“10 Whenever” Newsletter, Vol. 62
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“10s Whenever” Newsletter, Vol. 62
24 March 2012
This week tennis has moved on to Miami for the Sony Ericsson Open. John Isner has caried the form and poise he maintained in Indian Wells to Miami. Federer and Rafa are still tearing apart the competition, while Djokovic just beat Marcos Baghdatis 6-4, in two sets. For the women, Serena Williams was granted a wild card into the tournament and is cruising through the competition and is now in the fourth round. On a final note, we’ve got piles of 10sballs.com stickers with tiny tennis racquet charms, and we’re giving them out to our readers who forward the newsletter to their most friends! So come on and send our newletter to your tennis fanatic buddies and we’ll send out stickers.
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The Humble Rafa!
Marc Lopez, Rafa’s close friend who played doubles with Nadal on Wednesday night, smashed a racket when the pair were playing a doubles match here a couple of years ago. At practice the next day, Nadal told Lopez, “Don’t ever do that again or we won’t play together anymore.” Lopez looked at him as if he was joking. “No, I’m serious,” Rafa shot back. “Don’t ever do it again.” [Read More]
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The Indian Wells Experience—Part 2
By: Nathan M. Cuny
As I waited for my purple band that would allow me in as a player’s guest for the BNP Paribas Open player’s party, I stood mystified by the beautiful lady who got me in. I’m not going to say who it was, but I will say thanks. Soon after, I was dragged back out the front doors to see two more beautiful ladies step out of a wood paneled hot rod. All of the tennis players rode to the entrance of the IW club in hot rods as photographers eagerly awaited their glamorous appearances. I was awe struck by Ana Ivanovic as she stepped out in a lightly ruffled lavender dress with a thin black belt around her middle that flowed with the power of her body. Half of her hair flowed over one shoulder while the rest flowed over her back. [READ MORE].
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Welcome To Miami – Sven’s Blog: Sony Ericsson and Miami
I have been in Miami for a week and it is been crazy busy. The transition from one tournament to the next is always a challenge. First of all you loose full day with traveling from the west coast to the east coast and you have to battle the 3 hour time difference that comes with it. I left at noon from Palm springs and arrived past midnight in Miami. Not only the weather is different but the whole environment has a different feeling to it and it takes some time to adjust. [Read More]
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A Rookie Tennis Professional’s Cheat Sheet
By: Craig Cignarelli
Every year, a host of tour aspirants enter the professional tennis circuit in search of the critical “first pro point,” tennis’ modus operandi for ranking professional players. For some, this is the holy grail of their development, the crowning achievement that will allow them to sit fireside two decades hence and relate tall tales of tennis success to their sycophantic offspring. For others, it is the initial stride on the long march to prominence and prosperity. If this is you, read on. [READ MORE].
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