Men’s Singles: 2nd Round

Novak Djokovic (3) def. Philipp Petzschner 7-5, 6-3, 7-6[6]

Roger Federer def. Andreas Beck 6-3, 6-4, 6-3

Mardy Fish (19) def. Pablo Cuevas 7-5, 6-0, 6-2

James Blake def. Peter Polansky 6-7[1], 6-3, 6-2, 6-4

Richard Gasquet def. Nikolay Davydenko (6) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2

Robin Soderling (5) def. Taylor Dent 6-2, 6-2, 6-4

Paul-Henri Mathieu def. Guillaume Rufin 7-6[3], 6-4, 6-3

Thiemo de Bakker def. Ivan Dodig 6-7[4], 6-2, 6-3, 3-2 Retired

Jurgen Melzer (13) def. Ricardas Berankis 6-4, 6-7[4], 6-3, 1-6, 7-5

Albert Montanes (21) def. Carsten Ball 6-4, 6-3, 6-1

Arnaud Clement def. Eduardo Schwank 6-3, 5-5 Retired

Juan Carlos Ferrero (22) def. Ricardo Mello 6-1, 6-4, 6-4

Kevin Anderson def. Thomaz Bellucci (26) 7-2, 6-7[4], 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6[2]

Kei Nishikori def. Marin Cilic (11) 5-7, 7-6[6], 3-6, 7-6[3], 6-1

Women’s Singles: 2nd Round

Caroline Wozniacki (1) def. Kai-Chen Chang 6-0, 6-0

Maria Sharapova (14) def. Iveta Benesova 6-1, 6-2

Vera Zvonareva (7) def. Sabine Lisicki 6-1, 7-6[5]

Svetlana Kuznetsova (11) def. Anastasija Sevastova 6-2, 6-3

Jelena Jankovic (4) def. Mirjana Lucic 6-4, 3-6, 6-2

Beatrice Capra def. Aravane Rezai (18) 7-5, 2-6, 6-3

Shuai Peng def. Agnieszka Radwanska (9) 2-6, 6-1, 6-4

Andrea Petkovic def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands 3-6, 6-3, 7-5

Kaia Kanepi (31) def. Akgul Amanmuradova 6-2, 6-4

Yanina Wickmayer (15) def. Julia Goerges 6-4, 7-5

Dominika Cibulkova def. Kateryna Bondarenko 6-2, 5-7, 7-6[7]

Yung-Jan Chan def. Tamira Paszek 6-3, 6-3

Lourdes Dominguez Lino def. Urszula Radwanska 6-2, 7-5

Maria Kirilenko (23) def. Yvonne Meusburger 4-6, 7-5, 6-0

Patty Schnyder def. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (22) 7-6[2], 6-4

Alexandra Dulgheru (25) def. Sofia Arvidsson 7-6[5], 6-1

Men's Singles 1st Round

Andy Murray (4) def. Lukas Lacko 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

Sam Querry (20) def. Bradley Klahn 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4

John Isner (18) def. Frederico Gil 6-4, 6-3, 6-4

Michael Llodra def. Tomas Berdych (7) 7-6[3], 6-4, 6-4

Stanislas Wawrinka (25) def. Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

Nicolas Almagro (14) def. Potito Starace 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6[5]

Juan Ignacio Chela def. Yen-Hsun Lu 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3

Sergiy Stakhovsky def. Peter Luczak 6-7[10], 7-5, 6-4, 6-2

Dudi Sela def. Xavier Malisse 7-6[1], 7-5, 6-2

Philipp Kohlschreiber (29) def. Tobias Kamke 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

Dustin Brown def. Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-4, 7-6[6], 7-5

Marcel Granollers def. Andreas Seppi 2-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3

Ryan Harrison def. Ivan Ljubicic (15) 6-3, 6-7[7], 6-3, 6-4

Mikhail Youzhny (12) def. Andrey Golubev 6-2, 6-3, 6-3

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez def. Lukasz Kubot 6-3, 6-2, 7-6[4]

Gilles Simon def. Donald Young 6-1, 6-4, 6-2

Marco Chiudinelli def. Jack Sock 6-1, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1

Victor Hanescu def. Carlos Berlocq 6-2, 6-4, 6-3

Men's Singles 2nd Round

Janko Tipsarevic def. Andy Roddick (9) 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6[4]

