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Without the Williamses, who steps up?

By Kamakshi Tandon
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

With the Williams sisters refusing to play in Indian Wells, the other top-tier women seek to take advantage at the biggest event since the Australian Open. Here are five story lines to keep an eye on: Sharapova's serve Off the tour since August, Maria Sharapova will return this week in Indian Wells -- sort of. She'll play doubles and partner with Elena Vesnina, which will allow only limited judgments about her movement and consistency but should be enough to see whether she's swinging free ...

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