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In the final of the National Playoffs – Men’s Championship on Sunday in , No. 1 seed Blake Strode defeated No. 2 seed Cecil Mamiit 2-6, 6-4, 7-6(1).
By winning the tournament, Strode receives a wild card into the 2010 US Open Qualifying Tournament, held August 24-27, at the USTA Billie Jean King […]

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By Mike McIntyre It seems that following James Blake’s defeat in the first round last week in Atlanta many are calling on the veteran American to hangup his racquet and call it a career. I’ve read numerous tennis blogs and…

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Far, far away from the drinks bar and air conditioned tents surrounding the stadium court at the UCLA Tennis Center where this year?s Farmers Classic is set to start tomorrow are the Sycamore Courts nestled up in the hills near Sunset Boulevard and Bel Air. But don?t let the location fool you. For it?s here […]

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Keith Urban and Bret Michaels Ready to Rock at Farmers Classic.

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Mardy Fish knows he would have had no chance one year ago against John Isner and the worst heat he has endured on the court. Fish has lost 30 pounds since having knee surgery last year, and he credits his newly gained fitness for his winning streak which continued Sunday when he beat John Isner 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the finals of the Atlanta Tennis Championships.

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More floater “stars” than seeded; former No. 1 Lindsay Davenport is playing doubles; the oldest women’s-only tournament on the WTA calendar; Bartoli is the defending champ, defeating in last year’s final; openers of interest are (4) Bartoli vs. American Playboy poser Ashley Harkleroad, (WC) Ivanovic vs. the Russian Kleybanova, Oudin vs. Wozniak, (6) Peer vs. Hantuchova, (5) Sharapova vs. Zheng, and second round (2) Dementieva vs. Safina; returning champs in the field are (2009) Bartoli and (2008) Wozniak.

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More floater “stars” than seeded; former No. 1 Lindsay Davenport is playing doubles; the oldest women’s-only tournament on the WTA calendar; Bartoli is the defending champ, defeating in last year’s final; openers of interest are (4) Bartoli vs. American Playboy poser Ashley Harkleroad, (WC) Ivanovic vs. the Russian Kleybanova, Oudin vs. Wozniak, (6) Peer vs. Hantuchova, (5) Sharapova vs. Zheng, and second round (2) Dementieva vs. Safina; returning champs in the field are (2009) Bartoli and (2008) Wozniak.

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Fish took the lead in he kick-off of the Olympus Series standings as the men next move to LA.

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Fish took the lead in he kick-off of the Olympus Series standings as the men next move to LA.

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Tennis Championships?Georgia
Veteran American won his second consecutive Tour title on Sunday at the Atlanta Tennis Championships in Georgia. Overcoming the loss of the first set to countryman , Fish stormed back to take the next two sets and the title, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Needing two hours and 45 minutes to capture […]

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Tennis Championships?Georgia
Veteran American won his second consecutive Tour title on Sunday at the Atlanta Tennis Championships in Georgia. Overcoming the loss of the first set to countryman , Fish stormed back to take the next two sets and the title, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Needing two hours and 45 minutes to capture […]

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Name the only three players who reached finals of all four Slams in the same calendar year.

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Anna Chakvetadze of Russia beat Johanna Larsson of Sweden 6-1, 6-2 in the Slovenia Open final on Sunday to win her eighth WTA Tour title.

Anna Chakvetadze - Tennis - Women’s Tennis Association - Johanna Larsson - Slovenia

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Anna Chakvetadze of Russia beat Johanna Larsson of Sweden 6-1, 6-2 in the Slovenia Open final on Sunday to win her eighth WTA Tour title.

Anna Chakvetadze - Women’s Tennis Association - Johanna Larsson - Slovenia - Tennis

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First held in 1881, the world famous Canadian Open (Roger’s Cup) is the oldest ongoing tennis tournament after Wimbledon and the US Open.

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Mardy Fish won his second straight tournament and 10th straight match, beating John Isner 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the finals of the Atlanta Tennis Championships on Sunday.

Atlanta Tennis Championships - Mardy Fish - John Isner - Sport - Tennis

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Mardy Fish won his second straight tournament and 10th straight match, beating John Isner 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) in the finals of the Atlanta Tennis Championships on Sunday.

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Anna Chakvetadze beat Johanna Larsson 6-1, 6-2 in the Slovenia Open final on Sunday to win her eighth WTA Tour title. Chakvetadze broke twice in each set against Larsson, who was playing in her first final and who missed all three break-point chances in the second set. Chakvetadze’s previous title came in Paris in 2008.

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By Mike McIntyre It seems that following ’s defeat in the first round last week in many are calling on the veteran American to hangup his racquet and call it a career. I’ve read numerous tennis blogs and…

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Titles Which ones Finals Which ones Slam result 6 US Open, Cincy, Roger’s Cup, Indianapolis, Queens, St. Poelton. 2 Houston, Memphis AO: Semis. FO: Ist. Wimby: Semis. USO: Winner

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Year Roger’s Cup Cincy 2009 Federer Murray 2008 Murray Nadal 2007 Federer Djokovic 2006 Roddick Federer 2005 Federer Nadal 2004 Agassi Federer 2003 Roddick Roddick 2002 Moya Canas 2001 Kuerten Pavel 2000 Enquist Safin

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We here at TSF West cannot stop thinking about the lack of sleek tennis racquet bags for guys. The only alternative to the logo-emblazoned packs are the stuff designed for the country club set (read: for the ladies). We?d be in heaven if Jack Spade decided to jump into the fray. Hmm, perhaps we should […]

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Age: 28. Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco. Her father is José Henin; her mother, Françoise Rosière, was a French and history teacher who died when Justine was 12 years old. She has two brothers (David and Thomas) and a sister (Sarah). She also would have had an elder sister who was killed in a car accident […]

