2006 IQ Links Countdown

The 2006 season is almost here. Here's the full WTA Backspin countdown that led up to the debut of this season's "Intriguing Questions" series, with a link a day to pass the time away:

10..."The 10 Commandments of Tennis" (TennisServer.com)

9..."9 Basic Facts About Strings" (TennisServer.com)

8...The official Russian website of the world's #8-ranked player (elena-dementieva.ru). Check out the Russian language version!

7..."7 Little Tennis Riddles" (About.com)

6...The official site of the Queen herself, the world's #6-ranked player (henin-hardenne.be)

5...Jon Wertheim's "2005 Baggie Awards" (SI.com)

4..."How to Beat 4 Major Types of Tennis Opponent" (About.com)

3...A Three-piece gift item that Anna Smashnova and Shahar Peer might love (OyToys.com)

2...World #2 Kim Clijsters' official site (kimclijsters.be) (check out the Kim & Elke photoshoots!)

1...The official WTA Tour bio of a former world #1 (wtatour.com) (and that's about as blatant a hint as I can give about the subject of "2006 Intriguing Question #10")

and away we go...