Young Americans draw crowds in three set, tiebreak match at Legg-Mason tournament
Submitted on August 3, 2007 - 4:32pm.
Hana Bieliauskas - Summer 2007 | Stephanie M. Peters - Summer 2007
WASHINGTON - Neither player was expected to advance to the third round of the Legg-Mason Tennis Classic, a pit stop on the U.S. Open series.
But Thursday, it was two young Americans, John Isner, 22, and Wayne Odesnik, 21, who served up one of the tournament's tightest and most exciting matches.
Word about the competitive match spread, and by the end, fans filled all the seats and stood in the grass to watch the match played on the smaller of two main draw courts.
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