Roddick, Agassi, Hewitt Headline ATP San Jose
Posted on February 13, 2006Andy Roddick and James Blake take their Davis Cup mojo into this week's SAP Open in San Jose, joined by former No. 1s Andre Agassi, Lleyton Hewitt, and a diverse field of up-and-comers and formerly injured down-and-outers.
Hewitt missed representing Australia in Davis Cup play last weekend, due to an injured foot or a running battle with Tennis Australia, depending on who you ask.
Roddick is recovering from a five-set loss Friday in Davis Cup that featured multiple hurlings into a courtside bucket, resulting from nerves or an undefined insta-illness, depending on who you ask. Roddick rebounded on Sunday to pummel Romanian Razvan Sabau to put the U.S. in the D-Cup quarterfinals.
Wildcard Mardy Fish is trying to get a win after several aborted comebacks from multiple wrist surgeries.
Oft-injured wildcard Mark Philippoussis is trying to come back from...well, just being Mark Philippoussis, rededicating himself to the sport yet again and getting injured rolling out of bed each morning.
The third wildcard, American Scoville Jenkins, attempts to again show that his junior game can make the leap to the pros -- unfortunately for him against No. 2 seed Andre Agassi in the first round.
Joining Roddick, Agassi, Hewitt and Blake among the seeds are Spaniard Tommy Robredo, Romanian Victor Hanescu who may pull after getting injured over the weekend, Russian Dmitry Tursunov, and Croatia's "Dr." Ivo Karlovic.
Roddick's nice draw includes an opener against Spain's Guillermo "G-Lo" Garcia-Lopez and a potential quarterfinal against Karlovic. If Agassi survives the bomb-dropping Jenkins in his opener he will likely face another American in the second round in "Rappin'" Vince Spadea.
Other openers of interest are (4) Robredo vs. (WC) Philippoussis, (WC) Fish vs. the Brit-Scot riser Andy Murray, and the return of Swede Joachim Johansson from shoulder surgery against qualifier Sam Warburg of the U.S.
In doubles John McEnroe steps temporarily out of retirement to partner Jonas Bjorkman, drawing No. 2 seeds Wayne Arthurs and Stephen Huss of Australia, and the Jensen brothers also return with an even worse draw, stepping to top seeds Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry.
McEnroe has won eight career doubles titles in San Jose.
Roddick is the two-time defending singles champ, last year putting a 6-0, 6-4 hurting on unseeded Frenchman Cyril Saulnier in the final.
Returning champs in the field are Roddick (2005-04), the five-time winner Agassi (2003,'98,'95,'93,'90), Hewitt (2002), and Philippoussis (2000-99).
Hewitt has been granted a Wednesday start for the event, with Roddick playing on Tuesday.
On court Monday are Saulnier vs. Phau, (Q) Querry vs. Spadea in an all-American, J.Johansson vs. (Q) Warburg, (WC) Jenkins vs. (2) Agassi, and Murray vs. (WC) Fish.
Hewitt missed representing Australia in Davis Cup play last weekend, due to an injured foot or a running battle with Tennis Australia, depending on who you ask.
Roddick is recovering from a five-set loss Friday in Davis Cup that featured multiple hurlings into a courtside bucket, resulting from nerves or an undefined insta-illness, depending on who you ask. Roddick rebounded on Sunday to pummel Romanian Razvan Sabau to put the U.S. in the D-Cup quarterfinals.
Wildcard Mardy Fish is trying to get a win after several aborted comebacks from multiple wrist surgeries.
Oft-injured wildcard Mark Philippoussis is trying to come back from...well, just being Mark Philippoussis, rededicating himself to the sport yet again and getting injured rolling out of bed each morning.
The third wildcard, American Scoville Jenkins, attempts to again show that his junior game can make the leap to the pros -- unfortunately for him against No. 2 seed Andre Agassi in the first round.
Joining Roddick, Agassi, Hewitt and Blake among the seeds are Spaniard Tommy Robredo, Romanian Victor Hanescu who may pull after getting injured over the weekend, Russian Dmitry Tursunov, and Croatia's "Dr." Ivo Karlovic.
Roddick's nice draw includes an opener against Spain's Guillermo "G-Lo" Garcia-Lopez and a potential quarterfinal against Karlovic. If Agassi survives the bomb-dropping Jenkins in his opener he will likely face another American in the second round in "Rappin'" Vince Spadea.
Other openers of interest are (4) Robredo vs. (WC) Philippoussis, (WC) Fish vs. the Brit-Scot riser Andy Murray, and the return of Swede Joachim Johansson from shoulder surgery against qualifier Sam Warburg of the U.S.
In doubles John McEnroe steps temporarily out of retirement to partner Jonas Bjorkman, drawing No. 2 seeds Wayne Arthurs and Stephen Huss of Australia, and the Jensen brothers also return with an even worse draw, stepping to top seeds Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry.
McEnroe has won eight career doubles titles in San Jose.
Roddick is the two-time defending singles champ, last year putting a 6-0, 6-4 hurting on unseeded Frenchman Cyril Saulnier in the final.
Returning champs in the field are Roddick (2005-04), the five-time winner Agassi (2003,'98,'95,'93,'90), Hewitt (2002), and Philippoussis (2000-99).
Hewitt has been granted a Wednesday start for the event, with Roddick playing on Tuesday.
On court Monday are Saulnier vs. Phau, (Q) Querry vs. Spadea in an all-American, J.Johansson vs. (Q) Warburg, (WC) Jenkins vs. (2) Agassi, and Murray vs. (WC) Fish.