Gael Monfils (17) def. Igor Andreev 6-3, 6-4, 6-3

Women's Singles 2nd Round

Venus Williams (3) def. Rebecca Marino 7-6[3], 6-3

Ana Ivanovic def. Jie Zheng (21) 6-3, 6-0

Kim Clijsters (2) def. Sally Peers 6-2, 6-1

Alona Bondarenko (29) def. Melanie Oudin 6-2, 7-5

Daniela Hantuchova (24) def. Vania King 5-7, 6-3, 6-4

Francesca Schiavone (6) def. Maria Elena Camerin 6-2, 6-1

Gisela Duko def. Victoria Azarenka (10) 5-1 Retired

Flavia Pennetta (19) def. Agnes Szavay 6-1, 6-4

Sara Errani def. Alisa Kleybanova (28) 6-2, 6-3

Petra Kvitova (27) def. Elena Baltacha 7-6[5], 6-3

Mandy Minella def. Tsvetana Pironkova (32) 6-4, 6-0

Samantha Stosur (5) def. Anastasia Rodionova 6-1, 6-4

Elena Dementieva (12) def. Sybille Bammer 6-3, 6-4

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (20) def. Sania Mirza 6-2, 6-4

Shahar Peer (16) def. Pauline Parmentier 6-2, 6-3

Virginie Razzano def. Marion Bartoli (13) 7-5, 6-4

Gentlemen's Singles: Round 1

Andy Roddick (9) def. Stephane Robert 6-3, 6-2, 6-2

Roger Federer (2) def. Brian Dabul 6-1, 6-4, 6-2

Nikolay Davydenko (6) def. Michael Russell 6-4, 6-1, 6-3

Paul Henri-Mathieu def Lleyton Hewitt (32) 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 4-6, 6-1

Robin Soderling (5) def. Andreas Haider-Maurer 7-5, 6-3, 6-7[2], 5-7, 6-4

Taylor Dent def. Alejandro Falla 6-4, 7-5, 6-1

Ricardas Berankis def. Ryan Sweeting 6-4, 6-7[5], 6-3, 6-2

Juan Carlos Ferrero (22) def. Martin Klizan 6-1, 6-3, 6-0

Jurgen Melzer (13) def. Dmitry Tursunov 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2

Andreas Beck def. Michael Berrer 7-6[3], 6-3, 6-1

Kevin Anderson def. Somdev Devvarman 6-3, 6-4, 6-3

Marin Cilic (11) def. Illya Marchenko 7-5, 6-3, 6-1

Igor Andreev def. Horacio Zeballos 6-3, 4-6, 7-6[4], 6-3

Richard Gasquet def. Simon Greul 6-3, 6-4, 6-2

Albert Montanes (21) def. Michal Przysiezny 5-7, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6[5], 6-0

Thomaz Bellucci (26) def. Tim Smyczek 6-3, 7-5, 7-6[6]

Gael Monfils (17) def. Robert Kendrick 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7[5], 6-4

Thiemo de Bakker def. Marc Gicquel 6-4, 7-5, 6-2

Ivan Dodig def. Fernando Gonzalez (27) 6-7[2], 6-1, 1-0 Retired

Kei Nishikori def. Evgeny Korolev 7-6[0], 5-2 Retired

Ricardo Mello def. Bjorn Phau 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6[4]

Janko Tipsarevic def. Olivier Rochus 4-6, 7-5, 7-6[0], 6-2

Guillaume Rufin def. Leonardo Mayer 2-6, 7-6[4], 7-6[2], 6-1

Carston Ball def. Milos Raonic 6-7[4], 6-3, 6-3, 6-2

Ladies' Singles: Round 1

Melanie Oudin def Olga Savchuk 6-3, 6-0

Venus Williams (3) def. Roberta Vinci 6-4, 6-1

Kim Clijsters (2) def. Greta Arn 6-0, 7-5

Samantha Stosur (5), def. Elena Vesnina 3-6, 7-6[2], 6-1

Daniela Huntachova (24) def. Dinara Safina 6-3, 6-4

Francesca Schiavone (6) def Ayumi Morita 6-1, 6-0

Ana Ivanovic def. Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-2

Shahar Peer (16) def. Jelena Kostanic Tosic 6-4, 7-5

Jie Zheng (21) def. Timea Bacsinszky 7-6[0], 7-6[1]

