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Tennis Resort of the Week: 4* JW Marriott Desert Springs in Palm Desert, CA

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Location Surrounded by lakes and mountains, JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa is located in Palm Desert, California. The hotel is three miles from the El Paseo shopping district and five miles from the Living Desert nature preserve.Possibly the most picturesque and monumental out of all desert properties, Desert Springs offers everything you need for your tennis vacation to be a success. Hotel Features Photo: MegiMK Renovated in 2007, the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa lobby features a 60-foot bar with a cascading waterfall backdrop. This smoke-free resort offers 210,000 square feet of flexible meeting space. High-speed wired and wireless Internet access is available for a fee. Recreation includes two 18-hole championship golf courses, 20 tennis courts, five pools and three spa tubs. The Spa Desert Springs offers a fitness center, separate men's and women's lockers, exercise classes, a spa shop and a salon. Spa treatments include m...

Video: Ana Ivanovic - Day in Life

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All the Around the Courts readers who enjoy the Ana fashion updates, here's a pretty sweet video put together by adidas. Lovely doesn't even begin to describe it.

Ana Ivanovic's French Open 2012 Dress

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Ana Ivanovic might have already lost in this year's Roland Garros tournament but her adidas adiZero dress remains my favourite of the Spring so far. This tennis dress has a FORMOTION® design for an active fit, CLIMACOOL® ventilation, and stylish details for a more feminine look. Comes with matching sports bra and shorts. CLIMACOOL: A combination of performance fabrics, open mesh and ventilation channels keeps cool air flowing in and heat and sweat flowing out. You stay dry, comfortable and performingat your peak in even the most heated competition. FORMOTION is three-dimensionally engineered to move naturally with the athlete's body during sport. FORMOTION follows every curve of the athlete's body for a better fit and greater comfort while in motion. Content: 100% Polyester mesh Available Colors: Super Green w/Core Energy, Ultra Bright (light orange) w/Core Energy, White w/Core Energy

Through the Lense: FIVB World League in Toronto, May 18 - 20, 2012

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More photos after the jump.

BNP Paribs Open Indian Wells 2012

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Julien Benneteau / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Novak Djokovic Photos by MegiMK. More after the jump.

Rafole: The Evolution of a Handshake

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As the tennis season 2012 picks up speed, let's have a look back at this classic video.Let's wait and see what the new year brings us in the Rafa-Nole departments. If we get a repeat of even a very small percentage of their classic matches from 2011, I'll be a happy blogger.

Ana Ivanovic's 2012 Australian Open Dress

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Here's the first promo shot of the dress that Ana Ivanovic will, very likely, wear at the 2012 Australian Open next month.Not bad at the first glance but I need to see more shots of it before I decide if it's worth buying or not.The shoes, however, look like a definite must-have! The tennis season 2012 just can't get here soon enough!