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Venus Out of Brussels, Serena Williams Going To College 5/10/2011 11:28:43 AM Venus Williams pulls out of the Brussels Open due to a lack of preparation and it looks like she will not participate in the French Open. Meanwhile, Serena Williams converses with Venus about her latest endeavor- applying to college!

Italian Open Sees Increase In Ticket Sales 5/10/2011 10:50:58 AM Despite a troubled global economy, the Internazionali BNL d'Italia is reporting a 50 percent increase in ticket sales, and organizers said they are almost completely sold out for the tournament. Organizers said the increase in sales may be because of the tournament's decision to combine the men's and women's events.

La Jolla's Suella Steel Advances To Second Round At USTA Na... 5/10/2011 10:22:53 AM Approximately 300 Senior Players Competing For Titles in 21 Divisions at La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club . Second-seeded Suella Steel of La Jolla advanced to the second round of the 70 and over division of the USTA National Senior Women’s Hard Court Tennis Championship with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Jane Pang of Honolulu.

Sam Querrey, Marin Cilic Advance by Default at Rome 5/10/2011 6:56:35 AM No athlete likes to see an opponent defeated by injury, but you won't hear Marin Cilic or Sam Querrey complaining about it.

Rome: Tuesday's Matches to Watch 5/9/2011 10:01:56 PM There are 28 singles matches on tap for Tuesday at Rome, but only one of them involves a man who has won 32 straight matches this season.

Juan Martin Del Potro Potentially Out of Roland Garros 5/9/2011 6:12:00 PM It seems as though Juan Martin Del Potro is injured again and fairly seriously. He suffered the injury while he was playing in Madrid. Serious enough that he could have to pull out of Roland Garros in two weeks. It has been reported by La Nacion that he tore the left rectus muscle in his abdominals by eight millimeters.

Tsonga Bludgeons Baghdatis 5/9/2011 6:00:31 PM In an efficient and explosive performance, world No. 18 Jo-Wilfred Tsonga defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6-3 6-2 in their first round match at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia tournament in Rome Monday.

First Round Results For the Ladies In Rome: Bye Kuznetsova 5/9/2011 5:35:02 PM On Monday, eleventh seed Svetlana Kuznetsova crashed to World No. 48 Greta Arn of Hungary losing 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(9) at the Italian Open's first in Rome. Top seeds, Marion Bartoli and Ana Ivanovic, made it to the second round.

Mardy Fish Advances To Second Round 5/9/2011 1:12:21 PM Mardy Fish moved on to the second round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia after defeating Santiago Giraldo, ranked 60th, 4-6 6-2 6-2. Fish is one of three Americans left in the tournament, and he could face Ivan Ljubicic in the next round.

Another Early Defeat: Andy Roddick Falls to Gilles Simon at ... 5/9/2011 6:59:38 AM The 19th-ranked Simon evened his career mark with Roddick at 2-2 and scored his second straight victory over the American (previously defeated at Washington DC In 2010).

Andrea Petkovic, Thomaz Bellucci enjoy Madrid rankings bump 5/9/2011 6:45:16 AM Looking like the lines of a gerrymandered electoral district, the WTA rankings took another dramatic change on the Monday following Madrid, with six moves inside the Top 10. No. 2 is chasing No. 1's tail.

Rome Open: Monday's Matches to Watch 5/8/2011 8:41:57 PM Things are off and running for the men in Rome, and the women will open up their first round on Monday with several intriguing matches.Here's a closer look at Monday's matches to watch.

2011 Rome Open Previews - ATP and WTA 5/8/2011 8:24:56 PM Every ATP player not named Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic headed for Rome Sunday for the start of the second straight Masters 1000 clay-court tournament. A number of big names were in action in Sunday's first-round action, including Spain's Fernando Verdasco, who exacted a measure of revenge against Canada's Milos Raonic with a 6-4, 6-4 victory.

Clay King Dethroned By Novak Djokovic In Madrid 5/8/2011 2:42:06 PM It has been done- the king of clay was overthrown by the man with all the confidence in the world. Novak Djokovic is now fighting for the number one spot in the world with his third final win over Rafael Nadal in 2011. Djokovic beat Nadal in two sets 7-5, 6-4.

Bob and Mike Bryan: 4-Time Madrid Masters Doubles Champions 5/8/2011 1:12:22 PM As their nineteenth Masters Series win, seventy-first tour title, and fourth Mutua Madrid Open title, the Bryan Brothers showed why they are the World No. 1 in double after defeated the sixth seeded team Nenad Zimonjic and Michael Llodra 6-3, 6-3. They were able to save and covert 100% of break points.

Petra Kvitova: Madrid's Singles Champion 5/8/2011 12:11:17 PM She was newcomer of the year in 2010 after a good run at Wimbledon. She takes her third title on the WTA tour and a $4,500,000 grand prize at the Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday. Sixteenth seed Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic upset fourth seed Victoria Azarenka 7-6(3), 6-4. She shot forty winners and four aces to outplay the Belarusian.

It's a Tasty 31st Straight for Novak Djokovic 5/7/2011 3:41:55 PM The staggering streak of Novak Djokovic has endured yet another fearsome challenge, and so goes the pride of Serbia to the finals of the Mutua Madrid Open intent on taking down the No. 1 manin the world.

The Beat Goes On: Rafael Nadal rallies past Roger Federer in... 5/7/2011 1:07:15 PM Roger Federer atoned for his embarassing defeat at the hands of Rafael Nadal at the Miami semifinals on Saturday, but it still wasn't enough to beat the No. 1 player in the world.

