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Return of American men

Roddick becomes third straight U.S. male winner

Posted: Monday August 8, 2005 3:44PM; Updated: Wednesday August 17, 2005 5:40PM
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Who Why They're Up
Andy Roddick
Wins his 19th career title at the Legg Mason event in Washington, D.C., marking the third straight week (Robby Ginepri in Indianapolis and Andre Agassi in L.A.) an American male has won a tournament.
Mary Pierce
Makes her way through an upset-addled draw to win the Acura Classic in San Diego, beating Ai Sugiyama in the final. For a player thought to be on her last legs, Pierce is turning in some of the best results of her career this summer.
Gael Monfils
French teenager wins first (surely not last) title of his career, beating Florian Mayer in Sopot, Poland (where Rafael Nadal won his first career title in 2004). Check out Monfils at the U.S. Open if you get a chance. He won't be on the back courts for long.
Sania Mirza
Most popular Indian sportswoman qualifies in San Diego and then destroys fourth-seeded Nadia Petrova, 6-2, 6-1.
Shuai Peng
Best of the legion of Chinese comers upsets Kim Clijsters -- a huge win at a Tier I event on hard courts -- to reach the Acura semis.
James Blake
Approaching put-up-or-shut-up time, Blake did the former, reaching the D.C. finals before falling to Roddick.
Paul Goldstein
Lost in D.C. to Paradorn Srichaphan (squandering three match points, no less). But tennis' Crash Davis is quietly having a terrific summer.
Doubles winners
The Bryans (pictured) in Washington, D.C. Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski in Sopot. Conchita Martinez and Virginia Ruano Pascual in San Diego.
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Who Why They're Down
Dominik Hrbaty
In his first match since losing to Gilles Muller after holding match points, Hrbaty falls to Sweet Lou Horna, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6.
Gustavo Kuerten
Another week, another bad loss, owing to injury. This time it was a first-round mid-match retirement in Sopot. How many more of these can the former No. 1 take?
Tim Henman
In his first match since Wimbledon, Henny loses in Washington to Wesley Moodie, an inauspicious start to the hard-court season.
Venus Williams
Pulled out of Stockholm's Nordic Light Open on account of the flu.

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