Top seed Dinara Safina advances to Portoroz semifinals
Everything is going smooth for world No.1 Dinara Safina at the Banka Koper Slovenia Open and it will be a surprise if she doesn't add $37,000 to her bank account.
The Russian has lost just...
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour develops Heroes Among Us program
The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour has launched a new campaign called Heroes Among Us, which is meant to recognize parents, teachers, coaches and community leaders who have encouraged young women to pursue their dream.
Fans...
Maria Sharapova claims being fully fit
Former world No.1 Maria Sharapova, now ranked 61st, declared that her troubled shoulder had fully healed and that she was ready to play competitively for the first time since her second-round loss at Wimbledon.
"I...
Interview with 13-year-old Caroline Wozniacki and her braces
Caroline Wozniacki, 19, one of the most attractive women's tennis players of today (not that we need a proof but Stella McCartney wouldn’t have signed her for nothing), had enough courage to make a...
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...
