Rory McIlroy + Yale Bowl= Target Practice

((HT: NewHavenOpenTennis))

This is what happens when your girlfriend is a very good tennis player...
You get dragged to try the occasional stunt for her upcoming tournament

Rory McIlroy was taken to Yale Bowl to see if he could knock tennis balls out of the light rough and send them out of the stadium...

Hilarity ensues...


Guess he got it out of the tunnel...

Donald Young Loses 17th In A Row

And that takes something if you're a pro tennis player...

oung had a magical run through the US Open last year and showed some flash and hope for American tennis. But since then, he has gone 2-20 with his last win coming in Memphis in February.

Young lost to Jesse Levine 6-4, 7-6 in the first round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati- giving up a 4-1 lead in the second set. He's now four straight losses shy of the ATP record held by Vince Spadea. From October 1999 to June 2000, he lost 21 in a row...

Here's the match highlights, for those of you interested in such things...
((HT: ATP/youtube))


Young has dropped from 39th in the world to 80th...

“I’m sure I can go down to Challengers and win some matches and points, but I want to do it here,” he said. He's planning to play in the next ATP stop, Winston-Salem, to get ready for the U.S. Open.