Robby Ginepri Talks About Tennis and His Bicycle Injury From 2010

Robby Ginepri talks everything tennis as he spoke to members of the media following his victory on Friday in the USTA Australian Open Wildcard Playoff.

He even sets the record straight on what really happened when he got injured riding his bike at Kennesaw Mountain in 2010.

Listen to Robby in this AudioBoo:

Metro Atlanta Tennis Pros Having Success this Week in Canada and D.C.

The Atlanta Tennis Tennis Championships may have ended two weeks ago, but that doesn't mean professional tennis players from the Atlanta area are taking any time off.

Out of the six matches to be played Saturday at the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, five will have strong connections to the State of Georgia an four of them involve Cobb County residents. This may be a Challenger event held north of the U.S. border, but it's draw would remind many of WTA or ATP Tour events.

With Jamie Hampton, originally from Auburn, AL and now living in Marietta, GA involved in one women's semi-final match as well as the women's doubles finals she is going to have a busy day in the beautiful Canadian city of Vancouver. Alpharetta, GA resident Irina Falconi is having a breakthrough year on the WTA Tour and she will face Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada in the other women's semi's.

The men's semi's are just as loaded with Peach State players. Kennesaw, GA resident Robby Ginepri is on the comeback trail and he's moved through the Vancouver draw to a Saturday matchup with another Georgia player, Bobby Reynolds of Acworth.

As a bonus for Reynolds' fans he's also going to play the doubles semi later this evening with his partner, Vasek Pospisil of Canada.

All this without even mentioning Atlanta resident Donald Young. Young is having his best result as a pro and a tournament that many have been waiting for by reaching the semi's of the Legg Mason today in Washington D.C. In the other semi is John Isner, a player who is a former Georgia Bulldog and has tons of connections to the Atlanta and Athens, GA areas.

Good results for Metro Atlanta tennis players in Canada preparing for the 2011 U.S. Open.

Here's Irina Falconi unleashing a forehand.

Robby Ginepri in Main Draw of Atlanta Tennis Championships

Good news for Atlanta tennis fans.  Atlanta native and former top 15 player Robby Ginepri has been given a wild card into the Atlanta Tennis Championships, the first event in the 2011  Olympus US Open Series at the Racquet Club of the South, July 18-24.

Ginepri has won three ATP World Tour titles in his career dating back to 2003, where he captured his first in Newport. His other two came in Indianapolis in 2005 and 2009. He is back on tour after rehabilitation sidelined the ATP Tour vet from Kennesaw for the first half of 2011. Last September he fell off of his bicycle when trying to avoid hitting a squirrel at Kennesaw Mountain, breaking his left elbow.

Ginepri hasn't played in a tour level event since last year's U.S. Open.  He's grateful for the opportunity in Atlanta.  "I'm so thankful to be back playing tennis, and for the opportunity to play in front of my hometown fans in Atlanta," Ginepri said. "It's a great tournament, and I hope that people from all over the area can come out and support me and the other amazing professionals."

At least six Americans are entered into the main draw.  Qualifying matches begin Saturday morning. 

Robby Ginepri at the 2010 ATC