[Piediahef]

Also, Safin is out.

Was he ever in?

He wasn't on the entry list and has an exho with Nole in one of the Carolinas on Aug 6

[Anaedilla]

Looks like a different type of match taking place and 3 days before the USO...

From tennis week website:

Andre Agassi has replaced Novak Djokovic on the Grand Slam stage.

Three days before the US Open begins, Andre Agassi and Marat Safin will stage their own Grand Slam showdown in Asheville, North Carolina.

Eight-time Grand Slam champion Agassi will take on 2000 US Open champion Safin in an exhibition match billed as "Grand Slam Asheville" set for Friday, August 28 at the Asheville Civic Center. Agassi has replaced the previously-announced Djokovic in the exhibition. The match between Djokovic and Safin was originally scheduled for August 6th. Instead, Agassi will face Safin on August 28th.

Asheville resident Maya Blue Stauffer-MacDowell is scheduled to play Ashley Harkleroad in a women's exhibition at 7:40 p.m. followed by Agassi vs. Safin at 8:30 p.m.

"We are honored to have such tennis greats as Andre and Marat play the very first Grand Slam Asheville," said Brian Woods, the event's promoter and a local sports agent. "This will be Andre's first exhibition match against an active player since his retirement and the biggest tennis exhibition of the year."

Would be nice if it was on the tennis channel but not counting on it!

[itsmycock]

Anyone know the extent of Fish's injury, or if he will actually be playing in this tourney?

[8jIDXQ80]

Tournament Name: LEGG MASON TENNIS CLASSIC
Location: WASHINGTON, DC, USA
Dates: AUGUST 2–9, 2009 (SUNDAY START)
Prize Money: US $1,402,000 (US $1,165,500)
48 MAIN DRAW & 24 QUALIFYING DRAW
SITE: William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center
16TH and Kennedy Streets, NW
Washington, DC, 20011
SURFACE: HARD COURT
BALL: WILSON EXTRA DUTY (US OPEN)
PRIZE MONEY: U.S. Dollars–Paid by ATP
WEB SITE: http://www.leggmasontennisclassic.com/

Qualifying draw: Friday, July 31, 9:00 p.m.
Main draw: Friday, July 31, TBD
Doubles draw: Saturday, August 1, 6:00 p.m.

ATP Ranking Points
W: 500
F: 300
SF: 180
QF: 90
R16: 45
R32: 20 (Seeds: 0)
R64: 0
Q: +10
Q12: 4
Q24: 0
Entry deadline: June 22, 2009
Seeding: July 27, 2009

Del Potro, Juan Martin ARG 5
Roddick, Andy USA 6
Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried FRA 9
Gonzalez, Fernando CHI 10
Soderling, Robin SWE 12
Cilic, Marin CRO 13
Robredo, Tommy ESP 15
Blake, James USA 17
Berdych, Tomas CZE 20
Tursunov, Dmitry RUS 22
Fish, Mardy USA 25
Andreev, Igor RUS 26
Schuettler, Rainer GER 29
Troicki, Viktor SRB 31
Haas, Tommy GER 34
Karlovic, Ivo CRO 36
Kunitsyn, Igor RUS 39
Youzhny, Mikhail RUS 44
Sela, Dudi ISR 46
Querrey, Sam USA 47
Becker, Benjamin GER 49
Petzschner, Philipp GER 55
Hewitt, Lleyton AUS 56
Gicquel, Marc FRA 59
Mayer, Leonardo ARG 64
Lu, Yen-Hsun TPE 65
Ferrero, Juan Carlos ESP 70
Istomin, Denis UZB 71
Golubev, Andrey KAZ 73
Gulbis, Ernests LAT 74
Kendrick, Robert USA 76
Gil, Frederico POR 83
Capdeville, Paul CHI 84
Kim, Kevin USA 86
Gabashvili, Teimuraz RUS 88
Dancevic, Frank CAN 92
(Q)
(Q)
(Q)
(Q)
(Q)
(Q)
(WC) Isner, John USA
(WC)
(WC)
(WC)

[Ygxejxox]

Hopefully Odesnik, Levine, and Federer get the remaining WCs. Please god not Devvarman.

[Peretool]

Please god not Devvarman.

First Dry and now you, what is the dislike? I know very little about him.

[Ygxejxox]

First Dry and now you, what is the dislike? I know very little about him.

Let me put it nicely. Watching him is like someone stabbing you in the gut with a Philipps head screw driver. You scream "make it stop, make it stop!," so they pull it out and jam it in your forehead.

Watching him is the most boringly awful experience ever. He sucks all the life out of not only the audience, but also his opponent. ATP level players are reduced to his level, and the play is of the caliber of a Dominikovic-Hrdinova match at a women's 10k.

It's really, really bad.

[Automobill]

Let me put it nicely. Watching him is like someone stabbing you in the gut with a Philipps head screw driver. You scream "make it stop, make it stop!," so they pull it out and jam it in your forehead.

Watching him is the most boringly awful experience ever. He sucks all the life out of not only the audience, but also his opponent. ATP level players are reduced to his level, and the play is of the caliber of a Dominikovic-Hrdinova match at a women's 10k.

It's really, really bad.

Could you provide some visual evidence (youtube etc.)?

[gardenerextraordinaire]

First Dry and now you, what is the dislike? I know very little about him.

Salmon did an admirable job of describing the experience of watching a Devvarman match. I can only add that, if you were forced to watch him play, and lived to tell about it, you'd be leading the charge to have him deported.

[Glipseagrilia]

Hopefully Odesnik, Levine, and Federer get the remaining WCs. Please god not Devvarman.

He is cute

Oh

[Glipseagrilia]

Could you provide some visual evidence (youtube etc.)?

Prodige?

Prodige?

[insightmike]

Based on the last two clips, salmon vindicated by a huge margin!

[Ygxejxox]

Based on the last two clips, salmon vindicated by a huge margin!

Pray for me people!

In other news, Blake, Monfils, Clement, and Stepanek have all pulled out.

[BamSaitinypap]

In other news, Blake, Monfils, Clement, and Stepanek have all pulled out.

Domi must be sore...

[Ygxejxox]

Domi must be sore...

[Piediahef]

Domi must be sore...

ouch





(That's probably a good candidate for "That's what she said")

[8jIDXQ80]

No SE spots to be cleared.

Blake and Monfils have withdrawn. Dancevic, Odesnik, Isner and Ginepri are now in. Isner was formerly a WC.

[Ygxejxox]

I'm at the draw ceremony! It's already half an hour late!

[Ygxejxox]

But Tomas Berdych is here!

[Ygxejxox]

Roddick-Karlovic R3. Oy.