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Serbia, Djokovic Stop Isner, US; to Meet Croatia

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Sampras Upset With Agassi During Hit for Haiti

FRIDAY, MARCH 12 - During the Hit for Haiti at Indian Wells, Pete Sampras was clearly irritated with Andre’s Agassi’s imitation of him as a bad tipper, where Agassi dug his pockets out and said ‘Look, I have no money.” Agassi wrote in his book, “Open,” that Sampras was a notoriously poor tipper, a charge that Sampras strongly denied earlier this month and one he said he didn’t appreciate. After Agassi’s imitation of him during the exhibition which also included Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Henin, Sampras looked like he stopped enjoying himself. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, the new Indian Wells owner, donated $1 million to Haiti relief causes.

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Henin Ready to Prime; Kuznetsova, Jankovic Unsure of Themselves

FROM INDIAN WELLS - Former No. 1 Justine Henin stole the show on day one by smoking Magdalena Rybarikova 6-2, 6-2 in the first round of Indian Wells, but there was more reflection off court with players who haven’t taken the court yet, when both Jelena Jankovic and Svetlana Kuznetsova talked about their struggles with form and motivation as of late.

Jankovic is sick again, this time the victim of the a cold, and she doesn’t quite understand where her steely focus has gone either. But in a blog that will shortly appear on Fox, she’s discusses what does make her happy these days: a 20,000-foot house in San Diego that she’s building with her parents, which includes a pool, a 10-car garage, gym, tennis court and theater that she hopes to move into at the end of the year. MORE

Pavlyuchenkova Moves On to Indian Wells as Draw Out; Chile Bests Israel

MONDAY, MARCH 8 - Just as she came off the first title run in her career at Monterrey, 18-year-old Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova had to hop a flight to the California desert to defend her points from her ’09 semifinal appearance at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, which starts Wednesday. On Sunday, the powerful and chatty Russian beat Anastaija Sevastova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in the semis and the Daniela Hantuchova 1-6, 6-1, 6-0 in the final. She pushed her ranking up to No. 25 with a fine display of her top 5 potential, but now she’ll have to prove herself against most of the elite players again, as she could face Sam Stosur in the 3rd round of IW, then defending champ Vera Zvonareva or 2009 finalist Ana Ivanovic and even if she gets through there, very likely Victoria Azarenka or Yanina Wickmayer. We’ll really see who the WTA’s most promising young player by sometime next week. MORE

