Aaron Krickstein, a nine-time ATP Tour titlist, still aches for competitive tennis. Welcome in the Outback Champions Series, the perfect vehicle for the American to fill that void. Sandra Harwitt

The 19,000 fans at MSG were exultant following Sampras-Federer IV. However, the nature of the match did little to gauge the form of the current world No. 1. Ford
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Ostensibly, Andy Roddick would be the first to punch a ticket for the 2008 Summer Olympics. However, the American's decision to eschew Beijing and focus on the U.S. Open has raised some eyebrows. Greg Garber
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He has a high-risk game and big-time talent but continues to yield subpar results. Marcos Baghdatis has all the tools in the world with one palpable omission: He's missing a little between the ears. Ravi Ubha

She had to hop on a bicycle just to make the pilgrimage to the local practice courts. But that paled in comparison to the bureaucratic hindrances Varvara Lepchenko has overcome. Bonnie D. Ford

Size doesn't matter -- just ask Australian Lleyton Hewitt. Lacking brute power, Hewitt's career has been defined by leveraging determination and devotion. Joel Drucker
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