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Happy Birthday Andy Murray! #TennisTweets

Happy Birthday Andy Murray! ? #TennisTweets

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Exciting lineup of matches tomorrow LIVE from...

Exciting lineup of matches tomorrow LIVE from the Internazionali BNL d'Italia! Coverage begins at 5 AM ET

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"Nothing is a disappointment after being away from...

"Nothing is a disappointment after being away from the game for 15 months" - Maria Sharapova on possibly receiving a wildcard into the ROLAND-GARROS qualifying draw

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Steve, Tracy, and Justin react to the...

Steve, Tracy, and Justin react to the news of Roger Federer pulling out of ROLAND-GARROS

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#30Love begins today with a look at birthday...

#30Love begins today with a look at birthday boy Andy Murray's past, present, and future


Over the next 30 days, we'll examine one of tennis' most important numbers from a variety of perspectives. First, an assessment of world No. 1 Andy Murray, who turns 30 today.------It doesn’t take much imagination to come up with some gag birthday gifts fo

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BREAKING: Roger Federer officially announces that he...

BREAKING: Roger Federer officially announces that he will not being playing ROLAND-GARROS this year

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Tennis Channel Plus is the ultimate one-stop...

Tennis Channel Plus is the ultimate one-stop shop for watching ROLAND-GARROS LIVE and On-Demand! Subscribe now at BuyTCPlus.com

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BREAKING: Roger Federer is OUT of ROLAND-GARROS

BREAKING: Roger Federer is OUT of ROLAND-GARROS


The Swiss plans to focus on the grass and hard-court seasons. 

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Watch the Internazionali BNL d'Italia LIVE...

Watch the Internazionali BNL d'Italia LIVE all this week on Tennis Channel! #RoadToRGTune in now for Grigor Dimitrov v Juan Martín del Potro

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Andre Agassi's history-making victory at the 1999...

Andre Agassi's history-making victory at the 1999 ROLAND-GARROS is a #RGMoment moment worth remembering WATCH:

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10 things to watch in Rome this week at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia ⇩

10 things to watch in Rome this week at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia ⇩


Week #20: What to watch for on ATP World Tour as delivered to Tennis Channel by ATP's PR & Marketing Department.-----10 THINGS TO WATCH IN ROME1) Rome’s Title Trio: Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal return to Rome, where they have combined for t

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Maria Sharapova def. McHale in Internazionali BNL...

Maria Sharapova def. McHale in Internazionali BNL d'Italia debutRead more: http://tennischannel.com/news/more-stories/sharapova-overcomes-shaky-start-to-beat-mchale-in-rome


ROME (AP) -- Taking advantage of another wild card upon her return from a doping ban, Maria Sharapova overcame a shaky opening set to defeat 58th-ranked Christina McHale 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Italian Open on Monday.Sharapova was broken in the

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"Each of these two titans has made a...

"Each of these two titans has made a mark this year by making improvements"Read more from Joel Drucker on Federer and Nadal:


So far, the men’s tennis year is proceeding in tidy, quarterly segments. The star of Segment One was clearly Roger Federer, the man from Switzerland taking three titles by the end of March and then taking a spring sabbatical.Soon enough came the continued

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2016 Internazionali BNL d'Italia runner-up Madison...

2016 Internazionali BNL d'Italia runner-up Madison Keys returns to Rome with longterm goals in mindRead more from Ed McGrogan:


She's been called a future No. 1 by Serena Williams, her conqueror in last year's final.

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Steve Tignor breaks down the Internazionali...

Steve Tignor breaks down the Internazionali BNL d'Italia draw in this week's #TheLookAhead


A quarter-by-quarter breakdown of the Italian Open bracket.

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Can anyone challenge Rafa Nadal before...

Can anyone challenge Rafa Nadal before ROLAND-GARROS?Steve Tignor previews in this week's #TheLookAhead:


A quarter-by-quarter breakdown of the men's draw in Rome.

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5 reasons why Rafa Nadal is a clear favorite...

5 reasons why Rafa Nadal is a clear favorite for ROLAND-GARROS #RoadToRGhttp://tennischannel.com/featured/road-to-roland-garros/everything-you-need-to-know-about-road-to-roland-garros

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Rafa Nadal wins his fifth Mutua...

Rafa Nadal wins his fifth Mutua Madrid Open title and Ilie Nastase causes another controversyWATCH:


Rafael Nadal won his fifth Mutua Madrid Open with a win over Dominic Thiem on Sunday. This was Nadal's third consecutive title on clay this season.Meanwhile, despite being provisionally suspended by International Tennis Federation after his racist comments

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Federer Pulls Out of French Open

So the 'big' match is over and as expected Nadal won, 6-2, 6-4. I don't think anyone actually thought Djokovic was the favorite who looked at it objectively.

Not only is Djokovic heavily undercooked in matches and wins this season, but in an almost inexplicable turn of events, Nishikori withdrew from his quarterfinal match with Djokovic explaining afterward: "If you push too much you have more chances to get injured and it can be a big problem. That's why I chose not to play today."

Let's be clear, Nishikori was not injured. He withdrew as a precaution and why this is even allowed is beyond me. If he is not fit he shouldn't enter events. Otherwise, he is just being selfish and filling a spot someone else could take who will actually continue to play if he wins.

I'm not the conspiracy theorist type but I'm honestly starting to wonder after all the strange events I've witnessed this season. Anyway, the last thing Djokovic needed before facing Nadal was Nishikori's withdrawal. Not only was Djokovic severely undercooked but Nadal was as well prepared as it was possible to be.

His quarterfinal match against Goffin was ideal. I'd much rather Djokovic play Nishikori and lose than face Nadal undercooked. But it is likely that Djokovic would have defeated Nishikori and we could actually have had a proper Djokodal match.

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VIDEO: Rafael Nadal arrives at the Foro Italico

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