Tennis-X Funk/Trunk: Euros Driving the US Open Series BusPosted on July 31, 2007 By Tennis-X Staff Who's Got the Funk... 1. Dmitry Tursunov Beats Querrey then Dancevic in the final to win the Indy title -- not an American but at least he has a personality. 2. Frank Dancevic Canadian DRIVES from his country to the event and beats an illin' Roddick to reach his first final for a much-needed confidence infusion. 3. Anna Chakvetadze Russian taking advantage of star-less fields with consecutive titles at Cincy and Stanford. 4. Francesca Schiavone No one beats this Italian in nine straight finals as she finally wins one at the aptly-named Bad Gastein event. 5. Sam Querrey Between Moya and Monaco winning minor clay titles and Sam-I-Am dropping TEN (10) aces in a row at Indy -- we have a winner. The U.S.'s own Ivo Karlovic. ...Who's in the Trunk 5. Serena Williams Ready to rock but kept out of action by a thumb injury -- meanwhile posing nude in Jane magazine. 4. ATP Washington With Andy Roddick as the only U.S. star, and the clay event in Sopot, Poland fronting a better field -- ouch. 3. ATP Indy See Funk #1 and #2 -- final not exactly a ratings bonanza, you won't see those numbers publicized. 2. Andy Roddick Ala his mentor the Andre Agassi of old, pays for a late-night fast food drive thru by getting the runs during a semifinal loss at Indy. And he was so close to that fast food sponsorship. 1. US Open Series Real slow start to the 4th-year TV-focused endeavor that has pumped new life into U.S. tennis -- due to the lack of available U.S. talent coming through. Radek Stepanek, Dmitry Tursunov, Anna Chakvetadze, get on the bus, you're driving! |
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