Spanish gold, doubles bouncebacks and Argen-teen's rise

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	James BlakeBeats Roger Federer in quarters in Beijing, but squanders a golden opportunity (quite literally) losing a heartbreaker to Fernando Gonzalez. He was within his rights to call out Gonzo for a lapse in sportsmanship. Blowing the match points, though, that's ?on him? as they say.
	DoublesNice to see dubs getting so much attention in Beijing. But what does it say about the "specialists" when the gold medal winners are the Williams sisters and Federer/Wawrinka?
	Ana IvanovicDoesn't play a match in Beijing on account of injury but re-inherits the WTA's top ranking from Jelena Jankovic, the William Henry Harrison of No. 1's.

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Published Aug 18, 2008 | Modified Aug 18, 2008

JON WERTHEIM

Jon Wertheim is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has been part of the full-time SI writing staff since 1997, largely focusing on the tennis beat, sports business and social issues, and enterprise journalism. In addition to his work at SI, he is a correspondent for “60 Minutes” and a commentator for The Tennis Channel. He has authored 11 books and has been honored with two Emmys, numerous writing and investigative journalism awards, and the Eugene Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Wertheim is a longtime member of the New York Bar Association (retired), the International Tennis Writers Association and the Writers Guild of America. He has a bachelor’s in history from Yale University and received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He resides in New York City and Paris with his wife, who is a divorce mediator and adjunct law professor. They have two children.

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