Why buy a sports car into which you can barely squeeze a tennis racquet?
After their second child was born, they upgraded the membership to one that included the racquet courts and pool.
The sport needs to think carefully about the effects of new racquet technology.
They booed when they saw Petrova losing her cool, banging her racquet against the net after losing a big point.
However, the issue of who plays for which country and why, remains controversial, even potentially explosive, within all three indoor racquet sports.
An emotional Safina slammed her racquet into the dirt in frustration after making her seventh double-fault of the day on match point.
"Sitting back at home and watching Pat Cash win Wimbledon - it's what every Australian kid who picks up a tennis racquet dreams of, " said Hewitt.
Just like a professional golfer needs a set of reliable clubs or Federer needs a reliable racquet for playing tennis, professional gamers need a reliable machine.
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As the Belgian wild-card entry waited to play the next point, Williams, who had already been handed a code violation for racquet abuse, vented her frustration.
First, the International Health, Racquet and Sports Club Association has agreed to offer free memberships to immediate family members of actively deployed National Guard and Reserve members.
Muir, who is also worldwide general manager of Wilson Racquet Sports, says this has manifested in overall increases in ball and racket sales over the same period.
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"It was a really great match, I felt like I was hitting the ball really well, " added Wozniacki, who switched to a new racquet manufacturer during the off-season.
The calm, confident Djokovic now gave way to the more petulant side of his character and he slammed his racquet into the floor as Davydenko began the second set in confident fashion.
Both teams currently play at Adams Park, just four miles away from the new site, which has been designed to include pitches for football, rugby and cricket, a racquet centre and an athletics facility.
The other thing the ATP needs to do, domestically, is find a great American player who has the potential to win a few majors and get a racquet in his hand instead of a basketball or football.
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The hulking Hartford-area home occupies nearly 18 acres and boasts 19 bedrooms, 25 full baths, multiple kitchens, a racquet ball court, indoor and outdoor pools, a shooting range and a 3, 500-square-foot night club with lighted dance floor.
Still the mistakes continued, with several returns flying off his racquet frame, but Federer stayed calm in sweltering conditions to wrap up his 10th win in 10 matches against his opponent as a weary Robredo flicked a forehand well wide.
Your Wilson Pro H22 tennis racquet quickly became a drying rack for your underwear once you found out that the college tennis team was filled with power-hitting recruits from Estonia and the Ukraine who could knock a flash drive off the top of your head with a backhand.
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Del Potro was still swiping his racquet in frustration as the following game began and it was not until game seven that he got a chance to recover after Davydenko double-faulted at 30-30, but the Russian immediately regained his composure and struck a perfect forehand into the corner on the break point.
Most of the private mahogany-paneled city clubs of New York and Washington, opened membership to women after being sued, said Martha Burk, former chair of the National Council of Women's Organizations A few men-only social clubs remain, such as New York's Racquet and Tennis Club, where a manager told CNN "we don't respond to any questions" before hanging up.
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