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RICKY REPORTS IN ON NADAL, FERRER, AND NISHIKORI WHO HEADLINE THE WEEK IN BARCELONA

Rafael Nadal will be looking to get back on track when he resumes his clay-court spring this week at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. That is exactly what Nadal managed to do in 2013, when he lost the Monte-Carlo final to Novak Djokovic then captured the Barcelona title without dropping a single set. Last year, though, he fell in the quarterfinals of both events.

RICKY DIMON’S PICKS FOR THURSDAY’S MEN’S QUARTERFINALS TENNIS IN MIAMI

Three of the four highest-ranked players in the top half of the Miami Open draw successfully navigated their ways to the quarterfinals. Milos Raonic nearly made it four for four, but John Isner crashed the party. The result is a Thursday slate featuring Novak Djokoic vs. David Ferrer and Isner vs. Kei Nishikori.

VENUS WILLIAMS LOSES TO CARLA SUAREZ NAVARRO AT MIAMI TENNIS, & MORE EPA PHOTOS CHOSEN BY ALEJANDRO

Click here to see some photos from the 2015 Miami Open tennis.

TENNIS NEWS AND PHOTOS FROM EPA IN MIAMI TENNIS, PANCHO’S PICKS

See the latest photos from the Miami Open tennis here.

MURRAY, NISHIKORI AMONG TWO-MATCH DAVIS CUP SINGLES WINNERS IN WORLD GROUP FIRST ROUND BY RICKY DIMON

The Davis Cup may be a team competition but it is never short on individual heroics. The first round of 2015 World Group action was certainly no exception. Four players won a pair of live singles rubbers in their respective ties--three of the four en route to team victories.

TENNIS PLAYER KEI NISHIKORI HAS A NEW BREW DEAL

Japan's marketing machine Kei Nishikori has picked up another sponsor, with the Asian ace to begin promotion on a non-alcoholic beer in the build-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The ATP No. 5 is being hyped as the face of the Games for his various line-up of national sponsors.

TROPHY PHOTO GALLERY FROM AROUND THE WORLD VIA EPA / INSTAGRAM

Click here to see some of the trophy shots from round the world via Instagram & EPA.

MEN’S TENNIS NEWS & TENNIS RESULTS & MORE: NISHIKORI WINS MEMPHIS & STAN THE MAN WAWRINKA WINS ROTTERDAM

Kei Nishikori had struggled all the way to the final here. Kevin Anderson had looked very solid. So what happened come the final? Nishikori was in pretty complete charge.

EPA PHOTO GALLERY FROM MEMPHIS & ROTTERDAM, ALEJANDRO’S PICKS

Click here to check out the latest photos from the Memphis Open & Rotterdam tennis tournaments .

RICKY DIMON CHECKS IN: TOP SEEDS MURRAY, NISHIKORI OFF TO WINNING STARTS IN ROTTERDAM & MEMPHIS, DONALD YOUNG & ARTEM SITAK BEAT STEVIE JOHNSON & SAM QUERREY

Andy Murray kicked off his ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament campaign on Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Nicolas Mahut in the first round. The Australian Open runner-up broke serve on four occasions--exactly half of the time--before advancing in one hour and 33 minutes.

RICKY DIMON LOOKS AT BUSY WEEK HEADLINED BY MURRAY IN ROTTERDAM, NISHIKORI IN MEMPHIS

In terms of quantity, no month on the tennis schedule is busier than February. And things really heat up this week in Rotterdam, Memphis, and Sao Paulo. Rotterdam is especially loaded, with Andy Murray, Milos Raonic, Tomas Berdych, and Stan Wawrinka all on board.

RICKY DIMON CHECKS IN ON THE MEN’S TENNIS NEWS FROM MONTPELLIER, ZAGREB, AND QUITO

The Australian Open has come and gone, with the Happy Slam giving way to what is often perceived as a not-so-happy month in the tennis world. In a sense, we are in the calm after the storm. Then again, this is also the beginning of what is by far the busiest month on tour—not in terms of quality, of course, but without question in quantity.

2015 AUSTRALIAN OPEN PHOTO GALLERY, ALEJANDRO’S PICKS

Click here to check out some of the latest photos from the Australian Open in Melbourne.

RICKY DIMON’S QUARTERFINAL PICKS, INCLUDING NOVAK DJOKOVIC VS. MILOS RAONIC AND VENUS WILLIAMS VS. MADISON KEYS

Wednesday's lineup at the Australian Open is a scintillating one on both the men's and women's sides. Each of the top players in the world--Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams--is in action. Also taking the court are Venus Williams, Madison Keys, and defending men's champion Stan Wawrinka.

RICKY DIMON’S PREVIEW AND PICKS FOR NISHIKORI VS. FERRER AND DJOKOVIC VS. MULLER ALL FROM THE 2015 AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Nick Kyrgios isn't the only unseeded player still alive at the Australian Open. Two others will be in action on Monday, with Gilles Muller and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez looking to continue their runs to the second week by pulling off fourth-round upsets. But there is bad news for both: they are going up against the two most recent champions of this event.

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