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By Mike McIntyre Alright everybody it’s time again for some tennis that really matters at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. Both the ATP and WTA Tour’s are in the house and that should make for a great…

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By Mike McIntyre For all you real tennis fanatics out there, check out the ATP World Tour Fantasy Challenge that is set to begin at Indian Wells this week. Fans get to make their bracket picks in each of the…

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By Mike McIntyre Here are the men’s and women’s qualifying draws for the upcoming joint ATP and WTA event in Indian Wells, California. The BNP Paribas Open begins on March 10th. On the women’s side Britain’s Elena Baltacha is the…

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RICKE
Roddick’s new Babolat commercial. He is his usual funny self.

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You have this person (sibling, neighbor, spouse, child, colleague, friend etc.) whom you shower with all kinds of favors out of goodness of your heart. Not only do you not get any gratitude back for it, you get the impression that the person starts looking for the next one even before the current one is […]

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Here are some highlights from the men’s draw.

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Here are some highlights from the men’s draw.

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By Mike McIntyre Alright everybody it’s time again for some tennis that really matters at the BNP Paribas Open in , California. Both the ATP and WTA Tour’s are in the house and that should make for a great…

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-Resolve ‘deep seated’ psychological issues necessitating the shameless picking BEFORE turning pro. How about before stepping out of that day care center? Geezzzzzzz!!!!!! I mean you REALLY have to be chronically stricken with some mighty serious freaking issues to be able to carry that despicable act out in full view of an international audience.
-Begin incorporating […]

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With most athletic sports allowing a span of about a decade to make your mark, there’s ample time for someone to pick up another ’sport’ professionally again – and make a killing at it.
I think, Lendl probably came as close to anyone in recent times to accomplishing that with golf. But that’s not the ‘great’ […]

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With and sister Venus not playing again this year, everyone?s favorite wildcard Justine Henin would appear to be the favorite. But the women?s draw is again wide open and could offer a few surprises along the way.
, a runner-up in 2008, is the top seed. Kuznetsova often plays her […]

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Indian Wells Preview ? Tennis and Not Much Else.
Women?s Draw ? Serena, Kim and The Battle for No 1.

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With and sister Venus not playing again this year, everyone?s favorite wildcard Justine Henin would appear to be the favorite. But the women?s draw is again wide open and could offer a few surprises along the way.
, a runner-up in 2008, is the top seed. Kuznetsova often plays her […]

Related posts:Chaos Reigns In Women’s Draw at U.S. Open
Indian Wells Preview ? Tennis and Not Much Else.
Women?s Draw ? Serena, Kim and The Battle for No 1.

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In times past, whenever he went down with knee problems it was assumed that Nadal returning to the top of tennis was tantamount to his knee feeling better again.
Two factors have now crept in to make that assumption invalid.
1. Taller players.
2. Far more technically sound two-handed backhands.
You see, Nadal’s REAL claim-to-fame was his heavily loaded […]

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By Mike McIntyre For all you real tennis fanatics out there, check out the ATP World Tour Fantasy Challenge that is set to begin at this week. Fans get to make their bracket picks in each of the…

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By Mike McIntyre Here are the men’s and women’s qualifying draws for the upcoming joint ATP and WTA event in , California. The BNP Paribas Open begins on March 10th. On the women’s side Britain’s is the…

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Former British players Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski could be asked to become Brtain?s next Davis Cup captain after the countries? fifth straight Davis Cup defeat over the weekend.
The LTA is reportedly disappointed with current Davis Cup captain John Lloyd, and his track record.
?[T]he governing body would want Henman to guide the team in their […]

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DK
If the topic just won’t go away, TP, could we please have a poll for those in the US: would they rather be under Bush and Cheney, or under Obama and Biden? Third option – Palin-Limbaugh? That will settle Chipnputt vs. M&M.
The ticket of Gay Teletubby – SpongeBob Square Pants […]

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Reigning champion Juan Martin del Potro remains hopeful of a return to the ATP World Tour during the upcoming Masters event in Florida.
Sustaining a wrist injury last fall, del Potro has not seen court action since losing to in five sets at the .
The current world No. 5 has […]

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STUART
The short, stats free argument that Federer is the GOAT (and the case against the weak era argument)
Federer won the Laureus Award for 4 straight years. I don’t take the award as gospel (for example I think the award is biased towards individual sports), but it does mean that a plausible case […]

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Tennis Channel will have exclusive rights to the event starting this year.
Previously holding scattered coverage on the Fox Sports Nets, the Tennis Channel will host over 90 hours over coverage over the 12 day event.
Tennis Channel will cover both the men?s and women?s event.

