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First Serve: March 1-7

ByEd McGrogan

Published Mar 07, 2010

Reading between the lines: TENNIS.com's Monday morning quarterback recaps last week's pro tennis action—and offers his reaction.

Last Week's Tournaments

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Davis Cup(ATP, Various)	Spain def. Switzerland \| France def. GermanyRussia def. India \| Argentina def. SwedenCroatia def. Ecuador \| Serbia def. United StatesChile leads Israel \| Czech Republic def. Belgium
Monterrey, Mexico(WTA, Hard)	Final: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Daniela HantuchovaSemifinal 1: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova def. Anastasija SevastovaSemifinal 2: Daniela Hantuchova def. Dominika CibulkovaBrackets: Singles \| Doubles



Ranked No. 233 in the world rankings, Vinciguerra isn't in many ATP main draws, but surfaces during Davis Cup. (Anders Wiklund/AFP/Getty Images)

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Misery Loves Company
Last week, Tommy Haas had the ignominious distinction of losing in the opening round of a tournament (Delray Beach) as a top-seeded wild card. This week, Jelena Jankovic wore a scarlet “1 WC” in the Monterrey draw, but lost her first-round match to Anastasija Sevastova. Sevastova went on to reach the semifinals, a round Jankovic hasn’t reached this year—in fact, the former world No. 1 hasn’t even made a quarterfinal. For all the flak fellow Serb Ana Ivanovic has received lately for her poor play, Jankovic hasn’t fared much better.

The Best from The Rest
Of the seven Davis Cup ties that ended Sunday, just one—Argentina-Sweden—featured a live fifth rubber. David Nalbandian won the deciding match over Andreas Vinciguerra, a 29-year-old Swede who, despite an ATP career low on achievements (he has won only one title, in 2000), has figured into some important Davis Cup matches. Vinciguerra has now played three live fifth rubbers in the World Group; last year, he lost the final match of the “empty arena” tie with Israel, 8-6 in the fifth to Harel Levy. We often lament that the world’s best players don’t commit to Davis Cup—but fail to mention that we sometimes see the best from the game’s unheralded bunch. In a sport that seems to repeat itself week after week, that’s not a bad thing.

The Big Picture
John Isner performed yeoman’s work for the U.S. Davis Cup team in his first career tie, playing three matches in three days. Though the big man dropped both of his singles rubbers, he helped earn the Americans a point in doubles, replacing standout Mike Bryan on short notice. And while his loss to Novak Djokovic spelled the end of the tie, Isner stared down the world No. 2, and a hostile Serbian crowd, through five pressure-packed sets. U.S. captain Patrick McEnroe should have full confidence in the Georgia grad going forward.
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This Week's Tournaments*


Indian Wells, United States (ATP, Hard)	Brackets: Singles \| Doubles
Indian Wells, United States (WTA, Hard)	Brackets: Singles \| Doubles

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Ed McGrogan is an assistant editor for TENNIS.com.

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