On the Baseline Tennis News

Russian Anna Chakvetadze shows off what she carries in her tennis racquet bag. (Courtesy of Tennis Channel)

Have you ever wondered why some tennis players can’t handle the pressure in a high-stakes match, while others seem to rise to the challenge? On the Baseline’s Paula Vergara talks to renowned sports psychologist Dr. Allen Fox about mental tennis.

Caroline Wozniacki, Dinara Safina, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Jelena Jankovic are the top four seeds this week at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany.

Carla Suarez Navarro, Patty Schnyder, Anabel Medina Garrigues and Melinda Czink are the top four seeds this week at the 2010 Grand Prix De SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Fes, Morocco.

Reigning US Open champion Kim Clijsters may not be fit to compete at the 2010 tennis season’s second major next month in Paris.

The 2010 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas final will be a rematch of last year’s championship between Italy and the USA.

The formerly world number one ranked doubles partnership of Cara Black and Liezel Huber has ended. Huber, who passed Black up for the top spot last Monday, announced the news of the split in a blog entry on USTA.com.

Tennis Channel will provide exclusive live coverage of the U.S. Fed Cup semifinal against Russia in Birmingham, Ala., this weekend, with telecasts Saturday, April 24, and Sunday, April 25.

The knee injury that is keeping Venus Williams from the United States’ Fed Cup by BNP Paribas semifinal against Russia has also knocked her out of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.

View the preliminary draws for the 2010 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Semifinals and World Group Play-offs.

Prior to 2004, both Russia and Italy had never won a Fed Cup title. My oh my, how things have changed.

Volleying in tennis is arguably the most exciting part of the game since there is so little time to react at the net and a special mindset is required. Watch coach Joe Dinoffer teach how to learn the mindset of coming to the net.

Kim Clijsters and Yanina Wickmayer will helm Belgium’s Fed Cup singles play this weekend as Justine Henin is recovering from a broken pinkie finger.

It’s official—Venus Williams will not compete for Team USA in the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas semifinal against Russia.

Liezel Huber of the United States has passed up her doubles partner Cara Black to become the sole holder of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s No. 1 doubles ranking.