Anastasia Pavlyunchenkova (20) def. Kristina Barrios 6-4, 6-1

Alisa Kleybanova (28) def. Johanna Larsson 7-6[4], 6-2

Sania Mirza def. Michelle Larcher De Brito 6-3, 6-2

Tsvetana Pironkova (32) def. Renata Voracova 6-3, 6-4

Alona Bondarenko (29) def. Vera Dushevina 6-0, 5-7, 6-4

Virginie Razzano def. Klara Zakopalova 6-3, 6-2

Petra Kvitova (27) def. Lucie Hradecka 6-4, 7-5

Victoria Azarenka (10) def. Monica Niculescu 6-0, 5-7, 6-1

Elena Dementieva (12) def. Olga Govortsova 6-1, 6-2

Agnes Szavay def. Sandra Zahlavova 6-0, 6-2

Rebecca Marino def. Ksenia Pervak 6-4, 4-6, 7-5

Sally Peers def. Aleksandra Wozniak 6-0, 6-1

Flavia Penetta (19) def. Irina Falconi 6-2, 6-1

Vania King def. Christina McHale 6-3, 0-6, 6-1

Marion Bartoli (13) def. Edina Gallovits 6-3, 6-2

Pauline Parmentier def. Alberta Brianti 4-6, 6-3, 7-5

Sybille Bammer def. Zuzana Ondraskova 7-5, 6-0

Anastasia Rodionova def. Bojana Jovanovski 7-5, 6-4

Sara Errani def. Tathiana Garbin 7-6[4], 7-5

Maria Elena Camerin def. Sophie Ferguson 6-4, 6-0

Gisela Dulko def. Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-1

Mandy Minella def. Polona Hercog 6-4, 7-5

Elena Baltacha def. Petra Martic 6-2, 6-2

Roger Federer defeated Mardy Fish 6-7(5), 7-6(1), 6-4 to capture the title of the Western and Southern Financial Masters in Cincinatti last Sunday.  With this win, Federer ties the all time record for wins at the Cincinatti Open.  The marathon match lasted three hours.

On the women's side, Caroline Wozniacki defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 6-2 to capture an easy victory at the Rogers Cup in Montreal.  This is Wozniacki's third title victory this year.  With Serena William's pull out from the US Open, the No. 2 ranked Wozniacki will be the top seed heading into next weeks major.

This week, both the men and women play in the Pilot Penn Tennis Tournament at Yale and then on August 30th, the 2010 US Open.

David Nalbandian def. Marcos Baghdatis 6-2, 7-6(4) on Sunday to win the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington D.C.  That makes it the third year in a row that and Argentinian has won the title.  In doubles, Mardy Fish and Mark Knowles def. Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek 4-6, 7-6(7), 10-7 to win a very close match.

On the woman's side Svetlana Kuznetsova def. Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-7(7), 6-3 to capture a victory in the Mercury Insurance Open Singles Final.  In doubles, Maria Kirilenko and Zheng Jie def. Lisa Raymond and Rennae Stubbs 6-4, 6-4.

Both Sam Querry and the Bryan brothers defended their titles at the Farmers Classic last week in Los Angeles. For the singles draw win, Querry defeated Andy Murray 5-7, 7-6(2) 6-3. In doubles, the Bryan brothers defeated Eric Butorac and Jean-Julien Rojer 6-7(6) 6-2 10-7. With that win, the Bryan brothers achieved a record 62 title wins.

On the Women's side, Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-1 to win the Bank of the West Classic. Lindsay Davenport and Liezel Huber were victorious in doubles, beating Yung-Jan Chan and Jie Zheng 7-5, 6-7 (8), [10-8].

This week, the men play in Washington D.C. at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. The women are in San Diego for the Mercury Insurance Open. Check back for scores and updates.

Mardy Fish defeated John Isner 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) to win the Atlanta Championships on Sunday.  The 2 hour and 45 minute match was a scorcher with temperatures in the 90s.  Reports say the on court temperature at one point got close to 150 degrees.  This week, the men continue the US Open Series with the Farmers Classic in Los Angeles.  The women start the US Open Series this week with the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford. 

If too many of your ground strokes wind up slapping into the net, there's a good possibility that you're watching the ball when you shouldn't be. That probably sounds like heresy, a violation of the most basic axiom of the game...the one about always keeping your eyes on the ball.

But there is one time when you shouldn't. That's at the moment when the ball comes off your racquet. At that moment, you should be keeping your head down, concentrating on the point where the racquet met the tennis ball (notice where Roger Federer is looking in the picture above).

The temptation is natural to lift your head to see where the ball is going, and maybe even to utter a prayer to help it over the net. But lifting your head will, ironically, have just the opposite effect. It will tend to keep the ball down and send it into the net.

That's because when you lift your head too soon, it makes your lift your too soon. And that means you don't get a full swing at the ball.

Keep that head down until you've finished your stoke. Then, and only then, look up to see where your shot has gone.

Gentlemen's Singles

Rafael Nadal (2) def. Tomas Berdych (12) 6-3, 7-5, 6-4

Ladies' Singles

Serena Williams (1) def. Vera Zvonareva (21) 6-3, 6-2

Gentlemen's Doubles

Jurgen Melzer and Philipp Petzschner

def.

Robert Lindstedt (16) and Horia Tecau (16)

6-1, 7-5, 7-5

Ladies' Doubles

Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova

def.

Elena Vesnina and Vera Zvonareva

7-6[6], 6-2

Tomas Berdych (12) def. Novak Djokovic (3) 6-3, 7-6[9], 6-3

Rafael Nadal (2) def. Andy Murray (4) 6-4, 7-6[6], 6-4