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Top 10 Shuffle

Lyndsay Berra

Six swingers have their eyes on a sweet spot in the rankings.

Story | Conversation | March 10, 2009

Ostracizing Peer an enormous setback

Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.com

The Dubai government officials, WTA and players failed to safeguard Shahar Peer. Their injustices collectively work to undermine sports.

Story | Conversation | February 18, 2009

Brand new chapter for same old Jelena

Kamakshi Tandon, Special to ESPN.com

Jelena Dokic's journey from a torrid past and severe depression to the quarterfinals of the Australian Open is another amazing chapter in her life and one of the most remarkable stories in recent memory.

Story | Conversation | January 26, 2009

Federer seeks retribution against Safin

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

If the Roger Federer-Marat Safin clash is in any way tantamount to their epic battle that unfolded in Melbourne Park in 2005, expect nothing less than fireworks.

Story | Conversation | January 22, 2009

Baghdatis looking to get back on track

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

Marcos Baghdatis looks to end a precipitous fall in the rankings when he takes on hard-hitting Robin Soderling on Wednesday at the Australian Open.

Story | Conversation | January 19, 2009

Rising stars could make headway

Kamakshi Tandon, Special to ESPN.com

Considering the way 2008 ended, our instincts say either Venus or Serena Williams will walk about from Melbourne victorious. But the women's field has a bevy of youngsters just waiting for the right opportunity.

Story | Conversation | January 16, 2009

Federer, Sharapova among those looking for redemption in 2009

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

After an auspicious start in 2008, injuries derailed the rest of Maria Sharapova's season. Now healthy and hungry, she is among a handful of stars seeking a new beginning.

Story | Conversation | January 05, 2009

Federer, Sharapova among those looking for redemption in 2009

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

After an auspicious start in 2008, injuries derailed the rest of Maria Sharapova's season. Now healthy and hungry, she is among a handful of stars seeking a new beginning.

Story | Conversation | January 04, 2009

Fresh hope awaits some in 2009

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

Richard Gasquet is just one of several players who underachieved in 2008, writes Ravi Ubha. But expectations were high for a reason, and a new year is a fresh opportunity to meet them.

Story | Conversation | December 31, 2008

What's your tennis IQ? Take your 2008 holiday quiz

Kamakshi Tandon, Special to ESPN.com

How closely did you really follow tennis in 2008? Take our holiday quiz and see -- then test your friends and family.

Story | Conversation | December 24, 2008

What's your tennis IQ? Take your 2008 holiday quiz

Kamakshi Tandon, Special to ESPN.com

Sure, you remember who won the Grand Slams and finished No. 1 this year. But how closely did you really follow tennis in 2008? Take our holiday quiz and see -- then test your friends and family.

Story | Conversation | December 23, 2008

Venus seeks retribution, title in Moscow

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

Swarming with Russians, Venus Williams looks to play spoiler at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow this week and get back into victory lane for the first time since Wimbledon. New world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic and Dinara Safina may have something to say first.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2008

Jankovic hoping to build on Oscar-like performance at U.S. Open

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic, Serbia's one-two punch, are among the world's elite who have endured their share of tribulations lately, but all have a viable opportunity for redemption in Japan this week.

Story | Conversation | September 15, 2008

Time is ripe for Safina to take advantage of ailing tour members

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

A majority of the game's top stars will limp into the U.S. Open, leaving the door wide open for red-hot Dinara Safina to claim her first major.

Story | Conversation | August 21, 2008

Daunting logistical obstacles between Beijing and the U.S. Open

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

Nearly every top-echelon player will make the pilgrimage to the Beijing Olympics. But with the quadrennial event crunched into an already taxing tennis calendar, it could spell doom for many at the U.S. Open.

Story | Conversation | July 30, 2008