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Today’s Men’s Update – Rome (05/17)
R Nadal def. F Mayer 6-1 7-5 This will drop Florian Mayer well below #30. This probably means no Roland Garros seed; he's going to be a spot or two below the cutoff. For Rafael Nadal, this keeps alive his hopes for a return to #2. But the news wasn't all good:
Do You Like to Play What If Roger…
Almost everyone likes to imagine their favorite team or their favorite player winning. As tennis fans we want to see our favorite players win the Slams and the Masters1000s(men) or Premier(women) events and this year, the Olympics.
Everything Back to Normal?
Now that both tours have moved on from the wildly entertaining blue clay of Madrid, it seems all is returning to normal as the clay is RED at the Rome Masters event! Let's cheers Madrid for committing to the blue clay and providing tennis with a jolt of outside attention. Personally, I liked the color and thought visibility was great.
ITF, Preparing to Expand Pro Circuit, Selects Sportradar AG for Distributing Official Data
The International Tennis Federation announced that the Swiss-based company Sportradar AG has been chosen as the worldwide distributor for ITF Official Data. The four-year agreement will officially commence in 2013.
South African Davis Cup Waiver Sparks Controversy
Former South African standouts Abe Segal and Gordon Forbes are less than pleased that Tennis South Africa has surrendered its right to stage its Davis Cup World Group play-off against Canada. Tennis Canada has accepted the right to host the September tie at an undetermined location
Farmers Classic Tournament News
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Today’s Men’s News – Rome (05/16)
This will drop Florian Mayer well below #30. This probably means no Roland Garros seed; he's going to be a spot or two below the cutoff. For Rafael Nadal, this keeps alive his hopes for a return to #2. But the news wasn't all good...
Today’s Women’s News – Rome Update (05/16)
Oddly enough, after this extremely efficient win, Azarenka pulled out of the event, citing a shoulder injury. Presumably it's precautionary....
USTA Member Appreciation Day
All USTA members will receive advance priority access to single session Loge tickets beginning Monday, June 11th at 10:00am from the UCLA Central Ticket Office.
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- Federer shows off his form with easy win in Rome (Yahoo! Sports)
- Top-ranked Azarenka withdraws from Italian Open (Yahoo! Sports)
- No. 2 Federer shows off form with easy win in Rome (Yahoo! Sports)
- Djokovic wins on the red clay of Rome (Yahoo! Sports)
- Bulgaria’s Kutrovsky banned 2 years for doping (Yahoo! Sports)
- Ivanovic beats Kuznetsova at Italian Open (Yahoo! Sports)
- Verdasco advances when Dolgopolov retires in Rome (Yahoo! Sports)
- Federer rallies to beat Berdych in Madrid final (Yahoo! Sports)
- Federer tops Tipsarevic to reach Madrid Open final (Yahoo! Sports)
- Federer beats Tipsarevic to make Madrid Open final (Yahoo! Sports)
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I’m Seeing Blue
Madrid 2012. BLUE CLAY. Only Tiriac would have the balls.... At first I saw it on a TV monitor. It looked weird. Now I've seen it in person. It still looks weird.
Sven’s Blog – Anastasia, Madrid, Blue Clay and Controversy
There are many mixed feelings about the Blue clay! However Madrid has been struggling to provide the courts that players expect from a big tournament!
Do You Like to Play What If Roger…
Almost everyone likes to imagine their favorite team or their favorite player winning. As tennis fans we want to see our favorite players win the Slams and the Masters1000s(men) or Premier(women) events and this year, the Olympics.
PERSPECTIVES FROM CRAIG CIGNARELLI – THE TEN AND UNDER MANDATE DEBATE
A few months back, I was asked to write PRO and CON articles for the Quickstart/TAUT tennis program. Two months ago, 10sballs.com printed the CON article. This is the PRO argument.Video Roundup
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Daily Women Tennis Update – Rome
Ana Ivanovic defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova.. check out all the latest results.
Obama Joins Team USA to Encourage Millions of Youngsters to be Active in 2012
First Lady Michelle Obama joined U.S. Olympians, Paralympians and London hopefuls to announce a nationwide commitment to get more than 1.7 million American children active
Serena Williams Looks Ahead to Paris With Confidence
Chances on the clay of the French Open have improved considerably for Serena Williams as she continues to dominate on her Tours in the run-up to Roland Garros.