Petra Kvitova Routs Na Li in Madrid Open Semifinals 5/7/2011 8:16:47 AM The Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova blew open a close match with seven straight winning games to cruise to a 6-3, 6-1  victory over China’s Na Li on Saturday to reach the Mutua Madrid Open final tomorrow.

Victoria Azarenka Stops Julia Goerges to Reach Madrid Final 5/7/2011 7:46:02 AM Victoria Azarenka finally stopped the charge of the red-hot Julia Goerges on Saturday in Madrid, taking a 6-4, 6-2 victory over the German to advance to Sunday’s Mutua Madrid Open final with 1,000 points on the line.

Onto Madrid Semifinals for Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Nova... 5/6/2011 5:30:06 PM Tennis fans are itching for Saturday to come after they found out that Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will face-off for a semifinal on clay at the Mutua Madrid Open. Novak Djokovic will face Thomaz Bellucci, who has been the surprising rising star of the week.

Quarterfinals Doubles News From Madrid 5/6/2011 4:33:16 PM American doubles partners, John Isner and Sam Querrey, currently ranked No. 24 in the world, upset the No. 7 team Lukasz Kubot and Oliver Marach at the Mutua Madrid Open yesterday and went on to Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi today, 6-7(6), 6-4, 10-3.

Ladies Semifinals Set In Madrid, Goerges v. Azarenka, Na vs.... 5/6/2011 2:17:04 PM The ladies semifinals have been set! The Wozniacki slayer, World No. 27 Julia Goerges defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-2. World No. 5 Victoria Azarenka outdid Lucie Safarova 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. Sixth seed Na Li beat American Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Petra Kvitova finished Dominika Cibulkova 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Madrid Open Quarterfinal Previews 5/5/2011 10:18:19 PM In the tournament where the men have gone almost strictly to the form while the women have seen top seeds falling left and right, the quarterfinals are upon us this Friday in Madrid, with a men's field stacked to the gills and a women's field full of surprising names.

America Top 10-Less For the First Time, Serena Williams To F... 5/5/2011 4:44:56 PM The USA will not have a singles player in the top 10 for the first time after Serena Williams will not come back to defend her points in Rome causing her to fall from the World No. 10 next week in the rankings.

Thursday, No. 4 Murray Falls To Bellucci & Top Seeds Stay St... 5/5/2011 3:48:58 PM World No. 2 Novak Djokovic was the first winner of the day against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-1, 6-2 in 51 minutes and was soon followed by all of the seeded players at the Madrid ATP Masters. World No. 4 Andy Murray had no such luck losing to Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci 6-4, 6-2.

Juan Martin del Potro Withdraws From Madrid Tournament 5/5/2011 11:16:20 AM Juan Martin del Potro has withdrawn from the Madrid this morning due to a hip injury. He was supposed to play against Rafael Nadal in a third-round match, but the pain in his left hip was enough for him to pull out of play.

Day of Upsets: Julia Goerges Upsets World No. Caroline Wozni... 5/5/2011 11:02:14 AM No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki followed the footsteps of No. 2 Vera Zvonareva in getting upset in the third round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday. Once again Julia Goerges found the key to breaking Wozniacki's consistency on court by staying in the game with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 win.

Madrid Open: Thursday's Matches to Watch 5/4/2011 11:31:33 PM The third round kicks off in Madrid on Thursday, with the world's No. 1 ranked man and woman both facing stern tests from young challengers seeking to battle their way into the world's Top 20.

Wednesday's Results For Ladies in Madrid: Zvonareva Falls, K... 5/4/2011 5:25:47 PM Sixteenth seed Petra Kvitova waltzed into the Madrid Open quarterfinals after defeating World No. 2 Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 6-4 to tie their head-to-head series 2-2. Kvitova save seven of eight break points and broke Zvonareva four of six times. Kvitova had success over Zvonareva on clay last year in Rome.

Madrid Wednesday ATP Results: Federer's Rough First Match Ag... 5/4/2011 4:22:15 PM I will start off saying "May the 4th be with you"(twitter trend in honor of Star Wars day) to Spaniard Feliciano Lopez, who took world no. 3 Roger Federer to three intense tiebreakers for some epic tennis for the last match of the day at the Mutua Mardrid Open.

Madrid Open: Wednesday's Matches to Watch 5/3/2011 9:35:40 PM All eyes will be on a pair of male players Wednesday in Madrid, as No. 1 Rafael Nadal, on a 32-match clay court win streak and No. 2 Novak Djokovic, 27-0 to date in 2011, take the court for the first time.

Jarmila Gajdosova Makes Waves and More Tuesday WTA News 5/3/2011 6:01:35 PM 11th-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska was beaten by the Australian underdog, Jarmila Gajdosova 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. In the third set, Radwanska lead 3-0, but Gajdosova won 23 of the last 30 points to secure the win.

Madrid Results: Raonic Loses with 23 Aces, Last Week's Winne... 5/3/2011 5:36:48 PM Congruent with yesterday's results, the big server, North American style of tennis fell out of Madrid today for the lads. Leave it to the Europeans and Spanish speakers to dominate the court with the exception of Yen-Hsun Lu of Tapai and Kevin Anderson of South Africa, who defeated Pablo Andujar 6-4, 6-2.

Serena William's Stalker Arrested After Trying To Visit Her ... 5/3/2011 4:50:43 PM According to the Associated Press, on Tuesday morning at 2 a.m., the police arrested an alleged stalker of Serena Williams, 40-year-old Patenema Ouedraogo, outside Williams' residence after he entered her gated community in Palm Beach Gardens. Video included.

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