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			<title><![CDATA[Ford: Recognizing tennis's generous charities]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Lost in the shuffle of the grinding tennis season is the ambitious charity work from a bevy of players. Here's a sampling of those who give back.]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 25, 2009 03:49:28 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ford: Wickmayer, Malisse paying stiff penalty]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Andre Agassi's mea culpa 12 years ago was enough to avoid suspension, but two high-profile Belgian stars are proof of today's rigorous drug-testing standards.]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 10, 2009 03:29:01 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ford: U.S. Fed Cup leaning on kids again]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Despite her pledge to play the Fed Cup finale unless she was in a wheelchair, Serena Williams has bowed out. So it's up to emerging U.S. talent to come through again.]]></description>
			<pubDate>November 02, 2009 10:55:44 PST EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ford: Breaking down the year-end championship]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Wondering what's at stake at the year-end championships in Doha, Qatar? How about the razor-thin five-point margin in the rankings that separates Serena Williams from Dinara Safina.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 23, 2009 03:09:00 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ford: Ivanovic hoping respite is the answer]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[For someone as ultra competitive as Ana Ivanovic, turning the switch off is exceptionally difficult. But that's exactly what she did -- for better or worse.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 19, 2009 10:39:54 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ford: More punishment to come for new No. 1?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Serena Williams has officially assumed the world No. 1 ranking again. But her rightful ascendance in the rankings might very well be blunted by further sanctions stemming from Williams' U.S. Open outburst.]]></description>
			<pubDate>October 12, 2009 03:02:15 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ford: Henin can't stay away from the competition]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Months after absolutely, positively closing the door on her career, Justine Henin is back. Now, can we please stop using the "R" word?]]></description>
			<pubDate>September 22, 2009 07:47:03 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ford: Foursome looking to build on momentum]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Melanie Oudin and John Isner were among a quartet of players who gained new fans and new respect at the U.S. Open.  Where do they go from here?]]></description>
			<pubDate>September 22, 2009 05:07:24 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ford: Infectious Oudin making a splash]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With the dearth of early-blooming U.S. stars, teenage darling Melanie Oudin is finally giving the U.S. Open someone to believe in.]]></description>
			<pubDate>September 08, 2009 13:23:26 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ford: Clijsters stands out amid U.S. Open turmoil]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Despite the many breakdowns that have wreaked havoc for the world's top women, Kim Clijsters very much has her act together.]]></description>
			<pubDate>September 07, 2009 12:55:12 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ford: Nothing random about Oudin's recent play]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Maria Sharapova might own the New York stage, but Melanie Oudin doesn't really give a hoot. Something must give at the U.S. Open.]]></description>
			<pubDate>September 04, 2009 11:30:09 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ford: Don't expect Buchanan to back down]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Don't discount Chase Buchanan when he faces Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. The American prospect is new to the grand stage but ready for the fight.]]></description>
			<pubDate>August 31, 2009 12:36:04 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ford: Q&A with Kimiko Date Krumm]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Twelve years away from professional tennis, Kimiko Date Krumm is slowly beginning to feel more comfortable on the court.]]></description>
			<pubDate>August 25, 2009 07:22:16 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ford: For some women, retirement isn't the end]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Burnout, babies and bum body parts can be career-ending developments for some WTA Tour players. But many women are finding that retirement is more a phase than a final bow.]]></description>
			<pubDate>August 24, 2009 07:47:19 PDT EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ford: Safina, Kuznetsova too familiar with squandered opportunities]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Elite athletic pedigree and extraordinary talent aside, Dinara Safina and Svetlana Kuznetsova also share a dubious history of collapsing in Grand Slam finals.]]></description>
			<pubDate>June 04, 2009 08:01:23 PDT EST</pubDate>
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