All things Tennis. One slice at a time.
We gave you The Slice’s picks for women on the rise, now it’s the men’s turn. You’ll have to believe us that it’s only a coincidence that all three players below play for a country in the Western hemisphere (two Americans and a Canadian). But at least one of the Americans was born in Ukraine.
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Here’s a wrap up of the highlights from the US Open Qualifying rounds on day 4. Qualifying wraps up tomorrow so we’ll know who made it through to the main draw.
Men
- American Robert Kendrick defeated Nikola Mektic of Croatia 6-4, 7-5, and will play Japan’s Tasuma Ito for a place in the main draw.
- Canada’s [...]
Today we had to bid adieu to our new favorite Canadian pro (and Silly Bandz-wearer) Peter Polansky. We became a fan of Polansky during his match against Austrian Jurgen Melzer where we realized he was wearing Silly Bandz (the latest craze across the globe – if you haven’t heard of it, then you’ve been sleeping).
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Top-ranked Canadian Peter Polansky showed off some great moves last night during his match against Austria’s Jurgen Melzer of Austria during the Rogers Cup in Toronto. He also showed off what looked to us like Silly Bandz on his left wrist.
The craze that’s gone global has also, apparently, become popular with the tennis pros as well. [...]
