Kim Clijsters’ return to tennis more and more joyful, upsets Victoria Azarenka at Rogers Cup

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After having an amazing comeback to professional tennis at Cincinnati, Kim Clijsters has continued her winning ways. Last week at the Western and Southern Financial Group Women’s Open, former No.1 Clijsters had defeated two Top...

Dinara Safina sent packing by Aravane Rezai at Rogers Cup

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Defending champion Dinara Safina fell 3-6 6-2 6-4 to Aravane Rezai of France in the second round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto. The world number one and top seed hit 17 double faults against...

Serena Williams second to qualify for Sony Ericsson Championships

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Eleven-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams followed world number one Dinara Safina in qualifying for the season-ending Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships. The 27-year-old Williams won two Grand Slam titles this season and reached the...

Venus Williams upset by Kateryna Bondarenko at the Rogers Cup

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Third seed Venus Williams has crashed out of the Rogers Cup, falling to qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko 1-6 7-5 6-4 in the second round. Williams had a bye in the first round and easily won the...

David Shoemaker named President of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

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Davin Shoemaker, 38, has been appointed the new President of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. The native of Otawa, Canada, joined the Tour in 2004 as General Counsel, and less than two years later he...

Revived Jelena Jankovic beats Dinara Safina to win Cincinnati title

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When the Western and Southern Financial Women's Open began, Jelena Jankovic was probably the last person I would tip off to win the title. And even through the tournament, I didn’t pay much attention...

Nacho and Gilly win autographs of Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic!

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Yippee! We have the winners of Jelena Jankovic's and Ana Ivanovic's autographs. The lucky contestants of our recent competition are Nacho and Gilly. Congratulations! Of course, the answer to the question was "30 weeks". I'm...

Jelena Jankovic edges Elena Dementieva to reach Cincinnati final

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Rejuvenated Jelena Jankovic saved four match points to beat Elena Dementieva and set up a clash with world No.1 Dinara Safina in the final of the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open. The way...

Dinara Safina ends Flavia Pennetta’s winning streak to reach Cincinnati finals

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World No.1 Dinara Safina of Russia ended Flavia Pennetta’s 15-match winning streak in just 56 minutes, defeating the Italian 6-2 6-0 in the semifinals of the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open. Pennetta, who...

Tamira Paszek’s season over due to back injury

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Tamira Paszek, investigated in her native Austria for doping, has ended her 2009 tennis season because of the back injury which forced her to receive the banned treatment. The 18-year-old Paszek had her blood taken...
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