Watch List: Tours make final stop before Roland Garros at Italian Open
ROME — If you can believe it, we’re one week away from the start of the French Open (qualifying begins May 22nd) and it’s only now that we’ll get to see (hopefully) a full ATP and WTA field go at it on the traditional European red clay.
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Jon Wertheim: Madrid controversy overshadows notable results
1. Task at hand: Who knew the key to marketing a tennis event was so simple? Change the color of the court surface, make some intemperate remarks, just add water (too much, according to some players) and ... presto, you have an international cause célèbre with media coverage and social media chatter that outstrips the importance of the tournament.
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Nadal unhappy with blue clay in Madrid, blames ATP
MADRID (AP) Rafael Nadal blames the ATP for allowing the introduction of the blue-clay surface.
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TENNIS: Kim to miss French Open
MONTE CARLO: Former World No 1 Kim Clijsters will miss out on a final chance to claim an elusive French Open title after opting to skip the entire clay-court season due to a hip injury.
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Novak Djokovic loses, criticizes Madrid court
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic joined Rafael Nadal in declaring he won't play again on the new blue-clay court at the Madrid Open after losing 7-6 (2), 6-3 to Janko Tipsarevic in an all-Serb quarterfinal Friday. Tipsarevic...
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