I've been a volunteer at the Atlanta Open (before it was the BB&T) since its second year, and have taken pictures and video - many of which make their way to this Atlanta Tennis Blog - of most of the players that compete here.
After Ryan Harrison's thrilling victory last night over Great Britain's Kyle Edmund, I remember that I'd taken quite a few of pictures of the youthful American at the Atlanta ATP tournament, and I thought I'd share the best of them here. From the second Atlanta Open in July, 2011:
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| July, 2011 on the practice court; the tournament's third year |
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| At what was The Racquet Club of the South (now Life Time Fitness) |
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| Ryan Harrison on Stadium Court, which was too short per regulations, at the 2011 Atlanta Open |
You can read details of Harrison's 3 set win (pictured above) over the "X man" Xavier Malisse here:
http://atlanta-tennis.blogspot.com/2011/07/atc-photos-rain-rain-go-away-and-dont.html
Then, the following year, at the very first BB&T Atlanta Open in July, 2012:
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| Ryan Harrison on Stadium Court at the Inaugural BB&T Atlanta Open - July, 2012 |
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| Harrison serving to American James Blake |
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| Harrison was 20, Blake was 32 (and would retire at the US Open the following year) |
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| Harrison took the first set 6-1 |
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| The Stadium Court configuration was different in 2012 than it is today (2017) |
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| Ryan Harrison receiving serve from James Blake |
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| Both players are/were known for their first serves, movement, and forehands |
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| Blake took the second set 6-3 |
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| Blake won the match 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 |
After losing to Blake, Harrison was seen the next morning warming up eventual tournament winner Andy Roddick on the Grandstand Court (Stadium Court in the background):
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| Serving to Roddick |
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| Hitting a backhand |
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| Hitting a forehand |
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| A good hit between Ryan Harrison and Andy Roddick, now a Hall of Famer (the 2012 BB&T was his last tournament win) |
Harrison teamed with Australian Matthew Ebden to win the men's doubles title that year.
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| Matthew Ebden and Ryan Harrison won the Inaugural BB&T Atlanta Open doubles title in 2012 |
A recap with pictures and video of the Harrison-Ebden doubles match can be read/seen here:
http://atlanta-tennis.blogspot.com/2012/07/bb-atlanta-open-sundays-finals-recap.html
In July, 2013, I captured these pictures of Ryan Harrison's second round match against Igor SijSling:
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| Harrison hitting a backhand |
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| Harrison hitting a running forehand |
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| Another Harrison forehand |
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| Harrison wins the first set |
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| Harrison wins the match to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2013 BB&T Atlanta Open |
I hope that you have enjoyed this pictures of Ryan Harrison through the years at the Atlanta Open!
Last night, after Harrison said "Go Tech!" in his post match on-court interview with Brad Gilbert, I wanted to say "Go Ryan, beat the big dawg!!!"
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