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has taken the place of in the LA tournament.

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is off to a winning start this summer, but there’s cause for concern.

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is off to a winning start this summer, but there’s cause for concern.

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Two-time French Open runner-up Robin soderling has pulled out of next month’s Legg Mason Tennis Classic for personal reasons.

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Two-time French Open runner-up Robin soderling has pulled out of next month’s Legg Mason Tennis Classic for personal reasons.

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Two-time French Open runner-up Robin soderling has pulled out of next month’s Legg Mason Tennis Classic for personal reasons. Tournament organizers announced his withdrawal Friday night. The hard-court tournament featuring Andy Roddick and Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych begins Aug. 1.

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No. 1 seed Andy Roddick beat Xavier Malisse 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Atlanta Tennis Championships on Friday night. John Isner, the second seed, took less than an hour in the afternoon to beat Michael Russell 6-1, 6-2.

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John Isner took less than an hour in broiling temperatures to beat Michael Russell 6-1, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the Atlanta Tennis Championships on Friday.

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John Isner took less than an hour in broiling temperatures to beat Michael Russell 6-1, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the Atlanta Tennis Championships on Friday.

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…………..as the contrast in what you have done to be recognized is heightened? How worthless should your psyche feel being next to someone who earns every strain of fame with hard work (at least comparatively here) while you have nothing to show for it except a ‘manufactured’ body?

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In the last 30 hours, the web has been abuzz with news that defending champion , who hasn?t played a match since the because of an injured right wrist, will make an appearance in New York a month from now to defend his title. TSF breaks down the […]

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What do Woods, Kobe and Serena have in common? First correct answer = Honorable mention list on Wall Of Fame.

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Make it a priority, write it down as a goal, tattoo it………. Irrespective of what you think of us, I can guarantee the country will take your breath away. Make the time and you will never regret it. Work towards it and it will happen sooner than you think. And while you are here leave […]

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ATLANTA – JULY 22: Andy Roddick’s wife Brooklyn Decker (R) and Mardy Fish’s wife Stacey Gardner (L) watch the match between Andy Roddick and Rajeev Ram on Day 4 of the Atlanta Tennis Championships at the Atlanta Athletic Club on July 22, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Fix the alignment first. Geezzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!

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The differences between racquets are more extreme now than ever. Find answers to your questions about tennis racquet weight, balance, materials, cost, stringing, and more.

Racquets FAQ originally appeared on About.com Tennis on Friday, July 23rd, 2010 at 22:01:32.

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UM17 Happy 1st Bday to the Federer girls, Charlene Riva and Myla Rose! From Daddy’s facebook page: “We are celebrating Charlene Riva and Myla Rose’s first birthday today! We are currently staying in Switzerland and are having a great time together. We will be enjoying a birthday party later today which will certainly be a […]

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SI tennis writer Bryan A. Graham brought to our attention this new condom ad from Durex, featuring highlights from the longest tennis match at history, played at this year between and . Not sure that you can last for 11 hours and 5 minutes? Go ahead and give it a try, Durex […]

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We are trying to make sure that our good friend Scott Mitchell?s great Tennis Tips will show up in our new iPhone app (coming soon).  This post may have a few videos in it for testing purposes?
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We are trying to make sure that our good friend Scott Mitchell?s great Tennis Tips will show up in our new iPhone app (coming soon).  This post may have a few videos in it for testing purposes?
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Here?s artist Raul Gautier?s take on , available for $950. He had previoulsy sent us mages of his sculpture. FYI, Rafa won?t be back on the map for another two weeks ? at the Rogers Cup in . See his playing schedule (image courtesy of Raul Gautier)

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Here?s artist Raul Gautier?s take on , available for $950. He had previoulsy sent us mages of his sculpture. FYI, Rafa won?t be back on the map for another two weeks ? at the Rogers Cup in . See his playing schedule (image courtesy of Raul Gautier)

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©Colette Lewis 2010–, TN–They’ve won a gold ball together, but when Georgia’s Caroline Price and Whitney Kay take the court on Sunday morning, they will be in a more familiar position–facing each other for a singles championship, this one the title at the USTA girls 18 Clay Courts. In Saturday’s semifinals, Price, the No. 13 seed, came from 5-2 down in the second set to defeat No. 5 seed and local favorite Catherine Harrison 6-2, 7-5, while the top seeded Kay put an end to the impressive run of 13-year-old Gabrielle Andrews 6-4, 6-2. For the sixth straight day, there

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2nd seed won her semifinal match, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, against today in , but the second singles match, between and , could not be played because of rain. One doubles semifinal was played: Bacsinszky and , the 4th seeds, defeated top seeds and 7-5, 2-6, 10-8. The other semifinal match will feature 2nd seeds and against the 3rd seeds, Julia Goerges and Anna-Lena Groenefeld.

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had announced, some time ago, that she would resume playing in . Obviously, she did not do so. She was packed and ready to go, she says, but a last-minute visit to the doctor ended her plans to play in the Slovenia Open. Lisicki’s physician told her that if she played, she would be doing so at risk, so now she is waiting for a medical go-ahead to return to the tour.

