“Oh, my God, this is disgusting”
Indian Wells, California - Svetlana Kuznetsova still cringes at the memory of a 2007 French Open karaoke performance now preserved for posterity on YouTube. via Bangkok Post
Tennis. And the big guns have all made it through to the fourth round of the Pacific Life Open. via CCTV
“I’m very happy. I’ve had a lot of tough matches with him and I think that evened the score”
Spaniard Rafael Nadal stayed on course for his first ATP title of the year with a 6-1 6-3 demolition of American wildcard Donald Young in the Pacific Life Open third round. via Eurosport
The top seeds take the courts Saturday at the Indian Wells as second round play from the bottom half at the Pacific Life Open gets underway. via Tennis Articles
DANIELA Hantuchova launched her defence of the Indian Wells women’s title with a 6-1 6-2 victory over American wildcard Angela Haynes. via NEWS.com.au
Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic will play in the Wimbledon warmup tournament at Queen’s Club along with second-ranked Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. via CBS SportsLine
“I played very good in the first set”
Rafael Nadal has closed the gap on world number one Roger Federer but the Spaniard refuses to be distracted by thoughts of ranking points at this week’s Pacific Life Open. via Sify
Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic, world number two Rafael Nadal and US defending champion Andy Roddick head the field at the Artois Championships, which celebrates its 30th edition this summer. via Earth Times
Roger Federer’s first-round loss in Dubai last week allowed world No. 2 Rafael Nadal to close the gap to a mere 350 points, the closes the Spaniard has ever been to the previously-untouchable Swiss. via Tennis Articles
“I had felt great the day before and then awful the next day. And this is really when I said: O.K., something is wrong. I have to totally check things out here.”
World number one tennis player Roger Federer was hampered by mononucleosis early this year but is now declared fit to train properly again, the New York Times revealed on its website on Saturday. via Earth Times
“The whole time, I felt I was playing well”
“The biggest thing this week was the way I played my forehand.”Roddick, who ousted second-ranked Rafael Nadal and third-ranked Novak Djokovic on his way to the final, has used his overpowering serve to dominate … via The Canadian Press
“I actually didn’t warm up that day because I was pretty tired. I really didn’t know what to expect coming in, and maybe that’s why I played well. Who knows?”
When Andy Roddick defeated Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-7 6-4 6-2 to win the Dubai Championships on Saturday, he did it against the odds. via WNED.org
Roger Federer led the way in the latest men’s tennis rankings which were issued on Monday and saw just one change in the top 10. via Bangkok Post
“You cannot be a tennis player and be a mother and be selfish anymore. So in that regard it takes my mind off tennis”
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. : Lindsay Davenport said Friday the Pacific Life Open tennis tournament has always been one of her favorites, for personal and professional reasons. via International Herald Tribune
Mahesh Bhupathi kept the Indian interest alive at the US $1,410,000 Barclays Dubai Championships by advancing to the doubles semi-finals along with his Bahamas partner Mark Knowles. via Sify
