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My Funny Tennis Valentine

There is no sport more romantic than tennis. It is the Cupid of sports. In what other sport do you start at "love"? Love gets bandied about constantly. The
My Funny Tennis Valentine
My Funny Tennis Valentine

There is no sport more romantic than tennis. It is the Cupid of sports. In what other sport do you start at "love"? Love gets bandied about constantly. The players are constantly trying to win love games or love sets, and when all is said and done, everyone congregates at the net for a little hug and a kiss. Well, unless you're Tomas Berdych.

So here are some tennis valentines to share with that special someone in your life, whether it be a husband, wife, significant other or the person with whom you share the holiest of unions: your doubles partner.

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Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi -- Thanks for sticking by me through thick and thin. And I don't mean my hair.

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Philipp Petzschner and Jurgen Melzer -- Don't let your racket do the talking. Show me how you really feel.

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Rafael Nadal -- Your love is better than ice cream.

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Maria Sharapova and Lindsay Davenport -- Girl, you melt the Cold War in my heart.

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Nikolay Davydenko -- I know you're not a material girl, but that doesn't mean you're not allowed to have nice things.

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Petra Kvitova -- Dear Valentine: Congratulations. You've slugged your way into my heart.

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Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer -- No matter what happens, you'll always be No. 1 in my heart.

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Caroline Wozniacki and Kim Clijsters -- I know I break your heart sometimes, baby, but I still love you so much.

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Julien Benneteau and Michael Llodra -- They say French is the most romantic language in the world. To them I say, "Je t'aime."

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 Roger Federer --

It is the greatest love of all


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Courtney Nguyen
COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.