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Nothing wrong with players easing into new year

By Peter Bodo, TENNIS.com

Friday, January 2, 2009

Very quietly, the early part of the tennis year has taken on a semblance of what the sport might look like were there less emphasis on a loaded calendar with valuable rankings points on the line as often as possible. For within a few days, the serious run-up to the Australian Open begins with a not-entirely-serious slate of events. On the men's side, the year kicks off with Chennai, Brisbane and Doha -- all 250-grade events with minimal rankings points but potentially huge appearance fees and a ...

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