Sharapova’s and Williams’ quotes from RG
Certain things Maria and Serena said during the French Open were chosen by BBC as quotes of the day. I find them interesting, so I’ll share them with you.
Maria wasn’t competing for quite some...
Sharapova reaches round two of Roland Garros
The No. 2 seed Maria Sharapova advances to the second round of Roland Garros by beating France’s Emilie Loit 6-3 7-6 (7-4).
The Russian easily took the first set, but struggled in the second, when...
Two seeds crushed in round one of Roland Garros
Half of the women’s first round matches are finished, and players seeded number 31 and 11 are sent home.
On Monday, France’s Severine Bremond, seeded 31, was beaten 6-3 6-3 by Michaella Krajicek of the...
Should Jankovic have skipped Strasbourg?
Jelena Jankovic has had some amazing results this season - she would be ranked No. 1 as of last week if you went by 2007 rankings points earned only.
Exactly one year ago, before the...
Henin, Williams, Safina move to round two of RG
On the rainy first day of the French Open, four players advanced to the second round: the defending champion and three-time Roland Garros winner Justine Henin, the 2002 French Open winner Serena Williams, Dinara...
Dementieva, Garrigues clinch titles
Saturday was the final day of the Istanbul Cup and the Strasbourg Open. Elena Dementieva (left) won the title in Turkey, while Anabel Medina Garrigues (right) cruised to victory in France.
Elena, the 13th-ranked player...
Golovin becomes promoter of gender equality
Porsche, a famous automotive company and supporter of women's professional tennis, donated €50,000 to benefit the partnership between UNESCO and the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. This partnership was formed in November 2006, in order...
Can Mauresmo win Roland Garros?
World No.5 has a lot of achievements to be proud of - two Grand Slam titles, 25 WTA Tour events, a Fed Cup, and four years in the top five. Still, at her home...
Justine ready for Roland Garros
The top-ranked player in the world announced on her website that she is physically fit and ready for Roland Garros which starts on Sunday. She has no more injuries. Respiratory problems she had...
Jankovic lifts her second Tier I trophy
Jelena Jankovic defeated world number three and second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5 6-1 to win the Internazionali BNL d'Italia and join Justin Henin as the only WTA players who have won three tournaments this...
