RESULTS – Sunday, April 10, 2016 Singles Final Juan Monaco (Argentina) d [4] Jack Sock (USA) 3-6 6-3 7-5 The week began with basketball on everyone’s mind and it ended with golf consuming everyone’s attention, but in between there was some amazing tennis played at the River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas. I’m talking … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: April 2016
American Jack Sock Ready To Defend Title in Sunday Clay Court Final
Two past champions, Jack Sock (2015) and Juan Monaco (2012), will meet in Sunday’s title match at the 2016 Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. This is just the fifth time in the Open Era that two past champions are meeting in the final. Fourth-seeded defending champion Jack Sock beat top-seeded John Isner 7-6 (4), 6-3 on … Continue reading
Isner-Sock, Monaco-Lopez Set for Semifinals
Fourth-seeded defending champion Jack Sock defeated seventh-seeded Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinal Friday night at the 2016 Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston. Jack Sock has won seven straight matches at River Oaks. The defending champion here is bidding to reach his fourth career ATP final. He is attempting to be the first … Continue reading
New Americana: Ted Russell Kamp — ‘Flying Solo’
Singer/songwriter Ted Russell Kamp has a new solo release out titled Flying Solo. The EP contains 12 tracks of original material written or co-composed by Kamp. It is as essential as it gets; the multi-instrumentalist delivers his songs within an acoustic, uncluttered framework, turning each into a portrait of raw (yet mostly restrained) emotion. With … Continue reading
Waterskiing on The Strip? Wynn Golf Course Might Turn Into A Lagoon
Wednesday night, Steve Wynn and Wynn Resorts announced plans to build a massive entertainment district. The announcement was made the same night the T-Mobile Arena had their grand opening. It would be part of an expansion on approximately 130 acres that currently houses the Tom Fazio-designed Wynn Golf Club. The golf course behind the Wynn and … Continue reading
Patsy Cline Museum to Open in Nashville
Founder of The Johnny Cash Museum, Bill Miller, with his wife Shannon, have revealed preliminary details to open a museum honoring the late, great Patsy Cline. The venture will be entirely funded and operated by the Miller family organization and construction is scheduled to begin in June. “Of all the artists in the history of … Continue reading
Defending Champion Jack Sock Moves On To The U.S. Men’s Clay Court Quarterfinals
American Jack Sock is at a point in his career where he still encounters an occasional “first.” At this time last year, he was victorious it all the way through the singles draw at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston, winning his first ATP Tour title. This year, he has spent the … Continue reading
US Men’s Clay Court Championship: Hyeon Chung Moves On To The Quarterfinals
Hyeon Chung, who beat 18-year-old Tommy Paul Wednesday, has reached his second career ATP World Tour quarterfinal. The win by the 19-year-old Korean marks the fourth time a teen has reached this tournament’s quarterfinals since it moved to Houston in 2001 (Andy Roddick – 2001 and 2002, Ryan Harrison – 2012). Chung was last year’s ATP World Tour Most Improved … Continue reading
Wednesday at River Oaks: No. 1 Seed John Isner To Play On Center Court
Wednesday night brings the return of John Isner to the Center Court at the 2016 Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. The former champion is the tournament’s number one seed. Isner is seeking his 50th career clay court win on Wednesday. The No. 1 American is also closing in on another milestone as he enters … Continue reading
US Men’s Clay Court Championship – “You Ought To Be Here”
The tradition continues. Banners of tennis players blow in the breeze, telling you that this is the chosen spot in all of the U.S. as far as clay court tennis is concerned. Not even the anticipation of a slight April sunburn should keep you away. Winter is officially over when it’s ATP time on the … Continue reading
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