Young upsets former Classic champion

In the first major upset of the 2008 Countrywide Classic, American Donald Young knocked off eighth seed Tommy Haas 6-2, 6-4 during the Tuesday night session. Haas, a champion at the Countrywide Classic in 2004 and 2006, seemed off throughout the match, drilling ball after ball into the net on seemingly easy returns. Young, for his part, mostly looked sharp. Although his first serve percentage was only 50 percent, his second serve seemed to confuse Haas, as the German player was unable to properly adjust to the high bounce and good spin Young was putting on the ball. Haas tried moving in on Young's second serve at certain points, but began to play more cautiously after miss-hitting a couple of returns. The first set was remarkably uncompetitive, as Young broke Haas' serve twice and cruised to a 5-1 games lead. Haas won just 50... [read full story]