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MEN’S AND LADIES’ DRAWS & SCHEDULE FROM THE RIO OPEN

Click here to catch up on the latest draws from the Rio Open in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

10SBALLS PICKS FAVORITE PHOTOS VIA INSTAGRAM, SEE FEDERER, FOGNINI & MORE

Click here to see some of the latest tennis photos from Instagram.

EVEN ROCK STARS DON’T START CONCERTS AFTER MIDNIGHT / BUT RAFA STARTS MATCH IN RIO @ 1 AM?

Rafael Nadal came up the winner but was far from pleased with scheduling procedures at the joint ATP-WTA Rio Open after completing a quarter-final win in the wee small hours of 3:21 a.m.

RAFA NADAL & DONALD YOUNG JR., THE TWO LEFTIES, EPA PHOTO GALLERY

Click here to see some photos of Rafa Nadal & Donald Young Jr. from the talented photographers at EPA.

RAFA (RAFAEL) NADAL CHANGES SHORTS ON COURT & WINS IN HUMID RIO @ 3 IN THE MORNING & DONALD YOUNG JR. INTO SEMIS IN DELRAY

All four quarterfinal matches went the three-set distance on Friday at the Rio Open and the result was nearly the latest finish in ATP tournament history. Rafael Nadal and Pablo Cuevas did not even get on the court until after 1:00 a.m. because Fabio Fognini's 6-4, 6-7(10), 7-6(9) victory over Federico Delbonis lasted three hours and 12 minutes.

RAFAEL NADAL CRUISES AGAIN IN RIO, SETS UP SHOWDOWN AGAINST A SCORCHING-HOT CUEVAS

Rafael Nadal continued his trek through the Rio Open draw when he took care of Pablo Carreno Busta 7-5, 6-3 during second-round action on Thursday. Nadal saved both of the break points he faced in the second set to finish the job in two hours and one minute.

PHOTO GALLERY VIA EPA & MORE FROM AROUND THE WORLD

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ROGER FEDERER LAUNCHES CHINESE NEW YEAR IN DUBAI

Defending champion Roger Federer helped ring in the Year of the Goat as he launched the Chinese New Year celebrations at Burj Al Arab on Thursday, ahead of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, which begins Monday, 23 February.

DELRAY, MARSEILLE, & HOT RIO. ATP PRO SCORES, RESULTS, RANKINGS TENNIS PLAYERS ARE CRISS-CROSSING THE GLOBE. TRUE GLOBETROTTERS !

Toward the end of the first set of this, there were surely overworked staffers here saying, "Why are you putzing around, David Ferrer? We don't need another three hour match!" (This followed Joao Souza's marathon.) They needn't have worried.

RICKY DIMON REPORTS ON “RAFA FROM RIO ” RAFAEL NADAL OFF TO A WINNING START ON THE TENNIS COURTS AFTER CELEBRATING CARNIVAL IN THE STREETS

Rafael Nadal, who lost to Tomas Berdych in the Australian Open quarterfinals, returned to his winning ways with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Thomaz Bellucci in round one of the Rio Open on Tuesday. Nadal dropped serve twice in the opening set without saving a break point, but he raised his level in the second to finish the job in one hour and 31 minutes.

DONALD YOUNG JR. & STEVIE JOHNSON MAKING DAVIS CUP DECISION INTERESTING FOR USA CAPTAIN JIM COURIER

Donald Young maintained his winning ways with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Ivan Dodig in round one of the Delray Beach Open on Tuesday. Young, a recent Memphis semifinalist, improved to 7-3 on the season after prevailing in one hour and 40 minutes.

TENNIS PODCASTS WITH JAMES BLAKE – FACING FEDERER, LIFE AFTER TENNIS, TIM HENMAN, GORAN IVANISEVIC, ANDY RODDICK & MORE THANKS TO DAVID LAW

After making his debut on the ATP Champions Tour in Delray Beach last week, James Blake joined the Tennis Podcast to talk about his life after tennis, the challenge of facing Roger Federer at his peak, and his thoughts on developing young tennis players.

MEN’S AND LADIES’ DRAWS & SCHEDULE FROM THE RIO OPEN

Click here to catch up on the latest draws from the Rio Open in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

DANIELA HANTUCHOVA TRAVELS AROUND THE WORLD TO WIN A TOURNEY AND PLAY A FIRST ROUND

Daniela Hantuchova demonstrated what resilient powers of the human body possesses to overcome the sufferings of jetlag by scoring two victories in the space of little more than 24 hours apart that happened to be situated in excess of 3,000 miles in distance from each other.

After We Take The Children – By: Guardian Of The Game

Now that we have the children, why stop! Let’s not go directly into collegiate tennis –

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