Davis Cup: Serbs Up 2-0 on US, Spain-Swiss, Sweden-Argentina Tied 1-1
FRIDAY MARCH 5 - New US singles players John Isner and Sam Querrey fought their tails off, but in the end, it was clay court knowledge and a home court advantage that mattered most as Serbia took a 2-0 lead over the US in Belgrade.
In the opening match, Viktor Troicki out-steadied Isner 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 7-5 6-4 in three hours and 36 minutes, which was flowed by another long and compelling contest, Novak Djokovic’s 6-2 7-6(4) 2-6 6-3 win over Querrey. “It was pretty rough, but that’s what I kind of expected,” said Isner. “There was some times that the [crowd] would get on me a little bit, but it didn’t affect me…. I fought hard, I knew that I was going to do that. I guess I’m proud, but I didn’t fight as hard as I could. It just stinks that I didn’t get the result that I wanted.”
On Saturday, Bob and Mike Bryan, face a tough task against nemesis Nenad Zimonjic and Janko Tipsarevic. “It’s going to be one of our toughest matches in Davis Cup,” said Bob. “We’ll use our twin telepathy.”
Elsewhere, Spain and Switzerland are tied 1-1 after Stanislas Wawrinka survived Nicolas Almagro 3-6 6-4 3-6 7-5 6-3. Spain’s David Ferrer then tied it by grabbing a 6-2 7-6 6-1 victory over Marco Chiudinelli. The new father Wawrinka will play doubles with Yves Allegro against Marcel Granollers/Tommy Robredo… Argentina is in with a shot in Sweden after Leonardo Mayer bested Joachim Johansson 5-7 6-3 7-5 6-4. In the first match, Sweden’s Robin Soderling put down Eduardo Schwank 6-1 7-6(0) 7-5 . Argentine David Nalbandian is set to go in Saturday’s doubles, and could also play singles on Sunday…Russia’s Igor Kunitsyn scored his first Davis Cup win over Somdev Devvarman, while Mikhail Youzhny took out Rohan Bopanna to go up 2-0 over India in Moscow. Kunitsyn subbed for Igor Andreev, who has a bum knee, which required an MRI. Youzhny is contending with a bad back. India will send out double specialists Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi against a makeshift Russian team.
The Czech Republic holds 2-0 lead over Belgium following Tomas Berdych’s 6-3 6-0 6- 4 win over Olivier Rochus and Radek Stepanek’s 6-2 6-4 7-6(3) victory over Xavier Malisse…France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has a perfect Davis Cup record and stood strong in his 6-3 6-2 6-7 6-3 win over Germany’s Benjamin Becker in Toulon. Gael Monfils opened the day by besting Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-1 6-4 7-6(5). …Ivo Karlovic and Marin Cilic put Croatia ahead of Ecuador 2-0. ..In Zonal play, Australia grabbed a 2-0 lead over Chinese Tapei when Bernard Tomic pasted Tsung-Hua Yang 6-2 6-1 6-1 and Peter Luczak also won… James Ward became the first British man outside of Tim Henman, Greg Rusedski and Andy Murray to win a live singles rubber in 13 years when he beat Lithuania’s Laurynas Gregelis 6-4 6-2 6-4. Top Lithuanian Ricardas Berankis beat Dan Evans in five…Columbia leads Canada 2-0, Poland and Finland are even at 1-1, as are Austria and the Slovak Republic. Ireland leads Turkey 2-0. The WTA match of the day in Monterrey will be between Agnes Szavay and Dominika Cibulkova. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova is already through to the semis.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 2 - Despite the absences of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Juan Martin Del Potro and Andy Roddick and now likely Nikolay Davydenko, it should be a fairly interesting round of 16 in Davis Cup, with the US vs. Serbia the most intriguing tie, followed by Spain against Switzerland and then Chile against Israel, mostly because due to the horrific earthquake that struck that South American nation last weekend, the tie, when it goes off, will surely be emotional. MORE

Bryans Pass Mac/Fleming; Davis Cup Happenings in Chile, Spain, Argentina
MONDAY, March 1 - Bob and Mike Bryan won their 58th team title in Delray Beach, passing John McEnroe and Peter Fleming on the Open Era list. The twins are now just four back of the Woodies.
“It’s pretty cool to be on our own,” said Mike “I’m sure they’re not going to get any easier. You feel a little more extra pressure because now everyone’s talking about it, we’re even thinking about it now. We want to break [the record].” On Saturday, the 31-year-old American twins became the first team in the Open Era to win 600 matches together. MORE

Djokovic, Venus, Gulbis,
Kleybanova Wins Titles
SUNDAY, FEB. 28 - Novak Djokovic defended a title for the first time in his career by winning the rain-delayed Dubai final with a 7-5, 5-7, 6-3 victory over Russian Mikhail Youzhny, It was the Serbian’s 17th career title and it didn’t come easy as he had to also scored three set wins over Marcos Baghdatis, Ivan Ljubicic and Victor Troicki. MORE

Cilic Out of Dubai; Djokovic Wins
Fish Finding From in Delray MORE

Murray, Davydenko Out of Dubai
Venus v. Kanepi in Acapulco MORE

Davydenko, Tsonga Move Ahead
Davis Cup Teams Named MORE

Murray Tries to Matter Again

Ivanovic Hires Gunthardt MORE

The Wrap, Week of Feb. 15-21

Querrey Chops Down Isner for Memphis Crown; Sharapova, Llodra, Ferrero, Duque Marino Also Win Crowns

