Whoa. The Worm seems to have it all going on at the moment. He may not have made such a good showing at the Aussie Open, getting crushed four, love and love by Nando Verdasco, but he's been doing well in the subsidiary tournaments. A title in Brisbane and now one in San Jose - defeating two hometown boys, Roddick in the semis and Fish in the final, along the way.
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What is it with the Worm? I've watched him play a number of times and I still can't quite figure out what makes him such a dangerous player. Because he is a dangerous player, as his results will attest - but watching him play, I cannot tell what facet of his game is the one that makes him dangerous. Does he leech off the spirits of his WTA-girlfriends, both of whom have become rubbish since they dated him? Or has he been defeating people with the power of his picnic-blanket shirt? Maybe I will never know.
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Some good results overnight for a) one of my favourite players, Dmitry Tursunov, who won his opener in Marseille (correct me if I'm wrong, but has he won this title before?) and b) an Aussie, Chris Guccione, who qualified for Memphis and then won his first round match, knocking off local Vince Spadea. I'm perpetually disappointed in Guccione so it's nice to have a bit of a change!
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Though speaking of Aussies I am not currently disappointed in, Brydan Klein has made it two from two on the satellite circuit this year - he won a Challenger event last week, and this year has walked away with a Futures title from Mildura. Useful rankings points - watch this space!
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And, because I was too busy writing about how wonderful Rafa is yesterday, I forgot to give a proper shout out to one of my Stars, who had a great week. Thomaz Bellucci lost a close match in the final of Costa do Sauipe to Tommy Robredo - a great showing. As a result, he's jumped twenty places in the rankings. Nice on, Thomaz!
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Now when is Ernests Gulbis going to reach a final, hmm? (No pressure, Ernests.)
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Oh, and nice work to Ana Ivanovic for conquering an Aussie Open demon and beating Alisa Kleybanova. Still a long way to go, but it's nice to see her taking it a step at a time.
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Today's Results
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SAP Open (San Jose)
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Radek Stepanek def. Mardy Fish, 3-6 6-4 6-2
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Regions Morgan Keenan Championships (Memphis)
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Men's Draw
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Chris Guccione def. Vince Spadea, 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (7-5)
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Women's Draw
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Lucie Safarova def. Melanie South, 6-2 6-2
Sabine Lisicki def. Ekaterina Bychkova, 6-3 6-3
Michaella Krajicek def. Alla Kudryavtseva, 6-1 6-4
Pauline Parmentier def. Julie Coin, 7-6 (8-6) 4-6 6-1
Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro def. Alexa Glatch, 6-3 6-3
Vania King def. Alexandra Stevenson, 6-2 7-6 (7-5)
Michelle Larcher de Brito def. Sofia Arvidsson, 6-2 6-0
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Copa Telmex (Buenos Aires)
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Brian Dabul def. Nicolas Devilder, 5-7 7-5 6-4
Juan Ignacio Chela def. Alberto Martin, 6-3 6-2
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Open 13 (Marseille)
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Dmitry Tursunov def. Teimuraz Gabashvili, 3-6 6-2 6-2
Jan Hernych def. Kristof Vliegen, 6-3 3-6 6-4
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Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships (Dubai)
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Elena Vesnina def. Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-4 3-6 6-0
Ana Ivanovic def. Alisa Kleybanova, 7-5 6-4
Urszula Radwanska def. Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-4 6-3
Alizé Cornet def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, 6-4 6-1
Marion Bartoli def. Ai Sugiyama, 6-0 4-6 7-6 (8-6)
Dominika Cibulkova def. Sorana Cirstea, 6-4 6-2
Anabel Medina Garrigues def. Andreja Klepac, 6-3 6-1
Ayumi Morita def. Anna Chakvetadze, 7-5 6-2
Alona Bondarenko def. Olga Govortsova, 6-4 6-3
Francesca Schiavone def. Casey Dellacqua, 6-1 6-1
Daniela Hantuchova def. Stefanie Voegele, 7-5 6-2
Samantha Stosur def. Magdalena Rybarikova, 6-4 6-3
Monica Niculescu def. Peng Shuai, 3-6 7-5 6-2
Virginie Razzano def. Kateryna Bondarenko, 7-5 6-2
Camille Pin def. Agnes Szavay, 2-6 6-2 6-3
Sania Mirza def. Ekaterina Makarova, 7-5 6-2
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Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas (Bogota)
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Edina Gallovits def. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, 6-2 6-2
Petra Cetkovska def. Sandra Zahlavova, 7-5 6-2
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