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and appear in a French music video from Martin Solveig.

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If appearing in Shakira?s ?Gypsy? video didn?t do it for you or you didn?t have any sort of interest in watching Jake Gyllenhall run around in short shorts in Vampire Weekend?s ?Giving Up the Gun?, there is now a third tennis-themed pop music video of the year to satisfy your taste. […]

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With Federer’s decline taking away the ‘granted’ factor for the first time at the US Open in years, ‘managing’ the back to back mandatory Masters events @ Toronto and Cincy may prove to be the determining factor in who wins the title this season. Maybe this is the time for Federer and Nadal to play […]

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CHICAGO FAN Rafa attended the World Cup final. Picture of Rafa with the World Cup trophy.

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Toronto: August. Cincy: August. US Open: August. Shanghai Masters: October. Paris Masters: November. WTF: November.

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A show of hands out there for those of you who have ever went on a ?big? first date.
I?m not referring to a drive in movie and box of Smarties, or slaving over two perfect plates of Fusilli Bucati and a nice bottle of ice wine.
The impressiveness of limo service, a five star restaurant, […]

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The placement of the navel, the body’s center of gravity, could separate winners from losers. How about if the placement is protruding – beyond everything? Click here.

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Is there any freaking mystery to that? Del Potro refused to take – was it less money? – at Davis Cup matches creating a rift between him and Nalbandian. That was injury. Insult came right after that lob from Federer sailed long. For rock people, Nalbandian has never won a Slam – despite reaching one […]

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SOMEBODY ELSE Marat Safin’s post-tennis career: http://www.tennis.com/articles/templates/features.aspx?articleid=6524&zoneid=9

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Here are months (not days) that the top players – who appear to be screaming the most about the ‘gruelling’ schedule – take a collosal break smack in the middle of the season, forget about the ‘official’ hiatus after November. February. July. September. There are other months (like January) too with mostly 250 events but […]

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Philipp Kohlschreiber bowed out of the first round of the Mercedes Cup, falling to fellow German Florian Mayer in straight sets.

Philipp Kohlschreiber - Sport - Florian Mayer - Mercedes Cup - Roger Federer

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Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy earned a straight-set win over Kathrin Woerle to advance to the second round of the Palermo Open.

Flavia Pennetta - Flavia Pennetta of Italy - Tennis - Travel - Recreation

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Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy earned a straight-set win over Kathrin Woerle to advance to the second round of the Palermo Open.

Flavia Pennetta - Flavia Pennetta of Italy - Tennis - Travel - Recreation

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MercedesCup—, Germany
champ returned to his favorite clay surface today with his 22nd win of the season. Defeating hometown hopeful 2-6, 7-5, 6-2, Montanes needed one hour and 22 minutes to advance, while defeating his German opponent for the first time.
Winning 72 percent of his first serve points, Montanes broke […]

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Here we go!

Next week the 2010 Olympus U.S. Open Series commences with the new ATP World Tour stop at the Tennis Championships and ends with a bang at the the U.S. Open. And, the USTA has decided to continue the “It Must Be Love” marketing campaign from last year to promote the run up to the season’s final major.

I know, I know. I’m still recovering from the long stretch that was Roland Garros + but the tennis won’t wait for us. So put your big girl panties on (or big boy jock if you’re into that kinda

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Top seed gave her second round opponent, , a walkover today at the Open. Safarova has sustained a left hamstring muscle injury.Meanwhile, in , upset 4th seed 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.

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The NCAA today announced that the Ball State women’s tennis program has been given three years of probation for “exceeding playing and practice hour limitations.” The NCAA’s release also cites the former head coach for unethical conduct for asking the student-athletes to provide false and misleading statements to investigators.The Muncie Star Press published this article today detailing former coach Kathy Bull’s federal lawsuit against the university, filed Monday. Most likely the story was prepared yesterday for publication today, as it refers to a lack of a decision from the NCAA.A more upbeat college tennis story is this feature

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- + guest star in DJ Martin Solveig’s new video for his single ‘Hello’ which was partly shot in Court Philippe Chatrier at Roland Garros. Fantastic Frenchie record producer and DJ Bob Sinclar also makes an appearance as Solveig’s opponent.

