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Love -- Oracle CEO and Indian Wells savior Larry Ellison presented the Red Cross with a $1 million check on Friday night at the BNP Paribas Open's "Hit for Haiti" event. We're going to act like nothing else of note happened that evening because we wouldn't want a petty catfight to overshadow the game of tennis any more than it already has. 

15 -- Roger Federer and Marcos Baghdatis highlight men's action at the BNP Paribas Open Tuesday night. Andy Murray advanced to the quarterfinals earlier in the day, after surviving a brief scare in the second set by American Michael Russell. The Tennis Channel will have live coverage of Federer-Baghdatis this evening or you can stream the match live.

30 -- Three sets of getting run around the court and moon-balled by Alisa Kleybanova eventually caught up to Kim Clijsters. The defending U.S. Open champ was ousted by the 20-year old Russian, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (4). Kleybanova took the final seven points of the third-set tiebreak after Clijsters, a two-time champ at Indian Wells, jumped out to a 4-0 lead. The pair combined for 122 unforced errors versus 70 winners. Cue the questions about whether motherhood is catching up with Clijsters. (We're reserving judgment until Roland Garros.)

40 -- John Isner's name may be about to get as big as his frame. The 6-foot-9 American has been on a roll of late, winning in Auckland, advancing to the finals in Memphis and reaching the quarterfinals at the Australian Open. Isner defeated Davis Cup teammate Sam Querrey on Monday night and will face Rafael Nadal on Wednesday.  

Game -- Tennis blogger extraordinaire C Note is giving Indian Wells the Forty Deuce treatment. Predictably, it's awesome. You should go even if you don't love Novak Djokovic. If you do, you're probably already there. (On another note, this picture of Ana Ivanovic is Pulitzer worthy.)

Andre Agassi says he feels "sick" about his controversial on-court spat with Pete Sampras this weekend at a charity event in Indian Wells, Calif.

The two tennis legends were playing in a charity doubles match with current stars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal when they became involved in an awkward verbal spat that was amplified to thousands in the crowd and to a live television audience.

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Since then, Agassi has drawn criticism for goading Sampras into his impression and then unnecessarily taking a cheap shot by ridiculing his rival's alleged frugality (an accusation that Agassi himself began in his autobiography "Open").

On Monday, Agassi talked to ESPN.com's Rick Reilly and offered an apology:

"It was out of line. It was inappropriate. The night was on fire. We were all having fun. I was trying to be comedic. I only had a split second to make a decision. I went for it and it fell flat. I was trying to get past it, but Pete didn't really let me get past it. He didn't really roll with it. I've texted Pete to ask him if I can apologize in person.

"The joke fell flat and I'm sorry. My hope was that the night was still enjoyable. My whole book is about living and learning, and I guess you never stop."

That's a decent apology, even though there was no need to continue taking subtle jabs at Sampras in it.

Both men acted childishly on Friday, Agassi more than Sampras. To his credit, the instigator stepped up Monday to extend a public olive branch. Sampras should follow the lead and accept it.

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Roger Federer said he wanted to give Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi a "timeout" after the tennis legends engaged in a petty verbal spat during a charity event this weekend in California.

The Swiss tennis star was paired with Sampras in a doubles match against Agassi and Rafael Nadal. Midway through the event, Agassi became indignant when Sampras did a playful impersonation of him. This led to some passive aggressive fireworks, accusations of cheapness and a serve from Pistol Pete aimed squarely at Agassi's head. 

Federer tried to defuse the situation at its start by joking about the intensity of the rivalry. He then playfully/desperately said, "Rafa, do something." Agassi and Sampras didn't seem to notice.

After the event, Federer spoke of how uncomfortable it was on the court during the incident:

It was a bit awkward because you didn't know, was it just fun, was it not fun? What was it. I tried to help with the situation. And now being a father, I thought maybe we have to give both guys a timeout or something.

Nadal, who stayed silent throughout the spat, diplomatically told reporters that he was unaware of any tension because he "didn't understand nothing." It should be noted that Nadal, while not technically fluent, speaks English quite well.

Personal rivalries tend to cool once two athletes have retired. Somebody should tell that to Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi.

During a charity doubles match Friday night at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, the two rivals, who have been engaged in a public war of words over the past six months, aired their grievances on live microphones in front of 18,000 fans and a live television audience. The spat began as an innocent joke by Sampras and quickly escalated into an uncomfortable exchange which included bitter insults, genuine mocking and culminated in a Sampras serve aimed squarely at Agassi's head.

Seriously.

The whole thing was so unbelievable and surreal that it almost didn't seem serious. You kept waiting for someone to laugh and let everyone else in on the joke, but it never happened. The tension was very real. Agassi came across as completely petty and bitter and Sampras appeared baffled by it all. Poor Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer didn't know what to do:

Sampras does a tame imitation of Agassi's much-mocked pigeon walk and then Agassi calls him a cheapskate? What kind of comeback is that? That's a bit of an overreaction, no? (And it's worse that the story is recycled from Agassi's autobiography.)

At least the crowd didn't play along with Agassi. There were more boos than laughs when he made fun of Pete's bad tipping, a reaction which only seemed to force Agassi into digging himself deeper by keeping the "joke" going. After the cracks about valets and dollar bills, Agassi deserved to have the ball served at him. He acted like a jerk.

As usual though, Sampras had the last laugh on the court. He and Federer defeated Agassi and Nadal in the charity match. 

The so-called fifth major of the tennis season begins Thursday in Indian Wells, Calif., as 16 of the world's top 20 players take to the courts in the BNP Paribas Open. Billionaire Larry Ellison bought the popular tournament last year (and changed its name from the Pacific Life Open) and a record crowd of motr than 350,000 is expected this year at the 11-day event. Busted Racquet gives you a few things to look out for at the tourney:

1. Hit for Haiti. On Friday night, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Lindsey Davenport, Justine Henin, Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf will take part in a fundraiser Hatian earthquake relief. Federer first organized a "Hit For Haiti" event at the Australian Open and Ellison took over at Indian Wells, recruiting former stars to participate in one of two doubles matches Friday night. The event is sold out and will be broadcast live on The Tennis Channel. 

2. Belgium rising? Tennis tournaments need to add some caveats to its seeding system. The two favorites at Indian Wells, Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters, are unseeded and No. 14, respectively at the tournament. This is due to the fact that both Belgians have yet to play enough tournaments in their comebacks to move up in the WTA rankings, of course. Unlike in Melbourne, though, Henin won't see a marquee match until the fourth round, when she's set to tangle with No. 4 Elena Dementieva. In that same round, Clijsters would play No. 1 Svetlana Kuznetsova. (See what I mean about this being the fifth major?) If they advance, Clijsters and Henin would meet in the final.

3. Men's surprise? Each of the big four -- Federer, Djokovic, Nadal, Murray -- are getting better than 8-1 odds to win at Indian Wells. The next closest man receives 17-1. Obviously, oddsmakers consider this to be a top-heavy event. But don't be surprised if one of the "outsiders" surprises in victory. Marin Cilic or Jo-Wilifried Tsonga or Nikolay Davydenko or whoever wins between Andy Roddick and Gaels Monfils (a potential fourth round match) are all decent possibilities. 

4. TV, TV, TV. The Tennis Channel will air over 90 hours of live coverage of the tournament, all in HD.  

5. Predictions: That being said, we're still going with Roger Federer to win on the men's side. (We learned our lesson in Melbourne.) For the women, it's hard to go with Kim Clijsters after her Australian Open debacle, but the slower courts at Indian Wells suit her baseline game.