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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

April 14 - Breaking News (Tennis.com)

Tuesday, April 14, 2009 | Posted by SuperDuper | | Edit Post
Last updated on 4/13/2009
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by Kamakshi Tandon

The TickerAndy Murray on sliding on clay: "When you start trying to force your movement on clay, that's when you get sort of all mixed up and you'll slide a little bit too far, or your feet will sort of go from underneath you. You have to try to be light on your feet. Once you start thinking about it too much is when it starts to become an issue.

"When you're on hardcourts, when you're on the run you sort of hit the ball when you're in the air and then you land after you hit the shot and then turn back. Whereas on the clay if you do that, you land and you keep on sliding and takes a good half a second, which makes a big difference. It's about making sure that you're sliding into the shots when it's wide and it cuts off a lot of the court that way."

The TickerAfter winning the Monzon challenger last week, Kimiko Date has gone from No. 144 to No. 126 in the WTA rankings. The 39-year-old former No. 4, who returned to the circuit last May after initially retiring in 1996, defeated top seed Elena Baltacha in a third-set tiebreak in the Monzon quarterfinals.

The TickerLleyton Hewitt's Houston title has taken him from No. 88 to No. 57 in the rankings, while Juan Carlos Ferrero has gone from No. 115 to No. 75 thanks to his win in Casablanca. Hewitt spent 80 weeks at No. 1 between 2001 and 2003, while Ferrero spent eight weeks in the top spot in the fall of 2003.

The TickerLand Rover has extended its sponsorship of the Moscow event for another three years.

The TickerRoger Federer, who took a wildcard into Monte Carlo last week, was not present during the top players' roundtable with reporters on Monday.

The TickerRafael Nadal, speaking in Monte Carlo, on starting this year's clay campaign: "I won the Australian Open and Indian Wells... I started this year better than ever. That gives me more calm than in previous years."
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