Cincy F: Andy Murray def Novak Djokovic 6-4 3-0 Ret.

Sadly, Novak Djokovic had to retire from this match. It wasn't really a surprise though. He had been showing signs of fatigue since his match with Berdych (who should have won but also retired), so it wasn't an actual loss. Djokovic seemed really flat during the match, and he was serving first serves under 100 mph and second serves under 80 mph. It was as if he had hired the 2004 Dementieva to serve for him. Hopefully he'll be fine for the US Open.

Week in Review I

This week had the first hardcourt tournament of the summer. The tournament was at Baku and is also the last tournament before the US Open series starts. Read on to see what happened this week.

Elena Dementieva Wedding Photos Part V

Yep, that's right! Even more wedding photos! Elena, you'll be missed by all of us.

It's a common Russian tradition for the newlyweds to release a pair of white doves.

More photos after the jump!

Elena Dementieva Wedding Photos Part IV

Yes, that's right! There are even more pictures that I have just acquired! Also, there's a short video of the vows and stuff. It's not HD, but it's still nice to see.

Elena Dementieva Wedding Photos Part III

I have two high quality pictures from Elena Dementieva and Maxim Afinogenov's wedding! Feast your eyes on these!

Doesn't she look beautiful?

Elena Dementieva Wedding Photos Part II

Russian tennis player Elena Dementieva (my favorite player) got married to hockey player Maxim Afinogenov last week. As promised, here are some more photos from the Royal Wedding!

Awww

More photos after the jump!

Spain Triumphs in Final Week of Clay

Today, two Spanish veterans triumphed in the final two clay tournaments of the year. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez won Bad Gastein and Anabel Medina Garrigues won Palermo. I really don't care about either of them, so lets talk about what else happened in this past week.

Elena Dementieva Wedding Photos

Today, Elena Dementieva and Maxim Afinogenov got married. Some notable names at the wedding were tennis stars, Dinara Safina, Maria Kirilenko, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva. Although one would expect Maria Kirilenko and her boyfriend Igor Andreev to be the next tennis stars to get married, Vera Dushevina caught the bouquet. Alla Kudryavtseva was kind enough to post pics from the wedding on her twitter so that us fans could see what the wedding was like. Pictures after the jump!

An Introduction to "Generation Suck"

Generation Suck is the name many tennis fans have given to the new generation of tennis players. Why is the new generation called Generation Suck? Well, the biggest reason is that they have failed to achieve the success that they were expected to have. And they haven't been able to push out the older players despite growing older themselves. Furthermore, Generation Suck currently only owns one Grand Slam- Wimbledon 2011. However, as more and more of the Old Guard are playing less and less or even retiring, these women are becoming the future of the WTA. The members of Generation Suck are:

Caroline Wozniacki

Victoria Azarenka
Petra Kvitova

Andrea Petkovic

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Yanina Wickmayer

Sabine Lisicki

Alisa Kleybanova (Adida Kelybanova)

Compare those players with some of the Old Guard like Elena Dementieva, Justine Henin and the Williams sisters. Now you see why we call this new crop of players Generation Suck right?

How are the members of Generation Suck determined? As you can see, the deciding factor for entry into Generation Suck is not age. Notable young tennis players who aren't in Generation Suck include Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic who enjoyed success prior to the beginnings of Generation Suck (which is a name, a group, a period of time and so much more.) Generation Suck belongs to the players who are young and who really started to experience their success starting in mid-2009. These players have just started to become household names (in a select few households I might add.)

Over the next week and a half to two weeks, I will analyze each of these players. Enjoy.

The Marriage of Elena Dementieva

When she retired in 2010, Elena Dementieva said that she wanted to start a family. On Saturday, July 16, 2011, Dementieva will be getting married to Maxim Afinogenov, a hockey player. Rumors of their engagement surfaced in 2007, so it's nice to see them finally tying the knot.

Although she has said that this retirement is permanent, we all know how that turned out for Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters, so don't lose hope tennis fans. Maybe she'll realize that she can play tennis and have a family. But if she doesn't, we'll always have amazing memories of her triumphs, the greatest of which being her Olympic Gold Medal in 2008. Lena, we tennis fans love you, and we'll never stop missing you even if you stop missing us.

Saturday Highlight Reel

I've decided to post highlights from one of my favorite matches- the 2005 US Open Quarterfinal between Elena Dementieva (who is my favorite player on both sides) and Lindsay Davenport.