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Rafael Nadal Talks About His Game Leading Up to Madrid Masters 1000 Event

Rafael Nadal has been talking about his game leading into the Madrid Masters 1000 event which started yesterday. “Well, I am feeling good,” said Nadal. “Both tournaments are very important for me. The two victories. We will see what’s happening here probably is the most difficult tournament because the altitude, the ball is faster and [...]

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NHL Players Tie Domi and Claude Lemieux to Play at Legends of Tennis Event

Throughout his NHL career, Tie Domi never appeared well-suited for the country club set. But Domi will be putting on his tennis whites for a match with John McEnroe in Canada next month. The former bad boy of the Maple Leafs and the former bad boy of tennis will play doubles against Jim Courier and [...]

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Martina Hingis will Play Nottingham WTA Event

Former Wimbledon champions Martina Hingis and Richard Krajicek will be the star attractions at this summer’s Nottingham Masters tournament. The event takes place at Nottingham Tennis Centre between 10 and 13 June.

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Serena Wins Billie Jean King Cup

Serena Williams showed championship form as she won the cumbersomely titled BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup at Madison Square Garden last night.  The event showcased four of the best players in women’s tennis as Serena, Venus Williams, Ana Ivanovic, and Jelena Jankovic faced off in an abbreviated tournament format, with the [...]

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Monterrey Preview

The International Level event in Monterrey, Mexico kicks off this week boasting a field headlined by world #10 Agnieszka Radwanska and former Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli.  With many players resting up for the four week run through Indian Wells and Miami, this event could be a golden opportunity for an unheralded player to take home [...]

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Lindsay Davenport To Commentate at BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells

Lindsay Davenport is rumoured to be returning to Indian Wells next month but not as a player, as a reporter. Instead of headlining the competition in the desert, Davenport will take her place in the broadcast booth at the BNP Paribas Open. I didnt know but the BNP Paribas Open is the most attended tennis [...]

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Daniela Hantuchova Confirms For Brisbane International

Slovakian glamour girl, Daniela Hantuchova, is the latest to confirm her attendance at the Brisbane International in January. The world number 19 was a semifinalist at the Australian Open in 2008 and broke into the top 10 when she reached number 5 in August 2002. She will be joined by French Open Champion Ana Ivanovic [...]

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Novak Djokovic Might Have Helped Serbia With First ATP Tour Event

World Number 3 Novak Djokovic spoke very enthusiastically about how he has been able to help Serbia to possibly host its first ATP tournament. Djokovic, who has already qualified for the season-ending Masters Cup in Shanghai, and his family are on the point of buying out the rights to the Dutch Open tournament in Amersfoot [...]

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Models Ball Girl At The Madrid Masters Event Yet Again This Year

Back home in Australia we have an airline called Virgin Blue which states they have the best looking stewardesses in the world, but at the Madrid Masters they take it one step further, by hiring models to be ball girls. Feminism, whats that? I think most females probably don’t like the idea, however it seems [...]

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TENNIS.com To Title Sponsor Zurich Tennis Open On The 11th – 19th October

TENNIS.com has been named as the new title sponsor of the Zurich Open in Switzerland in a few weeks. “We’re proud that one of Europe’s most important tournaments will operate under our name,” declared George Mackin, Director at The Tennis Company. “We decided to title sponsor the TENNIS.com Zurich Open based on its long and [...]

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Maria Sharapova Out For Remainder of 2008, But Expected To Be Fit For Hong Kong Event In January

It has been reported that Maria Sharapova will be missing the remainder of the season, and she will be making her return in the second week of January at an exhibition event in Hong Kong. After the layoff from her healing shoulder injury she is planning on heading to Melbourne to defend her Australian Open [...]

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Marat Safin and Sister Dinara Safina Committed to Hopman Cup in 2009

With Lleyton Hewitt and Casey Dellacqua already confirmed starters, tournament director Paul McNamee announced the Russian siblings Marat Safin and Dinara Safina would team up for the first time to form the second team in the tournament. McNamee also admitted he is chasing Djokovic to play the tournament, but there will be no Roger Federer [...]

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Rogers Cup (Toronto Masters Event), Who Will Reach The Semis?

With the Rogers Cup in Toronto starting today who are the players to watch? With Roger Federer and Raphael Nadal both playing it should really be both of those 2 players in the semi finals, but what other 2 players are going to join them? Looking at the draws I really think we will see [...]

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