Defending champion Anna Chakvetadze loses to Dinara Safina in Moscow
Third seed Anna Chakvetadze succumbed to fellow Muscovite Dinara Safina 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 at the $1.34 million Kremlin Cup on Thursday. Chakvetadze’s defeat is just a continuation of a series of upsets at the...
Serena Williams won’t play Moscow’s Kremlin Cup
Soon-not-to-be world No.1 Serena Williams withdrew from the Kremlin Cup, which starts on Monday in Moscow, due to an ankle injury.
"My left ankle has been bothering me since the US Open and I need...
Alisa Kleybanova makes landmark victory in the second round of Moscow
Today was a big day for Alisa Kleybanova - for the first time since coming back from the life-threatening Hodgkin's lymphoma the Russian advanced to a WTA quarterfinal and it happened in her hometown of...
Wozniacki sets up meeting with Cibulkova in Moscow quarterfinals
After enjoying a bye in the first round of the Kremlin Cup, Caroline Wozniacki went past Urszula Radwanska, the younger and lower ranked Radwanska sister, to advance to the quarterfinals.
The third-seeded Dane converted all...
Jelena Jankovic grabs last spot in Doha with Zvonareva loss
Vera Zvonareva lost to Tsvetana Pironkova 6-0 6-2 in the second round of the Kremlin Cup, which automatically qualified Jelana Jankovic for the Sony Ericsson Championships.
Jankovic is now five points ahead of Zvonareva in...
Vera Zvonareva, Jelena Jankovic advance at Kremlin Cup
Seventh seed Vera Zvonareva progressed to the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup in her home Moscow with a dominant 6-1 6-0 victory over Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova. Also advancing was top seed Jelena Jankovic who...
Alisa Kleybanova pushes through into the second round of Moscow
Alisa Kleybanova was forced to skip her home tournament in Moscow in 2011 and 2012 because of her Hodgkin's lymphoma, but today she made sure that everyone noticed her comeback by beating Varvara Lepchenko...
Francesca Schiavone, Olga Govortsova to face in Kremlin Cup final
Italian Francesca Schiavone and Belorussian Olga Govortsova will play in the final of the $1,000,000 Kremlin Cup, the tournament which had quickly fallen short of most of the top players.
Eighth-seeded Schiavone, the highest seed...
Bartoli retires, Radwanska qualifies for Istanbul afterall
Marion Bartoli needed three things to take the last spot in the season-ending WTA Championships: to win Osaka - check!, to have Agnieszka Radwanska lose before the quarterfinals in Moscow - check!, to win...
Elena Dementieva beats Serena Williams for Kremlin Cup title
Elena Dementieva claimed her first Kremlin Cup title on Sunday with a 5-7 6-1 6-1 victory over fourth-seeded Serena Williams in their fifth career meeting.
This title has a special significance to the Russian, since...