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Where did wildcard Justine Henin land? In the third quarter, opening against Slovak Maggie Rybarikova. Also in her path: No. 31 , No. 5 Radwanska, No. 11 Bartoli, then probably No. 4 Dementieva to reach the semis. Radwanska will have a tough opener against either or after a bye.

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The 2010 BNP Paribas Open schedule.

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The first objects to strike a tennis ball were as primitive as could be. Trace the evolution of the racquet from the earliest pre-racquets through today’s advanced technology.

An Evolutionary History of Tennis Racquets originally appeared on About.com Tennis on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 21:12:48.

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So I think I did ok, and would have won some money if gambling on tennis were actually legal.  Below are my originl picks from last week, let?s see how I fared (this week?s additional comments are italicized):
Switzerland vs. Spain (Spain, Clay): With the two headliners out, Federer & Nadal, I can?t see the Swiss […]

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Britain have long been promoting as the saviour of British tennis. Their saviour hasn’t quite stepped up to the plate. Murray has twice failed to take the leap required to become a Grand Slam champion, he has also had limited involvement, and even fewer positive things to say about British Davis Cup. Most recently Murray did not make himself available for the tie against Lithuania. While Murray announced his intentions to not play at the beginning of the year he has also complained that even though he won his two rubbers late last year, that even with him

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With Juan Martin del Potro injured (and hoping to play in ), staying in Chile to help earthquake relief efforts, Federer, Nadal and Roddick’s form in doubt after returning from illness/injury, carrying a small knee injury, and the Williams sisters boycotting the event it’s no wonder there’s so many first round byes. and are the latest seeds to withdraw from the tournament. Youzhny continues to struggle with a wrist injury sustained in Australia, while Wawrinka, who was returning to play after weeks off due to the birth of his daughter, injured

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After a few weeks of media obligations, hanging out on his balcony in Manacor for photo-ops, starring in Shakira’s video and catching some football, Spanish super star Rafa Nadal has been seen at practice at . The photos of Nadal appearing healthy and strong in practice, follow statements to the same effect, with the same being done by Team Federer.Nadal has said that while he’s aware that he has 1000 points to defend at the tournament, which could greatly affect his ranking, that he’s more interested in finding his form, returning to play after injury and maintaining his fitness.”I

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With the women’s action starting at today (Wednesday), much attention has been on and assessing her form since being sent packing in the third round of the by . Clijsters didn’t duck her head and run from Australia after the loss, staying an extra two days for some fun with her family. “I didn’t want to leave with unhappy memories. I wanted to return to next year and think of good things.”The other thing people are talking about, beside Clijsters’ ability to balance playing with family life, is a potential show down

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Kim Clijsters is still adjusting to her second career as a tennis player. The first full season of the U.S. Open champion’s comeback is presenting new challenges: figuring out a balanced schedule, needing more rest than she used to, traveling with her 2-year-old daughter Jada. Oh, and getting everyone fed on time.

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Boris Becker says Tim Henman should be recruited to help lift Great Britain out of the Davis Cup doldrums.

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by Pete Bodo Afternoon, folks. Things are easing up here at the office, and I look forward to focusing on the upcoming Masters 1000 combined event at . Bobby Chintapalli will be back by popular demand, probably tomorrow, with…

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Former Davis Cup captain David Lloyd calls on Lawn Tennis Association chief Roger Draper to quit over the lack of home-grown male talent.

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I love Palm Springs and the High Desert area of California. As someone said to me on a recent visit, ?This is where one goes to relax and contemplate on what the hell is going on with your life.? Because of this, I?m certain many ATP and WTA pros staying in next week […]

Related posts:Federer Out of Indian Wells?
Federer Arrives in Indian Wells & Has the Photo to Prove It.
Hit for Haiti: Sequel Set for Indian Wells.

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Heather Watson fails to qualify for the main draw of her latest event, the $25,000 Sheriff Jim Coats 6th Annual Clearwater Women’s Open in Florida.

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