Elena Dementieva wins Olympic gold, Russians take all medals
Elena Dementieva is the singles gold medalist at the Beijing Olympics, having defeated fellow Russian Dinara Safina 3-6 7-5 6-3.
What an achievement for Russian tennis, all the three medals were taken by Russian players...
Serena and Venus Williams into doubles final at the Beijing Olympics
The Williams sisters weren't so successful in singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but in doubles they beat Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-4 4-6 6-1 to reach the final.
The final in Beijing...
Jelena Jankovic beaten in Olympic quarters by Dinara Safina
World number one Jelena Jankovic lost 6-2 5-7 6-3 to in-form Dinara Safina of Russia in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Tennis Event in Beijing.
The second-seeded Serb was too weak for big-hitting Safina. Despite...
Venus Williams falls to Li Na in quarterfinals of 2008 Olympics
Shortly after her sister Serena lost to Elena Dementieva, seventh seed Venus Williams was beaten by home favorite Li Na 7-5 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
"Venus was the best...
Ruthless Serena loses just one game against Sharapova to complete a Career Golden Grand Slam
Even Maria Sharapova, who completed a Career Grand Slam in spring by winning the French Open, was not close to stopping Serena Williams, who dropped only 17 games en route to the gold medal...
Johanna Konta had COVID-19, won’t play the Olympics
British number one Johanna Konta contracted COVID-19, wasn't able to train for more than two weeks and is thus forced to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics because of lack of preparation.
On the eve of...
Sania Mirza retires from singles at the Olympics
Sania Mirza of India retired in her first-round match at the Olympic tennis event. The world No.65 was trailing Czech Iveta Benesova 6-2 2-1 when painful right wrist forced her to retire.
"It was hurting...
Jelena Jankovic misses opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics
Oh my God, Jelena Jankovic is already injured. The world No.2 will miss the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics because she sustained some minor injury during her Friday morning practice.
By the way,...
Gold for Puerto Rico’s Puig, silver for Germany’s Kerber, bronze for Czech Republic’s Kvitova
Monica Puig defeated reigning Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber 6-4 4-6 6-1 in the final of the Rio Olympic Games to become the first athlete, male or female, from Puerto Rico to win a gold medal....
Wimbledon “to be canceled on Wednesday”, Tokyo Olympics will take place in July and August of 2021
While the WTA season has officially been suspended until at least June 7th, the word is out that the COVID-19 pandemic will also ruin the 2020 grass-court season, as Wimbledon is expected to announce...
