http://www.protennisclub.com ree tennis lessons, tennis tips, tennis news, information on players, profiles, clubs, tournaments, tennis forums and tours. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:21:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en EPA Roger Federer with his girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec seen at the Laureus World Sports Awards in St. Petersburg, Russia. Federer soon to be a father AP Published: March 13, 2009, Basel, Switzerland: Roger Federer is going to be a father. The second-ranked Swiss tennis player said in a message posted on Thursday ... http://www.protennisclub.com/2009/03/roger-federer-soon-to-be-a-father/ INDIAN WELLS, California: Roger Federer saw off Fernando Gonzalez 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 in the BNP Paribas Open on Wednesday to set up a quarterfinal with another Fernando — Verdasco. Meanwhile, defending champion Novak Djokovic and fourth-seeded Andy Murray also advanced. Federer's 12th win in 13 matches against Gonzalez kept him on track ... http://www.protennisclub.com/2009/03/federer-murray-into-indian-wells-quarterfinals/ INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — The moment when Roger Federer morphed from tennis demigod to mere mortal may be debated. Perhaps it was at Wimbledon last summer when Rafael Nadal defeated him in an epic final. Maybe it was an incremental decline after the classic match at the All-England Club that included ... http://www.protennisclub.com/2009/03/federer-returns-and-turns-back-an-upset-bid/ Roger Federer remains at world number two after beating Croat Ivo Karlovic with a 7-6 6-3 victory in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. It was the sixth defeat of Karlovic from his seven previous meetings with Federer. Federer earlier regarded the Croat’s serve as “untouchable.”"It’s ... http://www.protennisclub.com/2009/03/federer-tramples-on-karlovic-at-bnp-paribas-open/ Michael Fiala/Reuters Spain's David Ferrer chasing a drop shot hit by Jeremy Chardy of France on Tuesday in Indian Wells, California. Ferrer won 3-6, 6-4, 6-4. Defending champ Djokovic defeats Haas; Nadal wins INDIAN WELLS, California: Novak Djokovic maintained his title defense by handling Tommy Haas of Germany 6-2, 7-6 (1) to ease ... http://www.protennisclub.com/2009/03/defending-champ-djokovic-defeats-haas-nadal-wins/ Women's Tennis News Zvonareva reaches Indian Wells semis Indian Wells, CA (Sports Network) - Olympic bronze medalist Vera Zvonareva was an easy quarterfinal winner Wednesday at the $4.5 million BNP Paribas Open. The fourth-seeded Zvonareva zipped past ninth-seeded Dane Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-2 in 1 hour, 34 minutes on ... http://www.protennisclub.com/2009/03/zvonareva-reaches-indian-wells-semis/ Indian Wells (California) (IANS): India's Sania Mirza bowed out of the BNP Paribas Open with a straight set loss to World No. 15 Italian Flavia Pennetta in the second round here. Ms. Sania, who was given a wildcard for the $4.5 million tournament, went down 3-6, 4-6 against the 12th seed ... http://www.protennisclub.com/2009/03/sania-crashes-out-of-bnp-paribas-open/ Safina: Searching for best form Top seed Dinara Safina booked her place in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open with a 7-5 6-4 defeat of Peng Shuai of China. The Russian, who will move to the top of the world rankings for the first time if she reaches the final ... http://www.protennisclub.com/2009/03/safina-battles-past-shuai/ Ivanovic: Followed instincts I had lots of doubts about my game in the past six months. So finally I feel like I have strategy and also a plan in place again. It gives me a lot of security and confidence. Ana Ivanovic Defending champion Ana Ivanovic booked her place in the fourth ... http://www.protennisclub.com/2009/03/ivanovic-looking-good/ Maria Sharapova reaches for a forehand during her doubles match on Thursday at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Because of WTA rules, potential losses can get into the millions. Bill Dwyre March 13, 2009 Talk about financial bailouts. As one of the biggest events in tennis started to gather steam in the desert ... http://www.protennisclub.com/2009/03/theres-a-price-to-pay-for-tennis-stars-who-pass-on-indian-wells/