Michael Russell a resident of Houston, TX, is a frequent visitor to the store and tonight is set to play against another American, Andy Roddick in the first round of the US Open. Known for his grinding style, even at the age of 33, he continues to play his heart out week in and week out.

As if having the season of his lifetime isn't enough, Novak Djokovic continues his typical immaturity, once again at the expense of fellow HEAD team member, Maria Sharapova. It started with a parody of her video concerning the new YouTek IG Instinct, and now even Maria herself is getting involved.

The last time anyone saw pictures of Caroline Wozniacki with a racquet in her hand was at a charity event in Belarus where she and Victoria Azarenka participated along with Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko. At that event though she was playing an all blacked out frame, but with her usual Babolat string set up and logo. One picture shows a bright, glossy green buttcap on her frame, along with the squared shape of the head made it easy to tell that she was trying out a Yonex racquet.  The reason for the all black frame is because she still is currently under contract with Babolat until the end of 2010.

Nadal is gonna have to wait for two more weeks before becoming the next world’s No. 1, as Djokavic destroys him in the Cincinnati Masters Semi-Finals. YES! Rafael Nadal’s 32-consecutive winning streak to become world’s No. 1 was shattered on Saturday against Novak Djokovic in the Cincinnati Masters Cup. After a 1 hour and 25 minute match and a final score of 6-1, 7-5, Djokovic walks off the court victorious. He moves on to the finals against British No. 1 Andy Murray. By losing in the semi-finals, Nadal’s advancement to world’s No. 1 is delayed for two more weeks. If Nadal was able to defeat Djokovic, he would have been able to become No. 1 by August 11th for just reaching the finals, too bad! Nadal’s lucky winning streak this year, having won the last three meetings and Wimbledon, was not enough to get him through the decisive match.

The 2009 Australian Open starts this Monday. Many Tennis Experts predict that Andy Murray will go far this year...even beating Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer with ease. In other news, it will also be the first time in a while that Federer will not be the top seed at the tournament and the #1 tennis player in the world.