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Almost half of Francesca Schiavone's points come from last year's French Open, and she has been in lousy form this spring.
Bernard Tomic's strong results this year have finally filled up his slots for optional events; this is not enough to count for him. Indeed, he needs a final to budge his ranking.
Straight-sets wins for Viktor Troicki and Janko Tipsarevic gave Serbia victory over Russia in the Power Horse World Team Cup on Tuesday in Dusseldorf. Serbia also defeated Croatia in its opening match and now has a 2-0 record in the Blue Group.
Check out the latest results for the BNP Paribas World Team Cup wheelchair tennis event taking place in Seoul, Korea!
Rafael Nadal now has his eye on the numbers after winning his sixth Rome title, planning ahead for an assault on a seventh at Roland Garros when the clay-court major starts at the weekend.
BNP Paribas World Team Cup wheelchair tennis event – Results 21 May
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This doesn't mean much for Maria Sharapova in the short term; she remains #2. And yet, if we look at the Top Ten in clay points earned over the last year, it's a fascinating list....
"Rafa is the player I've played against the most in my career. We're all aware of his qualities on this surface, which suits him the best,” Djokovic said.
Clay just isn't the surface for Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He will probably keep the #5 ranking next week, but this result means that he won't clinch until David Ferrer loses.
World No. 3 Rafael Nadal produced a scintillating performance in Friday’s quarter-finals at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, defeating the in-form Tomas Berdych 6-4, 7-5.
Novak Djokovic destroyed a racquet at the end of the first set, and went down early in the second
Rome (Thurs): Sharapova & Venus Win To Set Up Showdown
Victoria Azarenka def. Shahar Peer 6-1 6-2
Victoria Azarenka remains #1; Shahar Peer remains below #50.
Oddly enough, after this extremely efficient win, Azarenka pulled out of the event, citing a shoulder injury. Presumably it's precautionary....
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:
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