Juan Martín del Potro, the seventh-ranked tennis player in the world, won his third Citi Open title—and first since 2009—on Sunday when he beat John Isner in three sets at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park.

The Citi Open runs through Sunday at the William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Stadium in Rock Creek Park.

Crowd favorite Andy Roddick had little trouble with Benjamin Becker last night, cruising to a straight set victory (6-3, 6-2) in his first match of the tournament. After an extended break since his defeat to Roger Federer in the Wimbeldon final, Roddick was far from the top of his service game, landing only 58 percent of his firsts and routinely hitting in the one hundred and teens — though at one point he did hit…

Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt, the 2007 champion, was the first big name to take the court in the 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, drawing the up-and-coming American Donald Young and dispatching him in straight sets (matches at the Classic are best-of-three sets as opposed to the best-of-five you see in Grand Slam events). Hewitt willed himself early on with a sharp, point-by-point “come on” after braking Young’s serve in the first set. Young, kicking off the…

21 minutes. That’s how long it took top seeded Andy Roddick to win the first set from unheralded Serbian Viktor Troicki. Roddick’s fall from grace, however, lasted a bit longer. Troicki found his game soon after, breaking Roddick’s massive serve twice in the second set and continually frustrating the top seed with his off pace ground strokes, taking the final two sets for a 0-6, 6-2, 6-4. win. Roddick seemed confused as to what to…