Here’s a list of players that pulled out from the Acura Classic in San Diego and the Nordea Nordic Light Open in Stockholm, together with the reasons for their withdrawals.

• SAN DIEGO

Severine Bremond (FRA) Illness
Justine Henin (BEL) Right wrist ligament injury
Ana Ivanovic (SRB) Knee injury
Li Na (CHN) Right rib injury
Mara Santangelo (ITA) Plantar fascitis
Samantha Stosur (AUS) Illness
Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) Viral illness
Serena Williams (USA) Left thumb injury
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) Left wrist injury

• STOCKHOLM

Jarmila Gajdosova (SVK) Knee injury
Tzipora Obziler (ISR) Wrist injury (source: Tennis X)

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Hahaha, I’m sorry Renata, but your serve is really funny! I quite quickly got used to Marion Bartoli’s awkward serve, but I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw yours.

Voracova is 24 years old. Her singles ranking is 123, while in doubles she’s ranked 45th.

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Another attractive exhibition match is on the way — two extraordinary tennis players Justine Henin and Steffi Graf will face each other in Mannheim, Germany, on October 27. The match will be a part of a children’s festival hosted by Children for Tomorrow, a charity founded and chaired by Steffi Graf. (source: On the Baseline)

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I was first interested in watching this video when Diane commented on it as “I laughed until I cried”. Unfortunately, I had to wait until it was published on You Tube to see it, being unable to watch it in Windows Media Player for some reason (probably because my internet connection isn’t fast enough). Anyway, it really is funny!

The same thing was happening to me yesterday while I was promoting some hair colors – I kept saying COROLS! Believe me, saying sentences that you’ve learned by heart is not as easy as it seems (even if they are short), especially when you’re in front of many people.

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A few days ago Jelena Jankovic appeared at the Hyundai presentation in Belgrade, Serbia, wearing an elegant white dress. The car company has been JJ’s sponsor since April, when they gave her a Hyundai (at the presentation she got another one!). (via WTA World)

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