Tobias Kamke of Germany beat 18-year-old wild-card entry Denis Kudla of the United States 6-4, 6-2 in Sunday's only main-draw match at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. Playing much steadier, Kamke made only 12 unforced errors, 19 fewer than Kudla. Kamke broke serve to open the second set and was on his way, wrapping up the victory in 70 minutes. Kamke will face 11th-seeded John Isner - winner of the longest match in tennis history - in the second round. Isner and the other 16 seeded players at the hard-court tournament all received first-round byes.
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Djokovic beats Nadal, now 37-0 in 2011 (AP)
Novak Djokovic is starting to realize what an impact he's making on tennis with his recent domination of Rafael Nadal -- and everyone else in the game, too. Djokovic beat the top-ranked Nadal 6-4, 6-4 in the Italian Open final Sunday to stretch his unbeaten start this year to 37 matches. Djokovic trails only John McEnroe's 42-0 start in 1984.
Victor Ortiz Beats Andre Berto: 5 Hyped Guys Who’ll Never Amount to Anything
On Saturday night, boxing fans everywhere witnessed what will potentially become the 2011 fight of the year when Victor Ortiz upset the over-hyped Andre Berto on HBO. Berto was considered by most boxing experts to be the third-best welterweight in the world only below worldwide sensations Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. After being knocked down twice by Vicious Ortiz and ultimately losing a unanimous decision, he now joins a long list of over-hyped boxers hoping for a big payday against the world’s best in the business. Featured in this slideshow are a handful of fighters just like Berto who are currently over-hyped but will eventually be exposed.Begin Slideshow