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148152ContentFall Facts & Figures: 10 Questions about No. 1/features/general/features.aspx?id=148152 By Robert Waltz THE MEN 1. Has Rafael Nadal clinched the year end No. 1 or could Roger Federer still catch him? To clinch the year end No. 1, almost all Nadal has to do is show up. To steal 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM10/7/2008 9:59:18 AM10/7/2008 9:46:12 AM12/31/9999 11:59:59 PMMaintenance 1Maintenance 1Fall Facts & Figures: 10 Questions about No. 198A103310/7/200810/7/2008Archive_Expire/WorkArea/images/application/spacer.gif/WorkArea/images/application/thumb_spacer.png147466ContentChampionships Form: Who will qualify for Doha?/features/general/features.aspx?id=147466By Kamakshi Tandon It’s essentially a sprint to the finish as WTA players compete for the three spots still left in the Sony Ericsson season ending championships. 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The perennial Big Two of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal morphed into the Big Three with the ascendancy of 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM9/30/2008 1:49:38 PM9/30/2008 11:27:00 AM12/31/9999 11:59:59 PMKamakshiTandonMasters Race: Who will qualify for Shanghai?98A10339/30/20089/30/2008Archive_Expire/WorkArea/images/application/spacer.gif/WorkArea/images/application/thumb_spacer.png146862ContentThe 360 Interview: Dominika Cibulkova/features/general/features.aspx?id=146862DOMINIKA CIBULKOVADate of birth May 6, 1989 Place of birth Bratislava, Slovakia Residence Bratislava, SlovakiaHeight 5'3" Year turned pro 2004 Career high singles ranking 19 (August 2008) Career 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM9/25/2008 9:46:38 AM9/24/2008 7:39:38 PM12/31/9999 11:59:59 PMKamakshiTandonThe 360 Interview: Dominika Cibulkova98A10339/25/20089/24/2008Archive_Expire/WorkArea/images/application/spacer.gif/WorkArea/images/application/thumb_spacer.png145356ContentCaptains' Log: Davis Cup skippers reflect on roles/features/general/features.aspx?id=145356 Meet the Captains By Robert Davis "One day you are an idiot, and the next day a genius. 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148136LibraryItem2008_10_06_pg18/uploadedImages/Features/Photo_Galleries/TENNIS_Gallery/2008_10_06_pg18.jpg STUTTGART, GERMANY - OCTOBER 04: Nadia Petrova of Russia returns the ball to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at the Porsche Arena on October 4, 2008 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Thomas Niedermueller/Bongarts/Getty Images) 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM10/6/2008 11:23:11 AM10/6/2008 11:23:11 AM12/31/9999 11:59:59 PMMaintenance 1Maintenance 12008_10_06_pg18346A103310/6/200810/6/2008Archive_Expire/WorkArea/images/application/spacer.gif/WorkArea/images/application/thumb_spacer.png148134LibraryItem2008_10_06_pg17/uploadedImages/Features/Photo_Galleries/TENNIS_Gallery/2008_10_06_pg17.jpgSTUTTGART, GERMANY - OCTOBER 05: Winner Jelena Jankovic of Serbia is seen inside her new Porsche after the match against Nadia Petrova of Russia after the final match of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at the Porsche Arena on October 5, 2008 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Thomas Niedermueller/Bongarts/Getty Images)
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