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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 »
Tennis Stars and Soccer Fanatics Video
Courtesy of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour … Article source: onthebaseline.com »
Watch the BNP Paribas Tennis Showdown Live from Madison Square Garden on ESPN2 and Online at ESPN360
MSG Plus and ESPN2 will televise the 2010 BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean Cup on Monday, March 1, live with MSG Plus showing the semifinals and ESPN2 presenting the finals. The one-day, single-elimination tournament will include four of the world’s top female tennis players – Svetlana Kuznetsova, Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters and Ana... »
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... »
Samantha Stosur, Marion Bartoli Join Family Circle Cup Field
Samantha Stosur and Marion Bartoli join a stellar playing field in Charleston that already includes Top 10 players Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, and Jelena Jankovic, as well as former World No. 1 Maria Sharapova, Vera Zvonareva, and American standout Melanie Oudin. … Article source: onthebaseline.com »
Venus dumps Azarenka to retain Dubai crown
Make it two straight Dubai Championships for Venus Williams. She dumped Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 7-5 to defend her crown and pick up her 42nd career singles title on the WTA tour. … Article source: SI.com »
Venus tops Azarenka, defends Dubai title (AP)
Venus Williams has successfully defended her Dubai Championships title by beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-3, 7-5. Williams broke Azarenka a third time at 5-5 in the second set of Saturday’s final and served out for her 42nd singles title on the WTA Tour. Unlike last year, Williams didn’t lose a set, and in... »
Top-seeded Dulko cruises into Bogota semifinals
BOGOTA (AP) — Top-seeded Gisela Dulko of Argentina closed in on her first Latin American WTA Tour title Friday, putting away sixth-seeded Sandra Zahlavova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-3 in the Copa Colsanitas quarterfinals. … Article source: SI.com »
Svetlana Kuznetsova: Crouching Tiger, Ready to Strike
In 2009, many of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s elite suffered through an inexplicable inability to close out tight matches. Such a task has never been easy, but in 2009 it seemed a little more impossible than it should have been. Throughout the year, heartbreak was a recurring theme, and many top players... »
Follow Your Favorite Tennis Players with OTB’s New TwitterWire
We’re happy to introduce a new feature at On the Baseline today that we hope will become a favorite of our readers! … Article source: onthebaseline.com »