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Ana Ivanovic battled into the 2009 BNP Paribas Open quarterfinals late on Tuesday after outlasting Flavia Pennetta in three sets.

The title of chairman and CEO of the largest international sport for women may sound illustrious, but it might not be the most coveted position in the world.

Leading an association fraught with internal strife and external economic woes is not an easy task, but that is the burden of responsibility felt by Larry Scott of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.

Defending champion Ana Ivanovic booked a spot in the fourth round on Monday with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Gisela Dulko.

Serena Williams remained atop the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour ranking chart when the latest edition was released today.

However, 2009 BNP Paribas Open top seed Dinara Safina has a chance to overtake her soon on the rankings.

It’s been an exciting first week at the BNP Paribas Open. Some surprising upsets have sent the likes of Elena Dementieva, Jelena Jankovic, and Amelie Mauresmo packing.

Could the dry desert air be the culprit?

As the second week of action heats up in the desert, Aaress Lawless is headed for Indian Wells.

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Doubles top seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber were upset in the second round on Sunday by Alisa Kleybanova and Monica Niculescu in Indian Wells.

By creating a low-to-high motion of your tennis racket during contact, you can add more topspin to your forehand groundstrokes.

Seven seeded players were defeated on Saturday in the second round of the 2009 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Former world number one Jelena Jankovic’s goal of overtaking Serena Williams for the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour top spot will have to wait for a few more weeks.

The second seed was stunned in her opening match at the BNP Paribas Open by Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Saturday.

Beijing Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva was upset in the second round of the 2009 BNP Paribas Open on Saturday.

Second seed Jelena Jankovic also made an early exit later in the afternoon.

Sixth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova was upset in the second round at Indian Wells on Friday by wild card Urszula Radwanska.

The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour stars are not the only players running around on court at the 2009 BNP Paribas Open.

Paula Vergara had a chance to chat with a “player-in-training” on Friday at Indian Wells.

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Tickets for the exhibition matches under Wimbledon’s new Centre Court roof have sold out in five minutes.
- TENNIS Magazine