U.S. National 18 champion Austin Krajicek lost to Agustin Calleri of Argentina 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 in his opening round match today. Wild cards Amer Delic and Jesse Levine also were eliminated in first round play Wednesday, Delic losing in three sets to Robby Ginepri and Levine falling in four to Chris Guccione of Australia. Levine had some good news though today, as he and Scoville Jenkins were added as hitting partners for the U.S. Davis Cup team, joining Krajicek in helping the team prepare for the tie with Spain.
Qualifier Robert Kendrick picked up a win over Nicolas Mahut of France and wild card Sam Warburg advanced to the second round when Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic retired trailing 6-2, 1-0. Kendrick's second round opponent will be No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia, but Kendrick won't be getting a fraction of the attention that will descend upon former Illinois player Ryler De Heart, who is scheduled for the Thursday night session at Ashe against Rafael Nadal.
There is a new acceptance list out for the US Open Juniors, with Jerzy Janowicz of Poland and Alexey Grigorov of Russia, both of whom would have been seeded, no longer on it. There haven't been any notable withdrawals in the girls event, but Alexa Guarachi of the U.S. has made the qualifying draw.
Despite what was implied by Tracy Austin and Bill Macatee yesterday in Kristie Ahn's loss to Dinara Safina, the 16-year-old from New Jersey is not embarking on her "pro career" and pocketing the first round prize money from the Open. Ahn had a lot to say about the subject of college in this story by McCarton Ackerman at TennisGrandStand, and there is an interesting contrast between her words and those of Asia Muhammad, who has turned pro.
Another sentiment expressed by Ahn that I hadn't actually considered before is this one:
In England, 14-year-old Wimbledon champion Laura Robson has been a professional for several years, meaning that she has had management company representation, but she hasn't played pro events yet. As this story from the Daily Mail explains, Robson is keeping a low profile and not playing the U.S. Open juniors, but is expected to play in a few ITF women's circuit events this fall and the Orange Bowl in December.
Qualifier Robert Kendrick picked up a win over Nicolas Mahut of France and wild card Sam Warburg advanced to the second round when Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic retired trailing 6-2, 1-0. Kendrick's second round opponent will be No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia, but Kendrick won't be getting a fraction of the attention that will descend upon former Illinois player Ryler De Heart, who is scheduled for the Thursday night session at Ashe against Rafael Nadal.
There is a new acceptance list out for the US Open Juniors, with Jerzy Janowicz of Poland and Alexey Grigorov of Russia, both of whom would have been seeded, no longer on it. There haven't been any notable withdrawals in the girls event, but Alexa Guarachi of the U.S. has made the qualifying draw.
Despite what was implied by Tracy Austin and Bill Macatee yesterday in Kristie Ahn's loss to Dinara Safina, the 16-year-old from New Jersey is not embarking on her "pro career" and pocketing the first round prize money from the Open. Ahn had a lot to say about the subject of college in this story by McCarton Ackerman at TennisGrandStand, and there is an interesting contrast between her words and those of Asia Muhammad, who has turned pro.
Everybody I’ve talked to says that college is the best four years of your life,” said Ahn. “I’ve always played well in team events and it would be unbelievable to be around that atmosphere. Even if the level isn’t that high, I can always travel and play pro events during the summer.”
Another sentiment expressed by Ahn that I hadn't actually considered before is this one:
“I think rather than worrying about turning pro right away, you should appreciate being one of the top juniors in the country,” said Ahn. “It’s a tremendous honor to be able to have that distinction.
In England, 14-year-old Wimbledon champion Laura Robson has been a professional for several years, meaning that she has had management company representation, but she hasn't played pro events yet. As this story from the Daily Mail explains, Robson is keeping a low profile and not playing the U.S. Open juniors, but is expected to play in a few ITF women's circuit events this fall and the Orange Bowl in December.
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