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This woman, hanging out at yesterday?s first day of qualifying at the Farmers Classic in (Draw: Qualies, Main) figured out what to do with those danged credential badges. She put it in her hair! A closer look after the cut? (images by TSF)

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I’ve just returned to Kalamazoo, where the 80 degree temperatures are a pleasant change from the long string of hot and humid days last week in . I’ll have a recap of the girls 18s Clays for the Tennis Recruiting Network and a slide show here later this week, and then it will be just a matter of days before the focus turns to the National Hard Courts.Here’s a brief rundown of the finals of all four age divisions of the Clay Court Championships:Girls 12s: Cristina Rovira (6) def. Sofia Kenin (1) 6-2, 7-5Boys 12s: Anudeep Kodali

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“So I’m bronzed + beautiful. And?”
Happy Monday! Just a couple of shots of a shirtless, glistening-in-the-sun during a recent training stint with Gil Reyes in Las Vegas to kick-start your week and mine. I’ll be joining my LP Kalil, who’s flying down to for work, later in the week and these pics are getting me in the right mood for a number of things having to do with sunbathing by the pool and, er, near-nekkidness.

You can find more Nando porn at his Twitter account @FerVerdasco83. You won’t be sorry, obvs.

[Photo(s): Fernando Verdasco Twitter]

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sent the following update via his website:
Dear Fans

I’ve been looking to add someone to my team and I’ve decided to spend some days with Paul Annacone. As Paul winds down his responsibilities working for the Lawn Tennis Association, we will explore our relationship through this test period. Paul will work alongside my existing team and I am excited to learn from his experiences.

See you soon

RogerMy thoughts? Great move. The signs are glaring that a new perspective is needed in his game, and who better than someone with the vast experience of Paul Annacone? If you don’t know,

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Body language: “How long do I have to look like a clown now?” Grand-daughter? Woody Allen? LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 24: Jon Lovitz and friend attend the Stars Under the Stars gala on July 24, 2010 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center in Los Angeles, California. Andre Agassi defeated John McEnroe 6-4, 6-2. (Photo by Jeff […]

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By Mike McIntyre Three ATP World Tour 250 events are on deck for this week and Andy Murray makes his first appearance since losing the semi-finals of Wimbledon. We have two clay-court stops in Europe in Gstaad, Switzerland and Umag,…

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The main draw for this week?s Studena Croatia Open will feature: , , , and .
For the full 28-man main draw, click the link below.
Studena Croatia Open: Main Draw.

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Free live streaming for this week?s Allianz Suisse Open , the ATP Studena Croatia Open, and the Farmers Classic in can be found below.
This year?s Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad will feature: , , , and .
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Former world No. 9 Paradorn Srichaphan announced earlier this week that he will try his hand at racing bikes now that his tennis career is over. Retiring from the professional tennis tour because of persistent wrist injuries, Srichaphan is now a racer on Elf Smart Sports Racing Team.
The flamboyant Thai player, who married Miss […]

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International German Open—
Unseeded world No. 82 captured his first career ATP World Tour title on Sunday at the International German Open in Hamburg. Defeating No. 3 seed 6-3, 7-5, Golubev captured 500 ATP World Tour points for his victory, and will likely move in the No. 37 ranked position when […]

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Andrey Golubev became the first Kazakhstan player to win an ATP tour title, beating third-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-3, 7-5 in the German Open final on Sunday.

Andrey Golubev - Jürgen Melzer - Association of Tennis Professionals - Kazakhstan - International German Open

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Andrey Golubev became the first Kazakhstan player to win an ATP tour title, beating third-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-3, 7-5 in the German Open final on Sunday.

Jürgen Melzer - Andrey Golubev - Association of Tennis Professionals - Kazakhstan - Business

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JETT09 For those of you who haven’t these photos…here. The girls have grown! They are gorgeous! ———————————————————————– And Mirka appears to have lost some weight but she has aged far too rapidly, don’t you think?

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opens tennis courts at a school.

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Andrey Golubev became the first Kazakhstan player to win an ATP Tour title, beating third-seeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-3, 7-5 in the German Open final on Sunday. The 23-year-old Golubev overwhelmed the 15th-ranked Melzer, a French Open semifinalist, with powerful shots from the baseline to claim the clay-court event.

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and have already pulled out of their respective first stops on the Series calendar. Vera won?t be popping in at for The Bank of the West Classic, and Novak isn?t heading to LA for the Farmers Classic. As the draw shows [PDF] and Chris Oddo notes, the BOTW […]

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Julia Goerges of Germany won her first WTA Tour title in her first final, beating Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky 6-1, 6-4 Sunday in the Gastein Ladies. The 65th-ranked Goerges broke Bacsinszky three times and won the opening set when the second-seeded Swiss double-faulted on set point. Bacsinszky led 4-2 in the second set but then was broken twice as the 21-year-old Goerges wrapped up the…

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By Mike McIntyre Three ATP World Tour 250 events are on deck for this week and makes his first appearance since losing the semi-finals of . We have two clay-court stops in Europe in , Switzerland and ,…

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Julia Goerges of Germany has won her first WTA Tour title in her first final, beating Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky 6-1, 6-4 in the Gastein Ladies.

Gastein Ladies - Switzerland - Women’s Tennis Association - Timea Bacsinszky - Julia Görges

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Julia Goerges of Germany has won her first WTA Tour title in her first final, beating Switzerland’s Timea Bacsinszky 6-1, 6-4 in the Gastein Ladies.

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Teenager Heather Watson clinches the Aegon GB Pro-Series event in Wrexham with a straight-sets win over India’s Sania Mirza, 6-2 6-4.

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