombs Blake; Agassi, Hewitt, Henin-Hardenne, Capriati in Action Today at US Open

ATP REVIEW/PREVIEW
Things went pretty much according to schedule Sunday at the Open, with only one minor upset in (22)El Aynaoui edging (10)Novak in a fifth-set tiebreak. Rolling on were seeds (1)Agassi (d. (28)Kafelnikov), (2)Federer (d. Blake), (4)Roddick (d. Saretta), (7)Moya (d. Massu in four), (8)Schuettler (d. A.Martin), (12)Schalken (d. "Dr." Ivo Karlovic in three tiebreaks), and (13)Nalbandian (d. (20)Philippoussis in four). "He always sticks to the same game plan that he had since he was, I don't know, 20 years old," said Y-Man on getting rolled by Agassi. "He's trying to overpower the opponent from the baseline. The only difference I can see that he's got physically stronger, which is complete absurd. Normally, if you are getting older, you are becoming physically weaker. With him, it's opposite." In the only unseeded match, Xavier Malisse beat Dmitry Tursunov to set up a meeting with Andy Roddick. Club Fed will next meet his nemesis in Nalbandian.

On tap today in 4th round singles match-ups are (1)Agassi vs. Dent (The Boss leads the head-to-head 2-0), (3)Ferrero vs. T.Martin (JC leads 1-0, last year at the TMS-Miami), (6)Hewitt vs. (11)Srichaphan (Hewitt leads 4-1), and (5)Coria vs. Bjorkman (first meeting).

WTA REVIEW/PREVIEW
Only four matches were on tap Sunday with (naturally) no surprises in (1)Clijsters (d. (17)Shaugnessy), (3)Davenport (d. (19)Petrova), (5)Mauresmo (d. Tanasugarn), and (24)Suarez (d. Likhovtseva) advancing into the quarterfinals. Davenport was visibly hobbled in her three-set win, feeling the effect of her bad toe. "Gosh, it was tough," Davenport said. "I started off playing the first set so well, exactly how I wanted to play. As the match wore on, I got less aggressive. I'm just happy to pull it out. I should have probably won it in the second set."

On court today are (6)Capriati vs. (11)Dementieva (FatCap leads 2-0), (2)Henin-Hardenne vs. Dinara "Little Sis" Safina (first meeting), (15)Sugiyama vs. (29)Schiavone (Schiavone leads 1-0), and (7)Myskina vs. Pierce (Russian leads 2-1).

US OPEN ALL-TIME BOTTOM 10 MEN
Magnus Gustafsson, a 14-time career title winner, but not so good on hardcourts, ties with Frenchman Jean-Philippe Fleurian as the all-time worst players at the US Open. David Prinosil as the only active player in the Bottom 10 who can improve his standing, while the rogues gallery contains a number of coaches in Drewett, Carbonell, Saviano, Seguso, and Acuna -- guess what they say is true, "Those who can't do, teach" (minimum 10 matches):
1T. Fleurian, Jean-Philippe (FRA) 2-9 .182
1T. Gustafsson, Magnus (SWE) 2-9 .182
3T. Martin, Billy (USA) 2-8 .200
3T. Prinosil, David (GER) 2-8 .200
5. Drewett, Brad (AUS) 3-9 .250
6T. Carbonell, Tomas (ESP) 3-8 .273
6T. Saviano, Nick (USA) 3-8 .273
6T. Seguso, Robert (USA) 3-8 .273
9T. Acuna, Ricardo (CHI) 3-7 .300
9T. Bergstrom, Christian (SWE) 3-7 .300
9T. Freeman, Marcel (USA) 3-7 .300
9T. Hogstedt, Thomas (SWE) 3-7 .300
9T. Matsuoka, Shuzo (JPN) 3-7 .300
9T. Menon, Sashi (IND) 3-7 .300
9T. Nelson, Todd (USA) 3-7 .300
9T. Simpson, Russell (NZL) 3-7 .300

NEWS, NOTES, QUOTES, AND BARBS
Ha, the ATP sets up a press conference for Ivan Ljubicic after his rain-delayed doubles so he can assure the press that "Everyone doesn't hate Andy Roddick," telling everyone that A-Rod called him twice the previous night and they are "cool": "I just wanted to say that I didn't like his attitude on the court, not just last night, generally looking, because I don't have to like it, like you know...Of course, we are okay. It's not like I'm going to punch him as soon as I see him."...Scratch Andre Agassi from the favorites list -- with the rain delay, The Boss will likely end up playing three straight days of singles...Tuesday or Wednesday night is still the likely day for the USTA's we-dropped-the-ball Michael Chang afterthought retirement ceremony...Why did it make us cringe when we heard CBS's Dick Enberg refer to Yevgeny Kafelnikov as "Y-Man"? Stop trying so hard...Taylor Dent's conditioning shone through in his five-set win over Fernando Gonzalez: "Physical-wise, I felt like, you know, I could have gone another few sets. But, you know, he was running my butt all around the court. It was a good confidence booster for me physically."...Hey CBS, stop dropping the ball on the score graphics, keep the tiebreak score up on the screen, not just between points...Much to the delight of network execs, Anna Kournikova has quit her job at a roving reporter for USA Network, saying she didn't like quizzing fellow players, and was eating too much while roaming around the US Open grounds (no joke). If that's the case, she should drag Daniela Hantuchova along with her...How about the end of that Novak-El Aynaoui five-setter, that was like a Czech Republic vs. Morocco Davis Cup match in Flushing Meadows (too bad Pam Shriver was talking during it)...Most popular question asked by other players to Bohdan Ulihrach, who was falsely suspended by the ATP for drug use, and settled out-of-court: "Are you a millionaire?" Actually, Bohdan went with the Tour's first offer of a free copy of Deuce Magazine and a hot dog ...The past-her-prime Amanda Coetzer says she has no retirement plans, even after getting pasted 6-0, 6-1 by Nadia Petrova...Former Andy Roddick coach Tarik Benhabiles is at the US Open and is now coaching 18-year-old Florida junior Chris Kwon, No. 9 in the ITF junior rankings, and not loving it...NCAA champion Amer Delic is currently trying to decide whether to return to Illinois in January, while at the same time talking to Prince, adidas, and IMG about possible contracts and representation...Another A-Rod all-Babolat match Sunday in Roddick-Saretta, on the heels of a previous super-powered racquet fest in Roddick-Ljubicic, anyone not using a Babolat?...Taylor Dent's American mother, Betty Ann (Grubb) Stuart, is a former Top 10 player, and his Aussie dad, Phil Dent, was an Australian Open finalist in 1971...Kim Clijsters is only the third woman in 20 years to reach 11 singles finals by mid-August -- the others were Chris Evert and Steffi Graf...Anyone seen Mandy Moore?...From the juniors, keep an eye on Aussie No. 8 seed Chris Guccione, who at 6'7" or so has a huge lefty serve with some okay volleys...Guillermo Coria is hampered by a right leg injury and may not post for his match Monday against Jonas Bjorkman...What is up with all Top 8 seeds in the final 16 of the men's field?