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Comment on Kveta Peschke & Katarina Srebotnik Win 2010 BNP Paribas Open Doubles Title by Aaress Lawless

Aaress Lawless — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:52:53 +0000

That’s definitely interesting, Alice. I think Katarina’s game’s back on the upswing, so hopefully her foot has healed completely.

Comment on Kveta Peschke & Katarina Srebotnik Win 2010 BNP Paribas Open Doubles Title by Alice

Alice — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:08:10 +0000

A news site referred to Polona Hercog as the leading Slovenian player, so maybe Srebotnik can start to contradict that perception.

Comment on Will the Williams Sisters Ever Play Indian Wells Again? by Andrew Broad

Andrew Broad — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:13:25 +0000

No, it is the Williams sisters’ loss, because they are denying themselves the honour of playing in one of the greatest tournaments outside of the Majors, the Olympics and the WTA Tour Championships.

Comment on Friends and Rivals in Indian Wells by Aaress Lawless

Aaress Lawless — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:59:17 +0000

Thanks, Chris!

Comment on Will the Williams Sisters Ever Play Indian Wells Again? by Diane

Diane — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:55:07 +0000

The problem is that no one has ever agreed on what the “incident” was. The crowd was booing, yes, and that was really most unfortunate, and I’m sorry it occurred. Venus and Serena deserve better. But Richard Williams says that there were racial insults thrown, and no one else has ever come forward to corroborate that. I’m not saying it didn’t occur–I’m just saying that the only person declaring it did was a person not known for speaking that logically.

At any rate, I have always supported the sisters (who both, well over 18, are certainly women, not girls) in their decision to boycott the event. I doubt they will ever go back to Indian Wells, and it is the tournament’s loss, not the other way around.

Comment on Friends and Rivals in Indian Wells by The Fan Child

The Fan Child — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:10:00 +0000

Nice read – hard to root against either player!

Comment on Knee Injury Prompts Serena Williams to Withdraw from Miami by The Fan Child

The Fan Child — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:01:22 +0000

Wow. While this is worrisome for Serena fans, perhaps an extended rest will enable her to recharge her batteries and make a serious run at Roland Garros.

Comment on Nicole Vaidisova to Reportedly Retire, Marry Radek Stepanek by Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:31:47 +0000

At least she has her youth. She still has time to reconsider her career intentions and come back stronger and wiser.

Comment on Injured Maria Sharapova, Dinara Safina Withdraw from Sony Ericsson Open by Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:27:46 +0000

Andrew,

I agree. I am not the biggest Sharapova fan but I do miss her and her game. I wish her a speedy recovery.

Comment on Will the Williams Sisters Ever Play Indian Wells Again? by Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:01:14 +0000

Great Article:>)

I am a huge Fan of Venus & Serena and Tennis in general now, because of Venus and Serena. They are the reason I am such a Tennis Fan. My whole family either plays tennis, watches tennis and/or attends events around our area and abroad. This year is the first time I have really been able to watch tennis at Indian Wells other than the infamous “Serena Match” (on utube))as IW is broadcasting on Tennis Channel and not just FSN this year. I have had the pleasure of attending Miami. Prior to this all I really knew of IW was it’s the event that Venus and Serena don’t play because of what happened in 2001 and frankly I didn’t care if I never saw or attended a match there ever. All that being said, I wish that they would play this event. It is so Nice. I can’t even imagine people there would have even behaved in such a manner. I understand the sisters not attending this event but it’s hard to believe IW could not have done more to make this right. I know it’s water under the bridge but articles like this one make you think about what a shame it really is that S&V don’t participate in IW and the reasons why they don’t. It’s not fair to any of the parties involved (the Fans, Indian Wells or Venus & Serena.