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Elephants helped with the draw ceremony for Australia’s Davis Cup match.

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Elephants helped with the draw ceremony for Australia’s Davis Cup match.

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Martina Hingis announced that she’s engaged.

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Martina Hingis announced that she’s engaged.

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Second-seeded Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia reached the semifinals of the Monterrey Open, defeating Vania King of the United States, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1, on Friday.

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World No. 2 gave the hometown fans in , Serbia a second reason to celebrate on Friday by defeating of the United States 6-2, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3 in Davis Cup action.
After breezing through the opening set, Djokovic fell behind 4-2 in the second set before using his off forehand and […]

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Erwin and I sat down Monday night in the depths of Madison Square Garden to talk about the night that had just happened, why/how tennis has gotten so popular recently, , WTA has-beens (there?s lots!) and what?s to come over the next few weeks. Enjoy!
TSF Podcast March 1, 2010
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LOS ANGELES — Tennis great Pete Sampras and his wife, actress Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, have listed their newly built compound in Lake Sherwood for $25 million.

The gated contemporary north of Los Angeles sits on 20 hilltop acres with 360-degree views, a north-south tennis court and a swimming pool. The more than 13,000-square-foot main house has a combined theater and game room. Including the 1,200-square-foot guesthouse and the 2,000-square-foot detached gym, the property has seven bedrooms and 11 1/2 bathrooms.

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The couple offered no reason for selling, but Sampras does have an impressive real estate record, having sold a Beverly Hills mansion in 2008 for $23 million as well as other homes in Los Angeles’ Benedict Canyon and Beverly Hills since 2003, according to Los Angeles Times reports.

Nice work if you can get it.

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That’s once a freaking week for all you cheap lazy freaking freaks. Geezzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!
Here it is:
Get up at 5:00 am and take a walk around your village.

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I mean, that the talent, skill etc. divide is so off the charts that most of the performances can unanimously be billed as ‘toying’.
Some of Ali’s fights probably fall in that slot – certainly the one against Floyd Patterson. For rock people, Patterson’s stubbornness to call Ali – Cassius Clay – instead of his just […]

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Retired stars Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Lindsay Davenport are joining current women’s player Justine Henin in a second match at a charity tennis exhibition to raise money for Haiti.

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Layer 10 is up. And that’s a wrap! Big thanks to Sam, Naz, Mark, and all the fans. No voting this week, but be sure to sign up for Season Tickets and be the first to get match info and learn how to play in our qualifying matches. Layer Tennis is taking a week off, we’ll see you back here on March 19th for our fourth exhibition match.

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JENNY
I gather Gonzalez will not play in Indian Wells and is organising a fund raising event. Here is his video appeal.
http://www.gonzaleztenis.com/v2.0/?p=1346&lang=en

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British number one Elena Baltacha hopes to continue her progress and break into the world’s top 50.

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Sweden vs. Argentina: In Sweden
Seven-time Davis Cup winners Sweden will head into Saturday?s Davis Cup tie even at 1-1 against a resilient Argentine squad.
The first match of the day saw power through a determined effort from clay-court comfortable . Using 17 aces and 78 percent of his first serve points won, Soderling […]

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Serbia vs. United States: In Serbia
World N0. 35 won an emotionally charged first rubber over world No. 20 7-6(4), 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-4 in 3 hours and 36 minutes to give Serbia a 1-0 lead over the U.S. in during day one action in Davis Cup.
Surviving 21 aces from Isner, Troicki squandered […]

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Layer 8 is up.

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Croatia vs. Ecuador: In Croatia
The hard serving duo of and gave Croatia a 2-0 lead on Friday over Nicolas and in singles competition.
Karlovic began the day?s proceedings by requiring five sets and 36 aces to defeat 6-2, 5-7, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4. The match, which lasted three […]

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Spain vs. Switzerland
Recent , Mexico champion defeated 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-1 to even Friday?s Davis Cup first-round action with Switzerland.
Ferrer, who survived a 4-2 deficit in the second set, dominated the third set over his dejected opponent. Using his consistent blend of clay-court tennis, Ferrer improved to 12-3 in Davis Cup […]

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Novak Djokovic struggled past Sam Querrey 6-2, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-3 for Serbia to take a 2-0 lead against the United States in their Davis Cup first-round tie on Friday.

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John Isner lost to Viktor Troicki 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4 to give Serbia a 1-0 lead over the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup on Friday.

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As Arid as a Desert. Or very nearly so. We do still (supposedly in the case of Fed) have our top four male players – after which levels of precipitation really do begin to dry up. Delpo’s wrist is still in rehab, ditto Davy (though he’s still apparently scheduled to play) and Gonzo, as expected, has signed up to the Chilean Relief effort, which btw you can donate to here and here. He’s also looking to arrange

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Day one action of the first-round of the 2010 Davis Cup World Group began on Friday throughout the seven respective venues around the world.  With the exception of the Chile-Israel tie, which was postponed one day due to earthquake in Chile last week, Friday?s Davis Cup action saw its quantity of high flying action.
France vs. […]

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Try a fun quiz on tennis racquets. You’ll probably learn something that will help your arm, your game, and/or your buying decision.

Racquets Quiz originally appeared on About.com Tennis on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 21:13:27.

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If north is part of the description of where you live, you’re probably just venturing back onto the outdoor courts–or hoping to–after a long winter. Here are some tips to help you take advantage of the crisp air.

Playing in Cold Weather originally appeared on About.com Tennis on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 21:08:41.

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Layer 4 is up.

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John Isner lost to Viktor Troicki 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 7-5, 6-4 to give Serbia a 1-0 lead over the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup. Isner had 21 aces in his Davis Cup debut, but Troicki converted his fourth match point with a crosscourt volley after 3 hours, 36 minutes on the clay court at Belgrade Arena.

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- posted a photo of himself on Facebook practicing at to put fans minds at ease that he will play the event despite his recent chest infection. The Swiss star said “Back on the court in Indian Wells today. Felt great to hit as it was the first hit I had in 2 and a half weeks.”- Martina Hingis has confirmed her engagement to lawyer Andreas Bieri. She has previously been engaged to .- Pete Sampras is selling his house for a reported $25 million.- has officially pulled out of Indian Wells to

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and have said that they are struggling to focus on the task ahead of them in their match up against Israel, instead being distracted by the earthquake devastation around Chile. The 8.8 earthquake that hit Chile has left the country devastated with over 700 dead despite building regulations that are designed to protect against such quakes.In order to allow the players time to practice after a delayed arrival in Chile, the tie has been delayed and the first rubbers are due to be played on Saturday and will be completed on Monday.”It is hard to put

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, who is unseeded, defeated (also unseeded) in the quarterfinals of the Open tonight. Sevastova’s 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory gives her an opportunity to compete against 3rd seed in the semifinals. Pavlyuchenkova defeated 6-2, 6-2., a wild card who is seeded 2nd, defeated 2-6, 6-2, 6-1. Hantuchova will face countrywoman in the semifinals. 4th seed and wild card Cibulkova defeated 5th seed 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

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has found a way to hurt Spain on clay defeating 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. Spain had won their last 18 consecutive matches on home clay. The match was just one minute shy of 4 hours, with Wawrinka coming from behind twice to seal the necessary opening rubber against the Spaniards, giving the Swiss a chance of beating the Spaniards on home soil. The bad news for the Swiss is the entire Spanish team are clay court specialists, and the Swiss are going to have to win 2 more rubbers to move through to the next

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and created an almost insurmountable problem for Germany in Friday’s Davis Cup rubbers. Monfils defeated in the first rubber with Tsonga taking the second rubber in 4 sets over . It is highly unlikely that the Germans will recover from this scoreline. It has been 50 years since they have last recovered from such a deficit in Davis Cup and 72 years since they beat the French in a tie.Monfils was understandably delighted saying “We had a great dayyy.come on one more pointttt….” on his Twitter site. It was Monfils’ first victory in

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Retired stars Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Lindsay Davenport are joining current women’s player Justine Henin in a second match at a charity tennis exhibition to raise money for Haiti. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will team with retired stars Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi in an already announced men’s match during the “Hit for Haiti” benefit to be played March 12 at the…

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By Jackie Roe, TW Social Director Hi, guys! By this time next week, I’ll be in , basking in the sun - and all the live tennis action. How about that Hit for Haiti, eh? It’s shaping up to…

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Looks like Martina and Steffi still have what it takes. I just checked this morning and looks like tickets for the Friday, March 12th evening session of featuring the ?Hit for Haiti? session are sold out. You might be able to find a box seat or perhaps some through the usual ticket […]

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Federer Out of Indian Wells?
Federer Will ?Try and Play? Indian Wells Says His Website.

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Andy took to his twitter Thursday to give Team USA a shout-out as they face a strong Serbian team on clay this weekend.

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Andy took to his twitter Thursday to give Team USA a shout-out as they face a strong Serbian team on clay this weekend.

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Howdy, everyone. Sorry to have been AWOL yesterday, but it’s CDS (Credential Deadline Season) and I had to get my tennis travel plans for the summer worked out. I did have time to post a Davis Cup preview at ESPN,…

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James Ward enjoys a perfect Davis Cup debut as he puts Great Britain 1-0 up against Lithuania in their Euro/Africa Group II tie in Vilnius.

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The coin-flip and Match Preview are up for today’s live Photographic Exhibition Match. We’re almost set to go. Tweet your comments and include #lyt and then follow the chatter on our Crowd Page. And if you don’t have ‘em already, sign up for Free Season Tickets for news, contests and maybe even a chance for you to take the court this season.

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