Venus Beats Vika for Dubai Title; Querrey vs. Isner in Memphis Final

SATURDAY, FEB. 20 - Victoria Azarenka may be one of the most promising players on tour, but she’s sure having trouble against the elite veterans. On Saturday, Venus Williams retained her Dubai crown by defeating Belarussian 6-3 7-5 for the title. It was Venus’ 42nd singles title, putting her one ahead of Justine Henin. MORE

Venus v. Vika in Dubai; Querrey Gets Revenge Over Roddick
FRIDAY, FEB. 18 - Venus and Vika will meet for only the second time, but it will be a defining match for Azarenka, who needs to win another fair sized title in order to reestablish her credentials. MORE

Roddick Survives, Sharapova, Oudin Cruise; Venus v. Peer in Dubai
THURSDAY, FEB. 18 - Andy Roddick is still having trouble breaking serve, but once again, he was able to break down an opponent when it mattered most as he took down his friend James Blake, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(3) in front of what was said to overflow crowd of more than 5,000 at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis. MORE

Sampras/Federer to Play Agassi/Nadal in Hit for Haiti at Indian Wells MORE

Woznaicki, Kuznetsova Fall in Dubai

Roddick v. Blake Ahead in Memphis

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17 - Caroline Wozniacki just can’t seem to get her season going on the right track, and neither can Svetlana Kuznetsova. In Dubai, the top seeded Dane fell to the inspired Israeli Shahar Peer 6-2 7-5, while Kuznetsova was beaten 5-7 7-6 6-4 to Russian qualifier Regina Kulikova. MORE


Sharapova, Isner Memphis Winners
Woznaicki, Venus Win In Dubai

TUESDAY, FEB. 16 -Former UGA standout John Isner returned to the tour in fine fashion on Monday at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships/Cellular South Cup in Memphis. The towering Isner, who was last seen reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open and is now ranked a career high No. 25, took out US teen Ryan Harrison 6-1, 7-5 . MORE

USTA Selects Birmingham, Alabama for Fed Cup Semi Between US & Russia
TUESDAY, FEB. 16 - The USTA announced that Birmingham, Ala., has been selected as the site for the 2010 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas semifinal tie between the United States and Russia, April 24-25. The matches will be played at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex Arena, which will be hosting a Fed Cup event for the first time. . MORE

SUNDAY, FEB. 14 - Elena Dementieva came from a set down to beat Czech Lucie Safarova 6-7. 6-1, 6-4 to win the Paris Indoor, the Russian’s 16th crown. "It was very emotional. I always wanted to win in Paris," Dementieva said. "This tournament is very special for me and I was coming here every year trying to win this title." MORE

Dementieva vs. Safarova in Paris Final MORE

Oudin Hits a Hot Streak
FRIDAY, FEB. 12 - Melanie Oudin’s slump is now really, really over. The Georgia teen reached her first WTA tour semi when she took out Agnes Szavay 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the Paris Indoors. MORE

Querrey Bests Dent; Oudin on Roll

Cover Girl Decker's Husband Roddick Scrapes Through MORE

Fish Injured, Roddick to Give it a Go MORE

Fed Cup Winners: US, Russia, Italy, Czechs; Ivanovic Goes 0-3 MORE

US Fences in France; Other Three Fed Cup Ties at 1-1 MORE


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Nadal Out for 4 Weeks

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Murray Clips Cilic to Reach Final
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Bryans Upset With Snoozing Leconte
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Same As it Ever Was: Federer Downs Pissed off Davydenko
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Nadal Injures Knee Again; Retires Against Brilliant Murray MORE

Relaxed Yet Intense: Henin Finding Balance, to Meet Zheng in Semis MORE

Perfect Men's Quarters Set: Fed v. Davydenko, Tsonga v. Djokovic

Serena Smothers Sam, Venus to Face Li

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Tsonga Tries to Regain Elite Status
Venus in Search of Higher Level

Hewitt v. Bagman Revisited,
Venus to Face Dellacqua MORE

A Jewel of a Justine Victory
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Safina Just Wants to Have Fun,
Roddick Pulls Through MORE

Let the New Grand Slam Decade
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AO Draws Out: Clijsters, Henin in Sam 1/4; Same With Nadal & Murray

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