Marin Cilic could be problematic for Andy Murray (Times Online)

Tennis great Alastair Martin dies (UPI)

Australian up-and-comer Bernard Tomic draws fire for criticizing the scheduling at the Australian Open (Reuters)

Tomic is also in the market for a new coach. He is looking at Brad Gilbert and Darren Cahill. If there is a god, he will pick Gilbert. Gilbert has been terrorizing American television audiences for years with his crack “analysis.” I have been praying for someone to hire him for years (Tennis)

Richard Gasquet has a new coach (Tennis)

In more Tomic news, Lleyton Hewitt is not on board for his rival's bid on the Australian Davis Cup team. The rivalry continues (The Australian)

Rafael Nadal answers some rather frisky questions from his fans (Herald Sun)

It looks like Laura Robson has moved on from Marat Safin (Daily Online)

Speaking of Safin, there is a rumor of a Safin love child (Open Court)

The Spanish Davis Cup team posed with Spanish PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero after recapturing the title this past weekend.

Spanish camaraderie won in the end. Plus, there are details of Ferrer’s bathroom break right after he lost the first-two sets to Radek Stepanek (NYT)

Tignor takes a harsh look at the Davis Cup final participants. He is really hard on Tomas Berdych and kind of hard on Radek Stepanek. It is a little too severe considering the fact that, on paper, the Czechs should have never made it that far, but they did. Other teams allowed the Czechs to get past them when they should have won. Spain just did what it was supposed to do (Tennis.com)

Freep this poll! Ronaldo vs. Nadal (TMZ)

Viktor Troicki beats Novak Djokovic in a Serbian exhibition 7-6. Djokovic does some impressions and talks tennis (Blic)

Andy Murray commits audio terrorism against the world. You have been now warned (The Pop Cop)

Guga will be honored by Brazil's President Lula. I will now be holding my own parade to honor the honors (ATP)

Pat Rafter wins AEGON Masters title (BL's Tennis News)

Roddick rehabs knee after injury (TSN)

The Austrian Open is dropped from the ATP calendar, and the ATP transferred the rights to Nice, France (TSN)

Roger Federer finishes the year No. 1 in singles, and the Bryan brothers finish no. 1 in doubles (ESPN)

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Colombian up-and-comer Santiago Giraldo won the Natomas challenger title last week. The 21 year old won his third challenger title this year and six for his career. Let's hope he makes a speedy transition to the pros (Sacramento Bee)

Nadal warns of tour overload and thinks the season is too long. After all the nine retirements in Shanghai this week, you would think the ATP might want to be proactive about the situation (Guardian)

Roddick chimed in about the season (BBC Sport)

Novak Djokovic takes both sides into account (The Independent)

Marat Safin adds that he was talking about the season length five years ago. The Russian took time to slam Roddick for his newfound position on the matter, and then takes a swipe at Berdych too. Boy, I am going to miss him (The Globe and Mail)

Maybe they should get rid of the Race (The Globe and Mail)

Andy Roddick will be out with a knee injury for three weeks (NYT)

Czech Ivo Minar is banned for eight months in a doping ban (Fox Sports)

Safin feels the love in Shanghai (Open Court)

The many sides of Djokovic (ESPN)

The case for Juan Carlos Ferrero to play against the Czech Republic for the Spanish Davis Cup Team (Times Online)

Juan Martin del Potro wants to build on his success (CBS)

Novak Djokovic almost played for Great Britain (Times Online)

You wouldn’t know if from tennis common "wisdom" in the States, but Nadal is actually the most popular player worldwide on tour. They pretend it is Roger Federer (CCTV)

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• The tour is now in Asia.
• Novak Djokovic (pictured) won the Beijing Open this weekend and will overtake Andy Murray in the rankings next week.
• The musketeers did well. Gael Monfis won his first title of the year at the Open de Moselle. Not to be outdone, Gilles won his first title this year in Thailand the following week. Now this weekend, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the Japan Open – his third title of the year. After four months off, Gasquet went to the semifinals in Metz where he lost to Monfils and the quarterfinals in Malaysia where he lost to Fernando Verdasco.
• Nikolay Davydenko was tops in Malaysia.
• Albert Montanes won the BCR Open in Romania.
• All is not bad for the Brits with Murray’s drop in the rankings. Ken Skupski and Colin Fleming won the doubles title at the Open de Moselle.
• Rafael Nadal and Kobe Bryant model new track jackets for Nike (New York Mag)
• Speaking of Nadal, he returns to the tour in Beijing after pulling out of the Thailand. The Spaniard advanced to the semifinals where he took a pretty-bad beating from the surging Croat, Marin Cilic. He lost 6-1 6-3.
• The Chinese held a farewell party for Marat Safin. I am sure there were tears (China Daily)
• Juan Monaco leads the tour in clay court wins with 28 this year. (Buenos Aires Herald)
• Spain will host Switzerland in the first round of Davis Cup next year (Latin American Herald Tribune)
• Federer pulled out of Japan Open and the Shanghai Masters due to fatigue. Murray withdraws from Shanghai (Open Court)
• There is rift in Australia (or misunderstanding) between Lleyton Hewitt and up-and-comer Bernard Tomic. I guess Tomic used the swine flu as an excuse not to hit with Hewitt. The Aussie youngster denies it, but it would be kind of hysterical if it turns out to be true (The Age)
• Simon exposed (Crazy World of Tennis)
  