- “Now I have to run around and be nice to everybody,” said Marat Safin about his current role as a Russian tennis official. He also had some words for his sister, Dinara, who’s been troubled by a herniated disc in her back. “I think she needs to rest six months and think about the future,” SexGawd

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Tommy Robredo of Spain made it through to the second round of the Swedish Open after beating Poland’s Michal Przysiezny in straight sets on Tuesday. Fifth-seeded Robredo won 7-6 (3), 6-3 in 80 minutes at the clay-court tournament.

Tommy Robredo - Swedish Open - Poland - Michal Przysiezny - Government

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A few months ago, my co-worker walked into the bookstore sporting a HEAD t-shirt, vintage style. Needless to say I dug her digs, and the small HEAD logo on the side of the tee caught my eye right away. The tee itself was purchased at Beacon?s Closet, one of my favorite New York second-hand stores, […]

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Former winner Thomas Johansson has been asked by the Swedish Davis Cup team to consider a return to action for his countries? September playoff tie.
Admitting that he may not be in match shape at the moment, Johansson?s name was considered because of the lack of depth in Swedish tennis.
After , who […]

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Frenchman , who has been sidelined from the ATP World Tour with a back injury since the Queen?s Club event in , will return to action at the event in Switzerland in two week?s time.
Winning his first title in three seasons in , France before the start of the , Gasquet […]

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Tommy Robredo of Spain made it through to the second round of the Swedish Open after beating Poland’s Michal Przysiezny in straight sets on Tuesday. Fifth-seeded Robredo won 7-6 (3), 6-3 in 80 minutes at the clay-court tournament. Rain had interrupted earlier matches and forced a delayed start to Robredo’s tournament opener but it did not affect the two-time champion, who hit seven aces in…

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I?ll admit I haven?t paid too much attention in recent years to the ESPY?s which are something like the Golden Globes of the sports world in which the awards are nice but it?s mainly about the show and the money raised for charity. However this year tennis, and some of the pros nominated, stands a […]

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Unseeded Monica Niculescu of Romania upset third-seeded Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the second round of the Prague Open on Tuesday.

Timea Bacsinszky - Romania - Monica Niculescu - Sport - Tennis

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and wife Brooklyn take IQ tests, who’s smarter?

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The Rogers Cup in , Canada will once again showcase the top talent from the ATP World Tour from August 7-15.
, who captured the Rogers Cup in 2008 and 2005, will be joined by former champions , , , and .
The 56-man field will feature 44 direct entries, four wildcards, […]

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The entry list for the 2010 Western and Southern Financial Group Masters was confirmed on July 12.
The star-studded field includes: , , , , and .
On the women?s side, , , , and will be competing.
For the complete entry list for both the men?s and […]

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Kick off the 2010 at Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day presented by Hess, Saturday, August 28, 2010, and see your favorite tennis stars along with the latest music sensations together on one stage!
This year’s Stadium Show lineup is guaranteed to rock the house! The Jonas Brothers are returning to AAKD for […]

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Grand Marnier will join the list of high profile companies that will sponsor the upcoming series. Presenting sponsor Olympus will continue to be the title sponsor, but has handed off some of its marketing obligations to Best Buy.

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WASHINGTON, DC (12 July 2010) – , ranked No. 10 on the South African Airways ATP World Tour Singles Rankings, has received the second (of four available) Wild Card berths for the 2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic presented by GEICO, an ATP World Tour 500 and Olympus […]

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Everyone in Austen Livesey’s 7th grade class was required to do a community service project. When Austen was trying to decide what his project would be, he immediately thought of and Tennis!

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Mornin’. It’s cool, damp and rainy here in game-rich Andes today, so my thoughts are returning to home and work. The headlines offer pretty slim pickin’s today. falls in ! to miss the entire (four-match, for…

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BETTYJANE July 13th. Video or photo of Miloslav Mecie kicking Boris Becker’s arse around in the U.S. Open. 1986—how hard can that be?? (and thank you!)

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