Back to buildings/monuments....A painter, a sculptor, a writer, they can express freely. They don't affect society as a whole. We build buildings that have a purpose, that stay there for hundreds of years or decades. Moshe Safdie  |
| The Washington Monument....The Washington Monument officially was dedicated on February 21, 1885. In a speech written for that event by Robert Winthrop, who attended the groundbreaking ceremony in 1845, there was one memorable line: “An earthquake may shake its foundations … but the character which it commemorates and illustrates is secure.” |
Citi Open, ATP 500
Washington DC, USA
August 1 - 7, 2022
Abierto de Tenis Mifel, ATP 250
Los Cabos, Mexico
August 01 - 06, 2022
Mubadala Silicon Valley Open, WTA 500
San Jose, CA, USA
August 01 - 06, 2022
Citi Open, WTA 250
Washington DC, USA
August 01 - 06, 2022
Early morning at The Jefferson Memorial, Washington DC during cherry blossom season
Congratulations to this past week's champions:
Poland Open - WTA
Singles - C. Garcia
Doubles - A. Danilina / A. Friedsam
Prague Open - WTA
Singles - M. Bouzkova
Doubles - Y. Sizikova / A. Potapova
Atlanta Open - ATP
Singles - A. de Minaur
Doubles - N. Kyrgios / T. Kokkinakis
Croatia Open - ATP
Singles - J. Sinner
Doubles - F. Fognini / S. Bolelli
Kitzbuhel, Austria- ATP
Singles - R. Bautista Agut
Doubles - L. Martinez / L. Sonego
Eight months into 2022 and we can safely say tennis is definitely back and mostly normal. This hardcourt North American/Canadian swing is of course the build up to the last major grand slam of the year, the US Open, which starts on August 29, 2022.
On the ATP side of things there is still speculation about the big three whose participation is somewhat limited with Roger Federer not ready to return, Rafa Nadal still with question mark re his injuries as well as his treatment for the Mulller-Weiss disease, and Novak Djokovic still unwilling to get vaccinated to be allowed in the United States and Canada. In the meantime Alcaraz, Medvedev, Rublev, Sinner, Ruud, Auger-Aliassime are waiting (or may be not) to continue to put their mark on the tennis world.
For the WTA anticipation is high for Iga Swiatek's continued dominance, continued ascendence of Ons Jabeur, Coco Gauff, Marie Bouzkova, Elena Rybakina, Paula Badosa, Anna Kontaveit, Jessica Pegula, and a resurgence from Amanda Anisimova, Bianca Andreescu, Simona Halep, Barbara Krejcikova, Caroline Garcia, Naomi Osaka, Daria Kasatkina and Aryna Sabalenka. Of course we have the return of the "oldies" to the tourney - Serena Williams, Venus Williams (please just play doubles), Sloane Stephens, Victoria Azarenka, Maddie Keys and Taylor Townsend....Ah did I leave out anyone who should have been mentioned?
Let's see what we got cooking for this coming week....
Citi Open, ATP 500Rock Creek Park Tennis CenterWashington DC, USAAugust 1 - 7, 2022
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| Capitol Hill - Grand ideas and ideals enshrined in our historic buildings standing the test of time |
Surface: hard
Draw: Singles 48, Doubles 16
The tournament was founded in 1969. This year it is a joint tourney with a WTA 250.
Most titles: Andre Agassi with 5.
Defending champion: Jannik Sinner (defeated Mackenzie McDonald)
There are 16 seeds and all have a first round bye.
Seeds (in order of seeding): Andrey Rublev, Hubert Hurkacz, Taylor Fritz, Reilly Opelka, Grigor Dimitrov, Denis Shapovalov, Karen Khachanov, Botic van de Zandschulp, Holger Rune, Frances Tiafoe, Alex de Minaur, Sebastian Baez, Maxime Cressy, Tommy Paul, Aslan Karatsev, Dan Evans
Wildcards: American players Christopher Eubanks, Bradley Klan, Stefan Kozlov, JJ Wolf
Protected ranking: Kyle Edmund
Withdrawals: Bublik, F. Cerundolo
Abierto de Tenis Mifel, ATP 250
Los Cabos, Mexico
August 01 - 06, 2022
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| The Arch of Cabo San Lucas a distinctive rock formation at the southern tip of Los Cabos which in itself is the extreme southern tip of the Baja Peninsula |
Surface: Hard
Draw: Singles 28, Doubles 16The tourney began in 2016.
Defending champion: Cameron Norrie (defeated Brandon Nakashima)
Seeds (in order of seeding): Daniil Medvedev, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Cameron Norrie, Miomir Kecmanovic, Brandon Nakashima, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Thomas Martin Etcheverry
Other notables include: Quentin Halys, John Millman, Chun-Hsin Tseng
Wildcards: Mexican player Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez, plus Feliciano Lopez
Withdrawals Include: Fognini, Isner, Schwartzman, Sousa
Mubadala Silicon Valley Open WTA 500
San Jose, CA, USA
August 01 - 06, 2022
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| Apple Campus, Silicon Valley |
Surface: Hard
Draw: Singles 28, Doubles 16
"Co-founded by Billie Jean King, the tournament was the first event of the historic 1971 women’s professional tennis tour, a precursor to the WTA.” (WTA site)
2021 Champion: Danielle Collins, who withdrew from this year’s event with a neck injury. (defeated Daria Kasatkina)
Top four seeds receive a first round bye.
Seeds (in order of seeding): Maria Sakkari, Paula Badosa, Ons Jabeur, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Daria Kasatkina, Karolina Pliskova
Other notables include: Bianca Andreescu, Amanda Anisimova, Naomi Osaka, Elena Rybakina
Wildcards: American player Ashlyn Krueger, plus Katie Boulter
Withdrawals include: Alexandrova, Collins, Cornet, Muguruza
Citi Open, WTA 250
Rock Creek Park Tennis Center
Washington DC, USA
August 01 - 06, 2022
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| The Key Bridge with Georgetown University in the background. The bridge was named after Frances Scott Keys who wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner." |
Surface: Hard
Draw: Singles 32, Doubles 16
This is the 10th edition of the tournament and this year it is a joint tourney with an ATP 500. The women’s tourney did not take place in 2020 or 2021.
The defending champion is Jessica Pegula (2019). (Defeated Camila Giorgi)
Seeds (in order of seeding): Jessica Pegula, Emma Raducanu, Simona Halep,
Victoria Azarenka, Elise Mertens, Kaia Kanepi, Mayar Sherif, Clara Tauson
Other notables include: Liudmila Samsonova, Sloane Stephens, Ajla Tomljanovic
Wildcards: American players Hailey Baptiste, Sofia Kenin. Venus Williams
Withdrawals: Fernandez, Li, Potapova
As always thank you Hartt.....
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