Mardy Fish News

Tennis player Tommy Haas plays Mardy Fish in the Swingtime tennis exhibition at The Players Club and Spa at Lely Resort in Naples in November 2006.

Sam Querrey will start the new year clad in new clothes. Querrey is changing his stripes .

December is down time for most tennis pros, but don't tell that to Mardy Fish. The Vero Beach, Florida native is busy preparing the third annual Mardy's Tennis and Jake's Music Fest, a weekend long charity event benefitting the Mardy Fish Foundation - and you can join him for tennis, music, drinks and a barbecue.

The USTA announced that they are awarding more than $400,000 in recreational tennis grants to 45 non-profit organizations across the United States.

For only the 13th time since 1980, two qualifiers will contest an ATP World Tour semi-final at the same tournament.A Qualifiers Mikhail Kukushkin and Illya Marchenko booked their places in the Kremlin Cup semi-finals with victories over high-ranked opponents on Friday.

Moscow, Russia Top seed and three-time champ Nikolay Davydenko was ousted in the first round of Kremlin Cup on Wednesday, losing to fellow Russian Marat Safin, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. Davydenko, who was coming into Moscow on the heels of winning two titles in the past three weeks, appeared visibly tired throughout the one hour and 56-minute encounter.

America's top junior female Sloane Stephens, 16, will face Melanie Oudin as part of the 2009 Icy Hot Chattanooga Challenge Dec.

Well, it's about time. James Blake finally woke up and replaced his long-time coach and friend, Brian Barker, with Kelly Jones.

Melanie Oudin, John Isner, Mardy Fish and the Bryan brothers are taking tennis to the Heartland.

The foundation is working with J.A. Thompson Magnet Elementary School, Sebastian Elementary School and Glendale Elementary School to provide scholarships to the children in need for each of the schools' existing after-school program, foundation officials said.

For the second time in the past week, Rafael Nadal has defeated James Blake in three sets, 6-2, 6-7 , 6-4, to advance to the third round of the Shanghai Masters tournament.

Sloane Stephens will launch her first full year of professional play in 2010, but already has BEST tennis behind her.

One of tennis' most enduring player-coach tandems may have run its course. No. 24 James Blake , struggling to regain the form that kept him in the top 10 for much of a three-season stretch from 2006 to 2008, said he and lifelong coach Brian Barker mutually decided that Barker would stop traveling with him after the U.S. Open.

Top seed Rafael Nadal won his second straight three set match on Thursday, defeating former top five player James Blake, 7-5, 6-7 , 6-3. The two hour and 24 minute clash consisted of numerous forehand winners by both competitors coupled with superb serving.A Nadal struck six aces, won 67 percent of his first serve points, and saved 8-11 break point ...

After many months of research, we've discovered that a huge number of active and retired athletes spend time on the golf course.

Andy Roddick doubled up in Beijing today. The sixth-ranked Roddick partnered Mark Knowles, ranked No.

Photo by Photo courtesy of UTSA Tennis Star Melanie Oudin of Marietta, Ga. will be part of the Icy Hot Chattanooga Challenge on Thursday Dec.

The $50,000 USTA Knoxville Challenger, presented by Pilot Oil Corporation, will be held November 9-14 at the Goodfriend Tennis Courts at the University of Tennessee.

Rodney Marshall sounded a bit worn out. It was quite understandable, considering he hasn't slept in his own bed since August 9. The former Titus Sports Academy fitness trainer, who is a strength and conditioning specialist the United State Tennis Association, has been on the road working with America's top tennis talent.

When Andy Roddick bombed his way to the 2003 U.S. Open title, it signaled the rise of another dominant server in a sport where first delivery always has been paramount to success.