NEWPORT, R.I. – Little guy. Little country. Giant performance. But it wasn’t quite enough for the diminutive dynamo named Olivier Rochus, who did his best to wreck the afternoon for the homebodies – and very nearly did. You really couldn’t dislike this teddy bear of a tennis player, 5-foot-5, 140 pound Ollie. However, he was rocking the cradle of American tennis, the … [Read more...] about OLLIE IS A WONDER BUT FISH HAS THE TITLE
Mardy Fish
US Open Day Eight
NEW YORK – Was it a birthday present for his father? Maybe a wedding gift for the lady he will marry later this month? Both of them were hanging on Mardy Fish’s every move below in the paved pit called Arthur Ashe Stadium. More likely it was a “Happy Quarter-finals to Me!” party that he was throwing for himself at the sunny, breezy US Open yesterday. Mardy Fish is an amiable … [Read more...] about US Open Day Eight