Billie Jean King believes match-fixing is more probable in men’s tennis
Men’s tennis has been hit by a series of match-fixing allegations in 2007, however, tennis legend Billie Jean King doesn’t believe that the phenomenon exists in women’s tennis mainly because there is much less...
Nine-year-old girl banned from playing tennis because of loud grunting
Nine-year-old Australian, Lauryn Edwards, has been banned from playing tennis by her local club because she grunts too loudly.
Lauryn will be permitted to play only if her father can guarantee she won’t grunt on...
Second seed Agnes Szavay out of Nordea Nordic Light Open
Agnes Szavay, seeded second at the Nordea Nordic Light Open in Stockholm, was defeated 6-4 7-6 by last-year’s finalist Vera Dushevina in the second round of the Tier IV tournament.
Szavay broke early in both...
Alicia Molik retires at 27, injuries drained her
Alicia Molik officially announced her retirement after a long run of injuries, including a debilitating inner-ear virus.
When she reached the Australian Open quarterfinals in 2005 Molik achieved her career-high of No.8, but spent most...
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announces landmark 2009 Roadmap calendar, greatest reforms in history
The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announced its landmark 2009 Roadmap calendar, featuring the most sweeping reforms in history to the circuit structure. The aim of the reforms is to create a more fan friendly...
Michaella Krajicek wins in Memphis, first WTA main draw victory since June
Dutch tennis star Michaella Krajicek, who was ranked as high as No.30 in the February of 2008, scored her first WTA main draw victory since June, beating seventh seed Alla Kudryavtseva 6-1 6-4 in...
A large thank you from Marija and Women’s Tennis Blog
Dear readers,
I asked you to tell me something about yourselves, in the last days of 2009, while I was in China. I would really like to thank you for actively participating in the comments...
Alla Kudryavtseva wins Tashkent Open for first career title
A hard fought 6-4 6-4 victory over Elena Vesnina in the all-Russian final of the Tashkent Open gave world No.82 Alla Kudryavtseva her first WTA singles title.
The seventh-seeded Kudryatseva had never before last week...
Aravane Rezai leaves Bali with no matches won
Newly-acquired BMW driving skills were of no help to Aravane Rezai against Alisa Kleybanova in their opening match at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali.
Together with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who was dominated by...
Rybarikova wins Memphis title, Dominguez Lino victorious in Bogota
Besides the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai which took most of the spotlight with its strong field, two more tournaments were taking place at the same time and Magdalena Rybarikova and Lourdes Dominguez...