Passing Shots: Safin, Navratilova, Federer and More!

Some interesting tennis news from this week...

Steve Tignor on the importance of the OOP (Order of Play) (Tennis.com)

Federer's improved backhand the key to beating Nadal? (The Fan Child's Two Cents)

Best player quotes from Indian Wells (Beyond the Baseline)

Marat Safin getting married?!? Nooooooooooooo (Open Court)

Yes, I think it's pretty clear Federer's game is up to snuff (ESPN)

Martina Navratilova on Dancing with the Stars! (LA Times)

Federer's press conference after his win over Isner (Indian Wells)

And Isner's presser after his defeat (Indian Wells)

I've Missed You Marat Safin

http://tennis.com/articles/templates/features.aspx?articleid=6524&zoneid=9

This article makes me so happy. Safin is one of my all time favourite tennis players, so although the idea of him as a Russian tennis official makes me laugh, I am really looking forward to seeing what happens with this.