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Czech Ivo Minar tested positive for a banned substance and denies the allegation (The Guardian)

Gasquet returns to the circuit in New Haven but fails to qualify. Let's hope he gets back into form soon (BBC News)

Novak Djokovic gained confidence from his week in Cincinnati and looks forward to the US Open. (Reuters)

Dmitry Tursunov is questionable for the US Open and may need a second surgery (The Sacramento Bee)

Le baiser à la cocaine as told in grand fashion by the Brits (Times Online)

An interview with Novak Djokovic, who thinks he was born at the wrong time (Blic)

Andre Agassi will release his autobiography in November (CBS Sports)

Safin wedding rumors (Oh No They Didn’t)

How you can obtain an autograph from Rafa (Gossip Barf)

Djokovic steals the show at Montreal 2009 Preview. That boy sure loves to take his clothes off.

Adidas unveils its US Open looks (Tennisidentity)

Stephanie Myles profiles Rafa’s doubles partner at the Rogers Cup. I’m still not amused. He would have been better off playing with Uncle Toni (Open Court)

Murray will be the World No. 2 on Monday (Guardian)

The Times thinks this era of mens tennis has more depth (NYT)

ITP appealed Gasquet’s doping ruling (Seattle PI)

Djokovic is looking to change things (Blic)

Fernando Verdasco poses for Hola! Magazine. Let’s hope all the topless action helps him prepare for the US Open Series. (Socialite Life)

Karlovic is a Croatian MC and has the song to prove it. While his single is magnificent -- for all the wrong reasons -- on its own, Djokovic may team up with the tennis ace to make a hip-hop single. It could be double the magnificence (Blic)

Rafael Nadal maybe iffy for Montreal (Open Court)

Mario Ancic’s mononucleosis continues to sideline the Croat. He and Nalbandian (hip) will miss the US Open this year (Tennis)

Rafael Nadal regrets playing in the Madrid Masters Series because it led to a lack of preparation for the French Open (Rafael Nadal)

Richard Gasquet wins a spot in the 10 Best Bad Excuses. The tennis genius has now been slapped with a defamation lawsuit (Fox Sports, TimesOnline)

Marat Safin thinks tennis has become too professional (Tennistalk)

Andre Agassi will replace Novak Djokovic in an exhibition with Marat Safin on Aug 28 (WSJ)

Tipsarevic is upset over allegations about his integrity. Curious betting patterns caused scrutiny after a Tipsarevic-Hernandez match in Stuttgart on July 15 (Blic)

Rafael Nadal purchased a house in DR. From the press release, it looks more like the Spaniard lent his name to a development project (Daily Commercial News)

Nikolay Davydenko took this week's title in Hamburg (SkySports)

Robby Ginepri won the Indy title this week (Miami Herald)

Tommy Haas and Juan Carlos Ferrero are ranked 20th and 34th respectively. Some order is restored (ATP)

Roger Federer is now the father of twins (Huffington Post)

Rafael Nadal is set to return in time for Rogers Cup. Yeah! The ATP needs him desperately, as the tour is pretty dull without him (Rafael Nadal)

Richard Gasquet has been cleared of charges and will return to the tour (ESPN)

Jeremy Chardy won his first career title at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart. Jeremy! Jeremy! (Mercedes Cup)

Rober Soderling captured the Swedish Open title. A Parrott-less, Filip Polasek recovered from the swine flu and won the Swedish doubles title with Jaroslav Levinsky. Polasek also made it to the final in this week's Hamburg doubles final (Swedish Open)

Spain, Croatia, Israel and the Czech Republic advanced into the Davis Cup semifinals (Davis Cup)

Roger Federer took the Wimbledon title, broke Pete Sampras' record and retained the ATP No. 1 ranking from an injured Rafael Nadal (Wimbledon)

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Richard Gasquet and a delegation from the Variety Club wait to attend the General Audience of Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square. If anyone needs religion and the pope right now, it would be him.

The Frenchman (Gasquet) maintains his innocence (Canadian Voices, Guardian)

Another account of Gasquet's night in question (Miami New Times)

A profile of Rafael Nadal's general adorableness. It describes his down-to-earth nature and outlook since losing his French Open title (Times Online)

Swede and 2002 Australian Open champion Thomas Johansson retires from tennis at the age of 34 (ABC News Australia)

Andy Murray talks of his Wimbledon chances and thinks Nadal will play (Guardian)

Maikel Scheffers covers Robredo's tournament Memorial Santi Silvas (ITF Tennis)

Nearing the end of his career, Safin has some clarity (The Independent)

Ana and Fernando are no longer friends (Blic)

Nadal's foundation will open a tennis school in India (Reuters)

Mark Philippoussis's life skids out of control (The Daily Telegraph)

