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Lleyton Hewitt Talks about His Preparation for the French Open 2012

Lleyton Hewitt has been lucky enough to receive a wildcard into the French Open 2012. He sat down to talk about the French Open 2012 and how he is going to prepare. Related …

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‘Road to Bank of the West Classic’ kicks off this weekend

STANFORD, Calif. (www.BankOfTheWestClassic.com) – The 42nd annual Bank of the West Classic is quickly approaching and this year the event will host a series of  “play days” for young tennis fans in the weeks leading up to the tournament.  These …

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Maria Sharapova Slams Victoria Azarenka Over Retirements

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Twitter War Between Players

There were some interesting exchanges between players a few days ago. The “row” started after recently retired Croat Ivan Ljubicic posted the following Tweet. “Wonder how our tour would look if European players were skipping American tourneys …

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Friday Links: Stressed Edition

Ok, so my tennis team has 4 matches in the next 5 days, and on Day 6 I leave for Paris. I’ll do my best to get a Roland Garros preview up before the start of the …

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Dunlop Biomimetic Max 200G Racquet

There was a very interesting review of the Dunlop Biomimetic Max 200G Racquet posted on our forum. The Dunlop is a McEnroe designed racquet so you expect it to be great at net, but this racquet also provides great control …

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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in Forbes most powerful celebs list

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal has both made the Forbes’ 2012 list of the worldâ??s most powerful celebrities. Federer was the highest-ranked tennis players at No. 31, followed by Nadal (47), …

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Rome Crisis Center, May 18

Mornin’. So just how close was that Seppi v. Wawrinka match? I confess I didn’t see a ball struck, but the scoreline sure looks intriguing. And those vibrations you feel through your feet and that rumbling sound you hear -… …

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Nadal, Williams Sisters Roll In Rome As Murray Upset; Federer, Djokovic Advance In Three

Nadal looked sharp reaching the quarterfinals at the Rome Tennis Masters, while Andy Murray and Juan Martin Del Potro were both upset. Click Here To Read the

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Seppi Fights Off Match Points To Beat Wawrinka

Italian number one Andreas Seppi sent his home crowd into a frenzy as he battled Stanislas Wawrinka. Seppi fought off six match points to win 6-7, 7-6, 7-6 in a match that stretched to …

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Roger Federer Breaks $70 Million in Career Prize Money Earnings

Its really hard to keep Roger Federer out of the headlines at the moment. Roger has just surpassed more than $70 million in Career Prize Money on the ATP Tour. Federer has won 74 singles crowns on …

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Gasquet Stuns Murray in Rome

By Enrico Maria Riva ROME – Matches usually tell two different stories: Andy Murray versus Richard Gasquet was no exception on Thursday at the Internazionali BNL dâ??Italia. While the Frenchman managed a great victory …

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Djokovic, Nadal and Federer reach quarterfinals in Rome; Murray ousted

Internazionali BNL d’Italiaâ??Rome, Italy
Top seed Novak Djokovic and No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal progressed to the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters on Thursday in different fashion.
Beginning the day on Court Centrale, …

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Exclusive French Open apparel from Adidas and Lacoste now available at TennisWarehouse and TennisWar

Exclusive apparel and footwear for this year’s French Open is now available at TennisWarehouse and TennisWarehouse-Europe.
From the latest Adidas, Lacoste, Babolat and Roland Garros merchandise, TennisWarehouse has you covered from A to Z.
The latest French Open …

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Rome Masters: Order of play for Friday May 18, 2012

Friday’s order of play at the Rome Masters can be found at the link below.
Link: OOP. Click Here To Read the Full Post

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Even Coaches Love Social Media: Follow Brad Gilbert on Twitter

Brad Gilbert is one of the best tennis coaches of all time. Brad seems to be high up on social media (or he has someone doing it for him, but doubt it!). Follow Brad on Twitter – http://twitter.com/bgtennisnation Brad’s Official …

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Williams Sisters Straight Set Opponents to Reach Rome Quarterfinals

Serena and Venus Williams closed out their matches almost simultaneously on Thursday afternoon in Rome to reach the quarterfinals of the Internazionali BNL Dâ??Italia. Venus, the elder Williams sister upset fifth seed …

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Language Barrier In Tennis

An interesting topic has surfaced in Rome, the language barrier. Andy Murray has commented that English speaking players are more likely to be punished for swearing on court. Murray was warned during his 2nd …

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Federer and Serena Reunited in the Winner's Circle

Number Crunch: More than two years pass before both Roger and Serena Williams win tournaments on same week.By Nick Georgandis

Number Crunch: Between 2001 and 2010, Roger Federer and Serena Williams combined to win …

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Rankings Report: Rafael Nadal loses No. 2 Spot

The blue clay of Madrid was enough to cause some shifts at the top — including Federer back as the ATP’s No. 2 and Serena continuing her climb up the women’s rankings.
By Nick Georgandis

As was reported yesterday …

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