(C) Emily Jaschke 

Marcel Granollers wins Singles Final & First ATP Title!

The 2008 US Men's Clay Court Champion was determined today through 150 minutes of grueling tennis. Some amazing shots were had by both men, but the winner today was Marcel Granollers of Spain. The #84 ranked Granollers captured his first ATP title of the year today, by defeating the number one seeded James Blake. Up 30-Love in the third set, the end seemed near, but Granollers stuck with it and made him hit the extra shot every time. Granollers and his coach continued the trend started by Schuettler & Gulbis of jumping in the pool to celebrate the victory.

Rainer Schuettler & Ernests Gulbis win the Doubles Final!

Rainer Schuettler and Ernest Gulbis were triumphant last night in their quest for the Doubles Title. After a few missed match points, they closed it out with a confident tiebreak to win the finals over Pablo Cuevas and Marcel Granollers. Both Schuettler and Gulbis agreed that playing together this week was a great decision. These two men started a new trend this year, of jumping into the pool to celebrate their win!

(C) Emily Jaschke

Clay Courts Event reaches amazing levels of success at River Oaks !

2008 was a record breaking year for the US Men's Clay Court Championships as the tournament had 8 sell-out sessions. The attendance figures reached around 60,000 for the week.