Dinara Safina withdraws from Sony Ericsson Championships, may skip Australian Open
Dinara Safina handed a match to Jelena Jankovic, pulling out from the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha when serving at 1-1 in the first set. The reason for the Russian’s withdrawal is a back...
Justine Henin given wildcard entry to 2010 Australian Open
Justine Henin has been granted a wildcard entry to the 2010 Australian Open, the Grand Slam she won in 2004.
The Belgian is planning to revive her tennis career at the start of the 2010...
Venus and Serena Williams win Australian Open doubles title
Venus and Serena Williams won their eighth Grand Slam doubles title with victory at the 2009 Australian Open.
The sisters claimed their third doubles trophy in Melbourne, by defeating Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia and Japan's...
Serena Williams has earned record prize money for a female athlete
By reaching the singles and doubles finals at the 2009 Australian Open, world No.2 Serena Williams broke golf star Annika Sorenstam's record for career prize money by a female athlete with nearly $23 million.
Even...
Serena Williams will meet Dinara Safina in Australian Open final
Nine-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams will meet the French Open runner-up Dinara Safina in the final of the 2009 Australian Open.
Williams put Elena Dementieva's 15-match winning streak to an end, defeating the Russian...
Serena Williams battles past Kuznetsova for Australian Open semis
Serena Williams crashed the Russians' party and put an end to the possibility of a Russian full house in the Australian Open semifinals by coming back from a set down to defeat Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Eighth...
Dementieva powers past Suarez Navarro to reach the semifinals of Australian Open
Fourth seed Elena Dementieva is on fire and not only because of the scorching heat troubling players in Melbourne. The Russian has remained undefeated this season seeing off Spanish world No.46 Carla Suarez Navarro...
Dinara Safina stops Jelena Dokic in Australian Open quarterfinals
Third seed Dinara Safina ended Jelena Dokic’s never-to-be-forgotten fairytale to reach the semifinals of the 2009 Australian Open. Score: 6-4 4-6 6-4.
I am sorry that Dokic lost, because she clearly had a chance to...
Vera Zvonareva eases past Marion Bartoli to reach Australian Open semifinals
The quarterfinal clash between Vera Zvonareva and Marion Batoli was much shorter than expected, as the Russian seventh seed eased past the No.16 seed from France 6-3 6-0.
This match can easily be summed up:...
Zheng Jie and Victoria Azarenka retire from their fourth-round matches
Out of four matches played to wrap up the fourth round of the Australian Open, two were finished with players retiring. To my great disappointment, Zheng Jie and Victoria Azarenka had to give up...