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defeated 7th seed Palona Hercog 0-6, 6-2, 6-2 today in , putting her into a final against . Larsson won her semifinal match by retirement when her opponent, , sustained an injury to her wrist. 2nd seeds Maria Kondratieva and Vladamira Uhlirova won the doubles championship. They defeated Chakvetadze and 6-4, 2-6, 10-7.

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The Bank of the West Classic, the first tournament in the U.S. Open Series, begins Monday, and there are a few first rounds of interest; indeed, there may be more once the qualifiers are placed. For now, here are some matches to watch: vs. : Ivanovic has a wild card for this event, and she didn’t exactly get lucky, drawing Kleybanova in the first round. I have wondered before: How far could the Russian go if she were in a bit better shape and exercised more control over her shots? That question stands, but even at her current

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Folks, I’ve been following tennis a long time. (And you’re probably thinking 40, 50 years since no one uses “Folks” anymore! I’m not that old!) I keep up with every tournament on both calendars, just as any other die-hard does.I have to tell you, though, in all my years (there I go again with one of those aging-myself allusions) I’ve never been less-enthused with the post- clay-court swing on both tours as I’m this season.Not to knock the efforts of the players out there fighting for points and paychecks, but I’m all about the hard-court stretch leading up to the

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Status: CONFIRMED. Uh, not quite.

Juan Martin del Potro took to Twitter to clear the air about his status after the USTA claimed the Argentine had begun hitting in preparation for the defense of his U.S. Open title:

Translation (via Tennis.com): “I haven’t picked up a racquet yet so I can’t tell an exact date. When I know I’ll tell you the news here. I’m improving, that’s a good thing.”

Also, according to a tweet by Fue Buena, Delpo’s kinesiologist spoke to ESPN Radio in Argentina and confirmed he will return at the Thailand Open in September and not at .

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I don’t think I’ve seen lie down on the ground like this. This is one of the high points of his career, and this image is symbolic of many things. The inspired tennis that he played, how hard he fought and just how much it meant to him playing in front of his home crowd in Germany. Mayer is into the semi-finals now, after defeating , who played a tough match but just got outplayed and run a little ragged by the end of it.Mayer can be a frustratingly low key character sometimes, looking as if

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We are so happy that word has spread about our Facebook Fan Page.  As of the time of this post, we have 6810 fans ? all sharing tennis tips, stories, and more.  Thank you to everyone for sharing that we are […]

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We are so happy that word has spread about our Facebook Fan Page.  As of the time of this post, we have 6810 fans ? all sharing tennis tips, stories, and more.  Thank you to everyone for sharing that we are […]

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Reported earlier today by www.fuebuena.com.ar, reigning champ Juan Martin del Potro will not defend his maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open later this summer.
Del Potro?s kinesiologist told ESPNRadio in Argentina that the current world No. 7 won?t play in New York, and he will return to the , Thailand event […]

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By Jackie Roe, TW Social Director Hiya, TWibe! Is everyone as giddy for the summer hard court swing as I am? And who’s in this week? If you’ve attended the tournament and would like to share a few anecdotes…

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Meeting Murray: might be back with girlfriend Kim Sears, but that shouldn?t stop you from working on getting up close to the top ATP Brit. adidas has started a raffle that could win you a meet-up with Andy in (plus some Barricade-themed goods). It?s another part of their recent campaign (remember the […]

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The Tour?s tallest player, informed his fans via Twitter that he underwent Achilles surgery earlier this week. Not playing on the circuit since a second-round defeat to at the Masters, Karlovic?s status for the remainder of the summer hard-court season is not known at this time.
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Johanna Larsson of Sweden reached her first WTA semifinal by beating third-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 6-3, 6-2 on Friday at the Slovenia Open.

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Johanna Larsson of Sweden reached her first WTA semifinal by beating third-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia 6-3, 6-2 on Friday at the Slovenia Open.

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International German Open—
semifinalist needed one hour and eight minutes to blitz past during the quarterfinals in Hamburg on Friday.
Winning 76 percent of his first serve points, Melzer struck eight aces, and broke serve on five of 13 opportunities. Improving to 33-16 on the year, Melzer picked up his […]

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Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland ousted Sandra Zahlavova of the Czech Republic 6-0, 6-4 and became the only seeded player to reach the semifinals of the Gastein Ladies on Friday.

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Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland ousted Sandra Zahlavova of the Czech Republic 6-0, 6-4 and became the only seeded player to reach the semifinals of the Gastein Ladies on Friday.

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Enjoying his time away from the Tour, 16-time Grand Slam champion will celebrate the birthday of his daughters Charlene Riva and Myla Rose on Friday with his wife Mirka.
Spending time in Switzerland before heading to the Masters in early August, Federer had this to say on his Facebook page regarding his […]

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Third-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria beat Potito Starace of Italy 6-4, 6-1 to reach the semifinals of the German Open.

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Two-time Slam champ was injured prior to his second-round loss at the Tennis Championships on Thursday. Losing 6-4, 6-2 to , Hewitt was limited in his movement and extension on his serve.
Undergoing hip surgery earlier this year, Hewitt was thankful to the tournament medical staff for allowing him to have […]

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The soccer team of Real Mallorca, which is partially owned by world No. 1 , was denied entry into the Europa league next year because of lack of funding.
Real Mallorca will reportedly appeal the decision. The soccer team is over 70 mil. Euros in debt.
Nadal had originally come on board prevent the squad […]

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