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"Andy has as good a chance as anyone other than Roger (Federer) to win grand slams and I'm in that boat of guys who have an opportunity if Roger finally falters or has off days." -- James Blake, captain of the SS Sinking Ship, trying to defend American tennis. [Guardian UK]
OTB Headline o' the Day: "Where were the Russian tennis stars before?" Be on the look out for his next piece, "Hey, them Spanish dudes are pretty good!" [IHT]
First Runner-Up Headline: "Henman Has Room to Timprove". How much ya wanna bet they dusted that one off from one of the last five Wimbledons? [The Sun]
Gavin Versi notes on Ana Ivanovic's website that though Martina Hingis used on-court coaching five times in five matches at Montreal, she still lost to Ivanovic in the final. Ivanovic didn't avail herself of the opportunity at all. Similiarly, Justine Henin-Hardenne, who titled at New Haven, didn't use the system either. What have we learned? Don't take advice from Melanie Molitor. [Some Site About Ana]
In play for Shanghai? Marcos Baghdatis pulled from the Japan Open citing the same shoulder injury that kept him out of the Thailand Open this week. [AP]
In play for the rest of the year? Venus Williams suffered a recurrence of her left wrist injury as she was bageled by Polish qualifier Agnieszka Radwanska on Thursday. [Eurosport]
Andy Murray out-haggles Brad Gilbert by scoring a deal on a purse at the Pat Pong Market in Bangkok. [Some Site About Andy]
OTB Pic o' the Day: Dmitry Tursunov, Tomas Berdych, Aisam Qureshi, and Rohan Bopanna work it at a fashion show in Mumbai yesterday. [AP Photo/Gautam Singh]
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