Dinara Safina to start practicing in Varazdin, Croatia

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World number two Dinara Safina of Russia will be training in the Croatian town of Varazdin from March onwards. The two-time Grand Slam finalist Safina and her Croatian coach Zeljko Krajan have agreed with the...

Impressions from Serbia vs. Japan Fed Cup tie

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Hi people, I’m back from Belgrade and Serbia vs. Japan Fed Cup tie and I’ll share some of my impressions with you. First of all, not surprisingly, it was not much of a challenge for...

Maria Kirilenko news: dumps coach + to appear in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

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Maria Kirilenko, who fails to promote beautiful adidas by Stella McCartney dresses enough, too often falling early in tournaments, has changed things in her tennis life, adopting her father Yuri Kirilenko as her new...

Jelena Jankovic replaces Maria Sharapova at Open GDF SUEZ

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Serbia's Jelena Jankovic replaced the injured Maria Sharapova in the main draw of next week's Open GDF SUEZ. World No.3 Jankovic joins top-ranked Serena Williams and Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva in the Paris tournament. As...

Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters planning to play exhibitions

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Former Belgian world No.1s, Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters, who have both retired from tennis – Henin last year, Clijsters two years ago - are reportedly preparing for exhibition events in 2009. According to Belgian...

Maria Sharapova officially pulls out of Paris and Dubai

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Yesterday I wrote that Maria Sharapova’s participation in the Open GDF SUEZ and Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships was doubtful, but now it’s been confirmed on her official website that she won’t play those events...

Venus and Serena Williams win Australian Open doubles title

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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

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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

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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...

Ambitious Serena Williams aiming to become a successful writer

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Serena Williams is aiming high, wanting to win a Golden Globes award for her writing skills. Sorry Serena, but as good a tennis player you are, you are that bad a writer. Everyone,...
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