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2009 Bank of the West Classic

Stanford's Taube Family Tennis Center hosted the Bank of the West Classic, a WTA tournament. It featured six of the top ten ranked players in the world and numerous other notables, such as Maria Sharapova returning from an injury. I took a few pictures before and during a first round evening session that matched up Serena Williams (#2) against Na Li (#17) and a qualifier, Melanie Oudin (#70), against a Stanford junior, Hilary Barte. The first match was quite competitive and Serena Williams prevailed in a second set tiebreak after a hard hitting contest.

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Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova Serena Williams entering the court Ping and Albert Na Li Serena Williams
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Warm up Serve Canon versus Nikon On the run Serena ready to return Na Li ready to return
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Future #1 player? Ping and Paolo Big serve Post-game interview Hilary Barte Melanie Oudin


Last updated: August 5, 2009
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