Dinara Safina cruises to Portoroz quarterfinals
World No.1 Dinara Safina cruised into the quarterfinals of the Banka Koper Slovenia Open by beating qualifier Ksenia Pervak 6-1 6-2 in one hour and 17 minutes.
The 157th-ranked Pervak converted only one of her...
Pregnant Nathalie Dechy, 30, retires from tennis
After becoming pregnant, France's Nathalie Dechy has retired from tennis at the age of 30 in order to dedicate herself to family life.
In her 15-year-long career Dechy won one WTA singles title, Gold Coast...
Dinara Safina in action at the Banka Koper Slovenia Open
World No.1 Dinara Safina was playing on the first day of the Banka Koper Slovenia Open in Portoroz and beat young Slovenian hope Tadeja Majeric 6-0 6-4 in the first round.
Before the tournament started,...
Flavia Pennetta victorious at Internazionali Femminili di Tennis di Palermo
Italian Flavia Penetta defeated compatriot Sara Errani 6-1 6-2 in an all-local final of the Internazionali Femminili di Tennis di Palermo to win her seventh Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title.
The top-seeded Pennetta dethroned Errani,...
Sybille Bammer wins ECM Prague Open title
Sybille Bammer won her second career WTA Tour singles title, and first since 2007, by beating Francesca Schiavone 7-6(4) 6-2 in the final of the ECM Prague Open.
The second-seeded Bammer was close to defeat...
Zheng Jie and Jelena Jankovic in ANTA TV commercial
Tennis stars Zheng Jie and Jelena Jankovic are appearing in this TV commercial for the Chinese brand of ANTA, which they have been promoting this year.
I have to notice, of what use is the...
Serena Williams wins Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
Eleven-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams has won her second ESPY Award, beating out world number one Dinara Safina and 2009 Roland Garros champion Svetlana Kuznetsova to receive the award.
Serena's first ESPY award was...
Serena Williams welcomed by Barack Obama in White House
Eleven-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams was welcomed by President Barack Obama in the White House.
"I love President Obama; he has such an unbelievable presence, and he seems to be so normal -- and...
New WTA Tour Chairwoman and CEO Stacey Allaster defends the ranking system
New WTA Tour chairwoman and CEO Stacey Allaster touched the hot topic of women's world rankings right after being appointed on Monday.
"It's a 52-week ruling average and it's a combination of the Grand Slams...
Monica Seles inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame
Former world number one Monica Seles, 35, was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Seles’ career was marked by the stabbing in 1993, but as much as we associate Seles with...
