Tennis
Indian Wells Saturday Preview
Mar 13th
Second-round action begins Saturday at the BNP Paribas Open with World No. 2 and 2008 winner Novak Djokovic, World No. 3 and reigning champion Rafael Nadal, No. 5 seed Nikolay Davydenko, No. 8 Marin Cilic and No. 10 Fernando Verdasco leading the way.
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Hit For Haiti Raises $1 Million On A Night To Remember
Mar 13th
Eight tennis legends with a combined 94 Grand Slam titles stepped on court Friday in the “Hit for Haiti” charity exhibition presented by Oracle, and raised $1 million for earthquake relief efforts on a memorable night at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
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Henin falls in 2nd round at Indian Wells (AP)
Mar 12th
Second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki rallied for a win in her first tournament in a month. However, former champion Justine Henin’s comeback hit a roadblock. Henin, playing her third tournament since ending a 19-month retirement, trailed 4-1, in the third set Friday and lost to Gisela Dulko of Argentina, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4, in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open.
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Nadal to prep for Wimbledon at Queen’s (AP)
Mar 12th
Rafael Nadal will return to Queen’s this year after he was unable to defend his title at the grass-court tournament in 2009. In 2008, Nadal was the first man to win at the French Open, Queen’s Club and Wimbledon in the same year, but his persistent knee problems prevented him from defending his titles on grass at Queen’s and Wimbledon last year.
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Hingis to take on Serena in WTT (AP)
Mar 12th
Martina Hingis will face top-ranked Serena Williams and two former No. 1 players in World Team Tennis competition. The WTT announced its 10-team schedule on Thursday. Hingis will play for the New York Buzz and face Serena on July 9 at the Glens Falls Civic Center. Hingis is a five-time Grand Slam singles champion and the youngest woman to be ranked No.
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Clijsters, Wozniacki to play Eastbourne (AP)
Mar 12th
U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters and Caroline Wozniacki will begin their 2010 grass-court seasons at Eastbourne. Clijsters celebrated her return to professional tennis following a two-year layoff with victory at last year’s U.S. Open — where the 26-year-old Belgian beat Wozniacki in the final. She won the Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award on Wednesday for her surprise victory in New York.
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Serena wins second Laureus Award (AP)
Mar 12th
Usain Bolt won his second Laureus Sportsman of the Year award, and Serena Williams won the woman’s prize. Bolt won three gold medals at last year’s track world championships and set world records in the 100 and 200-meter races. Williams, who also earned the award for a second time, won the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles and regained the No.
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Blake, Nalbandian Prove Formidable In First Round
Mar 12th
James Blake entered this year’s BNP Paribas Open ranked outside the Top 50 – preventing him from receiving the customary first-round bye reserved for the top 32 seeds – but still proved dangerous, taking a mere 55 minutes to defeat Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-3, 6-2.
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Hit For Haiti – 44 For Fab Four
Mar 12th
The Hit For Haiti charity exhibition brings together four of the greatest players to have played the game. Together, Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal have combined to capture 44 Grand Slam singles titles, finished as ATP World Tour Champion 13 times, and spent 706 weeks at No. 1 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings.
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Q&A With Marcel Granollers
Mar 12th
Fresh from making his Davis Cup debut in Spain’s first-round victory over Switzerland last weekend, World No. 110 Marcel Granollers talks to Tennis Connected in an exclusive interview in which he shares an intriguing look into his unique game style, his love for soccer, and why he believes having one coach is ultimately the best decision for a player.
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