Raonic and del Potro Prevail in Memphis; Almagro and Nalbandian Roll on in Argentina

Regions Morgan Keegan Championships—Memphis, U.S.A

Second-Round Results:

Juan Martin del Potro defeats Ivan Dodig 6-4, 6-4; No. 5 seed Sam Querrey defeats Brian Dabul 6-3, 7-6(3); Milos Raonic defeats Radek Stepanek 6-4, 6-7(10), 7-6(1); Michael Russell defeats Florent Serra 6-4, 6-4.

Copa Claro—Buenos Aires, Argentina

Second-Round Results:

No. 1 seed Nicolas Almagro defeats Leonardo Mayer 6-7(3), 6-1, 6-3; Jose Acasuso defeats Pablo Cuevas 6-7(2), 7-5, 6-1; No. 3 seed David Nalbandian defeats Juan Pablo Brzezicki 6-1, 6-2.

McAdoo Meets Roddick, Isner and Karlovic

Basketball Hall of Famer Bob McAdoo took time out of his busy schedule on Thursday to attend the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis.

McAdoo, who is the assistant coach of the Miami Heat, met Andy Roddick, John Isner, and Ivo Karlovic on his trip to the tournament.

“It was fantastic just meeting the two big guys, [John] Isner and Ivo [Karlovic],” said McAdoo, whose 14-year-old daughter, Rasheeda, is a promising junior player. “I’ve seen these guys on TV and you don’t know how big they are until you get right up on them! It’s just amazing that these guys have the type of game for tennis because they always say tennis is for smaller guys, but these guys are great players.

“Of course, meeting Andy [Roddick] was just fantastic because I try to watch all of his matches. I had the chance to talk to him briefly. I see him at some of our Heat games, sitting on the front row, when he has the chance.

“It’s nice seeing tennis; I’m a big tennis fan. Every time I have a break I try to see all the tennis matches I can.”

McAaddo was in town to support the Heat against the Memphis Grizzlies.

Quotes courtesy of atpworldtour.com.

Ginepri and Reynolds Receive Memphis Wildcards

American’s Robby Ginepri and Bobby Reynolds have received wildcards into the upcoming Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, Tenn.

The 32-man field will be highlighted by defending champ Andy Roddick, No. 2 seed Fernando Verdasco, and No. 3 seed Radek Stepanek. The ATP World Tour 500 series event will have Verdasco play his first-round match on Tuesday night, and Roddick compete in his first action of the week on Wednesday evening.

Both Roddick and Verdasco are participating in San Jose, California this week.