On the Baseline Tennis News

Following on the heels of Maria Sharapova and Dinara Safina, reigning world number one Serena Williams has withdrawn from the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

Can friendship and competition mix on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour? Absolutely, but Caroline Wozniacki and Agnieszka Radwanska want to make sure that it doesn’t get in the way of one of them reaching the 2010 BNP Paribas Open final.

Caroline Wozniacki isn’t the only player who has discovered an all-new way to interact with her fans. But is Twitter a temporary fad—or will the social networking service’s popularity continue to spread around the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour?

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 Dinara Safina and Maria Sharapova have both withdrawn due to injuries.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Americans Melanie Oudin, Shenay Perry, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Sloane Stephens highlight opening round action on Thursday at Indian Wells.

Help green the game of tennis by recycling your used tennis balls at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells!