Watching the #9 and #27 players in the world from close range at 7-6, 6-7 was awesome.

The number of players a fan can see at close range on the practice courts and side courts is always great on the first few days of an event.

In the highlight match of the evening, Andy Roddick became the 36th player in the Open Era to reach 500 career match victories.

Roger Federer has finally released a photo of his new baby girls on his facebook page.

Speaking of tickets. For grins, I stopped by the Lacoste store on M St. to check out how the Roddick ticket give-away was going. There was a healthy and well organized line, with a few people also walking out with shopping bags to boot. Well done all around.

Andy Roddick announced that he’ll be giving away tickets to the Legg Mason Tennis Classic on Wednesday at a yet-to-be-determined location in Georgetown. ADHEREL But here’s the catch for 150 lucky fans: You need to follow his Tweets, be prepared around lunchtime on Wednesday, and show up to the location with a stub showing that [...]

One could easily argue that the U.S. Open Series doesn’t start in Indianapolis or Los Angeles, but in our nation’s capital — because that’s when the top tenners show up. Tennis-X will be there all week to bring you live coverage from next week’s Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. This year’s Legg Mason [...]

So you hate Roger Federer. Sean understands your pain, or so he says.

Rafael Nadal is still leaving doubt on his participation in Montreal.

There is a buzz on the grounds as it is time to get down to crowning a champion.