A pictorial profile of some of Feliciano Lopez's hairstyles (Beautiful Hairstyle Pictures)

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Yesterday would have been Fred Perry's 100th birthday. This is a great profile of the British champion (The Independent)
In addition to Fred Perry, May 18th is a great day for tennis birthdays (Open Court)
Like Serena, Nadal is Dinara's idol (Guardian)
An interview with Djokovic's manager (Blic)
Murray has gotten smart and is starting to manage expectations (ESPN Star)
Gaston Gaudio, who is the former French Open champion, received a wildcard from the tournament (TSN)
Kei Nishikori, Japan's best player, has pulled out of the French Open (Yahoo via AP)
Super Mario can forgive anything but adultery (Croatian Times)
Mr. and Mrs. Agassi inaugurated the new Wimbledon roof (Times Online)
Dubai agrees to pay WTA fine (Guardian)
Nalbandian will be sidelined for four months after hip surgery (TSN)
In a smart move, the USTA hires Jose Higueras to overhaul the American coaching corps (ESPN)
Speaking of American tennis -- remember Americans used to win on clay (NBC Sports)
Nadal and McEnroe will appear in Wii's newest game, Grand Slam Tennis (Blast Magazine)

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Rafael Nadal may soon be shopping for a book deal (Crain's)
It’s official Andy Murray is number 3 (First Post)
American men’s tennis is experiencing a drought. Go figure (NBC Sports)
Bodo details Gasquet’s problems before his current problems (ESPN)
Gasquet receives more support from Safin (Sporting Life)
Dinara tells her brother to retire already (Reuters)

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Djokovic is back to his old tricks.

Serena Williams has nice words for Rafa (Time)
Tignor analyzes Rafa’s game (Tennis)
It’s official: Andy Murray will be the world no. 3 next week (BBC)
Matts Wilander, Will Ferrell and Rain Wilson team up for a charity event (ATP)
Bodo has a fantasy scenario for Federer in Madrid and Roland Garros (ESPN)

Novak Djokovic talks about his tournament and his goal to win Wimbledon (Blic)
Andy Murray builds leg strength for the French Open (Guardian)
Argentine Guillermo Coria announces his retirement (Herald Sun)
More bad news for Argentina: Nalbandian may need hip surgery and may miss Davis Cup (NBC Sports)
Australia forfeits its Davis Cup match with India (ESPN, Indian POV, Aussie POV)

Andy Murray teams up with David Beckham for an anti-malaria campaign (Sky News)
Wimbledon gets lights and a roof (Herald Sun)
Gael Monfils could miss the French Open with a knee injury (The Guardian)
Other than Daniel Nestor, Canada had a bad tennis week (Open Court)
The India-Australia match will be held in Chennai (Tennis)
An excerpt from Monica Seles's autobiography (Times Online)

Novak Djokovic's Head commercial

After Federer last week, Andy Roddick gets married (People)
Tsonga pulls out of Barcelona Open with knee injury (AFP)
An article about famous sporting siblings, featuring the Safins (NY Times)
Possible challengers to the Nadal-Federer monopoly (Fox Sports)



A very special Federer commercial with Derek Jeter and Tiger Woods

A pastry shop in Barcelona makes a life-size sculpture of Nadal out of chocolate cake in time for Easter in the video above (Rafael Nadal)
Roger Federer gets married (Roger Federer)
Tommy Robredo organizes a wheelchair tennis tournament in honor of a friend (Tommy Robredo)
Ernest Gulbis parts ways with his coach (Importance of Being Ernest)
Richard Gasquet pulls out of Monte Carlo due to a shoulder injury (Reuters)
Federer take a last-minute wildcard for Monte Carlo (CBS)
Davis Cup venues announced (ESPN)
Ivo Karlovic will make a hip-hop album (Croatian Times)
Marat Safin's sister will be the women's number one (BBC)

Tandon assesses a portion of the men's field. I would like to add a few to the list -- Cilic: BUY, Simon: HOLD, Gasquet: SELL, Hewitt: RETURN (ESPN)
Nadal could skip Madrid to focus on defending his French Open title (Times)
Nadal's people translate part of his interview with a French website (Rafael Nadal)
The obligatory articles regarding Federer's decline (Fox, Herald Sun)

Nenad Zimonjic, Fernando Gonzalez and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga visit the Miami Seaquarium.

After upsetting France, the Czech Republic will host Argentina in July (Davis Cup)
Nadal and Federer win awards (ESPN)
Henin will star in a Belgian reality television program (WTA)
Lainey Gossip sums up Camille Belle's publicity tour in 170 words or less (Lainey Gossip)

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Rafa promotes the Sony Ericsson Open by playing golf.

Defending champion, Nikolay Davydenko withdraws from the Sony Ericsson Open due to a foot infection (Tennis)
After the beatdown in Indian Wells, the Brits declare Rafa as new standard bearer for Murray (Guardian)
An explanation for the term deuce (LA Times)
Serena Williams teams up with HSN, which could be interesting or very entertaining (WWD, sub req'd)

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