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March 24, 2008

Federer conqueror coming to Newport

Mardy Fish, the American who upset top-ranked Roger Federer, 6-3, 6-2, in the semifinals of the Masters Series tennis tournament at Indian Wells, Calif., Saturday, has entered the Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport in July. Fish was ranked No. 98 on the men's pro tour last week, but after beating fourth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko, 24th-seeded Lleyton Hewitt, seventh-seeded David Nalbanian and Federer, his ranking improved to No. 40 today. Five years ago, Fish was ranked as high as No. 19.

This will be Fish's seventh appearance in the Hall of Fame tournament. He reached the quarterfinals in 2000, 2002 and 2006. The event is scheduled for July 7-13 at the Newport Casino. Michael Chang. Mark McCormack (posthumously) and Eugene Scott (posthumously) will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 12. For ticket information, check tennisfame.com or call the tournament office at 866-914-FAME.

Posted by Mike Szostak  at 2:59 PM to Tennis | Permalink

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