On the Baseline Tennis News

Miami’s Sony Ericsson Open will be missing two of its top players this year. Dinara Safina and Maria Sharapova have both withdrawn due to injuries.

Quarterfinal action begins on Wednesday in Indian Wells as Elena Dementieva takes on Agnieszka Radwanska and Jie Zheng faces the highest ranked player left in the draw, second seed Caroline Wozniacki.

The Williams sisters’ boycott of Indian Wells will forever be a mark on an otherwise utopian tennis event. Chris Oddo takes a look at the question of whether Venus and Serena will ever return to the desert.

Sources have reported that former top ten star Nicole Vaidisova has retired, ending her high-profile career at just twenty years of age.

All eight of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s fourth round matches will take place on Tuesday in Indian Wells at the BNP Paribas Open.

The women’s draw at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open was blown wide open on Monday as third seed Victoria Azarenka and reigning US Open champion Kim Clijsters were bundled out of the tournament.

Alisa Kleybanova and Kim Clijsters will highlight the night session on Monday at the BNP Paribas Open.

Featured matches on Sunday at Indian Wells include Maria Sharapova vs. Zheng Jie, Elena Baltacha vs. Alicia Molik and Caroline Wozniacki vs. Maria Kirilenko.

The “Hit for Haiti” charity exhibition presented by Oracle at the BNP Paribas Open was a resounding success on Friday night as Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, Lindsay Davenport and Justine Henin helped raise one million dollars.

Top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova will play her first match at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open on Saturday against Carla Suarez Navarro.

Upsets rocked Indian Wells on Friday at the BNP Paribas Open as seventh seed Na Li and recent Australian Open finalist Justine Henin exited the women’s draw.

USPTA Master Professional coach Joe Dinoffer shares practical tips on how to choose the right tennis coach for your child.

Watch the special Hit for Haiti tennis exhibition which includes Stefanie Graf, Lindsay Davenport and Martina Navratilova live on the internet tonight.

Caroline Wozniacki, Elena Dementieva and Maria Sharapova will play their opening matches on Friday at Indian Wells.

View pictures from the All-Access Hour with Svetlana Kuznetsova, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, Elena Dementieva, Agnieszka Radwanska, Jelena Jankovic, Na Li and Samantha Stosur at the BNP Paribas Open.