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Justine Henin Leads List of 2010 BNP Paribas Open Wildcards
Recent Australian Open finalist and seven-time Grand Slam champion Justine Henin headlines the list of women wildcard recipients for the BNP Paribas Open. The Premier mandatory Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tennis tournament will be held March 8-21 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California. … Article source: onthebaseline.com »
Dinara Safina Withdraws from Indian Wells Tennis Tournament
Russian star Dinara Safina will not be competing in the Indian Wells desert this season. The world number two player, who was expected to be seeded first at the tournament, announced her withdrawal from the 2010 BNP Paribas Open on her official website Wednesday. … Article source: onthebaseline.com »
Sunday Brunch
Mornin', everyone. Y'all will excuse me while I move snow this weekend. On the way up to the farm, Luke and I had a unique experience: a triple-whammy on the "no good deed goes punished front."I stopped to help a neighbor, Eric, who was struggling with his small tractor, trying to pull another... »
Melzer beats Cilic in Dubai quarters (AP)
Jurgen Melzer of Austria rallied past Marin Cilic 7-6 (8), 7-5 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Championships. It marked the first time this year that Cilic did not reach the semifinals. He won titles in Chennai and Zagreb — including a win over Melzer in the semis. He also made it... »
Murray bounced from Dubai event by Tipsarevic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Andy Murray’s first tournament since reaching the Australian Open final ended in the second round of the Dubai Championships by Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-4 on Wednesday. … Article source: SI.com »
Second-seeded Li ousted in Malaysia (AP)
Li Na was too distraught to speak publicly after losing 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to Tatjana Malek of Germany in the first round of the inaugural Malaysian Open on Tuesday. The second-seeded Li, who became China’s first top-10 woman after reaching the Australian Open semifinals, broke Malek in all three chances she had, but lost... »
Murray returns with solid victory
Andy Murray marks his return to action after his defeat in the final of the Australian Open by easing past Russian Igor Kunitsyn in Dubai. … Article source: news.bbc.co.uk »
Sharapova cruises to title in Memphis (AP)
Top-seeded Maria Sharapova defeated Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden 6-2, 6-1 to win the Cellular South Cup on Saturday. Sharapova, the world’s 16th-ranked player, had played only one match this season prior to Memphis, losing in the opening round of last month’s Australian Open. The layoff didn’t appear to affect the three-time Grand Slam champion... »
Peer to face Venus in Dubai semifinals (AP)
Shahar Peer is proving unstoppable at the Dubai Championships one year after the Israeli was denied a chance to play in the tournament. Peer beat a seeded player for the third time in four matches and advanced to the semifinals with a 7-5, 3-0 win over Australian Open semifinalist Li Na, who retired from... »
Israel’s Peer reaches Dubai semifinals (AP)
Shahar Peer is proving unstoppable at the Dubai Championships one year after the Israeli was denied a chance to play in the tournament. Peer beat a seeded player for the third time in four matches and advanced to the semifinals with a 7-5, 3-0 win over No. 8 seed and Australian Open semifinalist Li... »