I’m on a mini vacation, and there is not too much to report in the way of tennis news, so I’m going to keep this brief to appease my family. Unfortunately the only major story out there is a negative one. A British online gambling company, Betfair, in launching an investigation into why over ten times the typical amount was gambled (according to sources, around 7 million dollars) on a match between Nikolay Davydenko and Martin Arguello. Ten times a normal amount is enough to raise some eyebrows, and considering most of that 7 million was bet on Arguello to win, even though he is ranked 83 spots below Davydenko, tennis could be on the brink of a major scandal. Here is a link with some more detailed information. I’m going to reserve my own comments for this story until next week, when hopefully some more light is shed on the situation. Also next week I’ll be reviewing James Blake’s book “Breaking Back.” Until then, here are some links to keep you entertained.

Five Russian Gals are in the Quarters in San Diego.

Interesting info from Bodo on San Diego

Nice piece on 6′10 John Isner, NCAA champion making waves in Washington, DC.

Let’s add in an interview with Isner as well.

Finally, this has nothing to do with tennis, but is far and away my favorite link of the week.

Also, notice my new blogroll on the right hand side of the page.  If you know of any other blogs that I should add, let me know!

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