Open Season on Seeds

I mentioned in an earlier post that the seeds at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic were pretty strong. It seems I spoke too soon; yesterday, Tim Henman continued a lackluster year by succumbing to Wesley Moodie, while in the battle of the serve-and-volley giants Ivo Karlovic felled Max Mirnyi. Several of the tops seeds also fell in today's action, particularly Chile's Olympic gold medalist Nicolas Massu, Ricardo Mello of Brazil, Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic, Dominik Hrbaty of the Slovak Republic, and most recently, Britain's Greg Rusedski.

Of the top eight seeds in the tournament, Andy Roddick is the only one still playing. He went into a three-setter with Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina but still won 6-4,6-7(4),6-4. He'll be facing Ivo Karlovic in the quarterfinals. The last time Roddick and Karlovic met was the final of Queens Club.

posted by Noelle De Guzman @ 7:39 PM