MSG Plus and ESPN2 will televise the 2010 BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean Cup live on March 1. The one-day, single-elimination tournament will include four of the world’s top female tennis players – Svetlana Kuznetova, Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters and Ana Ivanovic – at Madison Square Garden.

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Serena Williams, the Billie Jean King Cup’s defending champion, has withdrawn from the upcoming BNP Paribas Showdown, scheduled for Monday, March 1, at Madison Square Garden. Williams will be replaced by former French Open champ and former World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic.

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What’s in a name? For this Community Tennis Association, its mission is its name: QuickStart Tennis of Central Virginia Inc. is all about growing tennis using the QST format, for players 10 and under.

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USTA Central Arizona hosted its season-ending QuickStart Tennis Carnival for the children of the Washington and Madison School Districts in December at the Gold Key Racquet Club. The kids who played in the QuickStart Carnival had all participated in the USTA Central Arizona After Schools Tennis Program last fall.

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While 2009 racquet shipments showed an overall decline for the year, there is a bright spot, as fourth-quarter sales numbers from pro/specialty moved upward, ahead of the fourth quarter in 2008. Fourth-quarter comparisons show racquet sales at pro/specialty stores increased in 2009 by 3% (for both units and dollars) relative to 2008.

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