Serena Williams saves four match points to overcome Samantha Stosur in Sydney
Top seed Serena Williams avoided an early exit at the Medibank International Sydney, fighting off four match points against Australia's Samantha Stosur in the first round.
Stosur was serving for victory at 5-4 in the...
Maria Sharapova withdraws from Australian Open
In the middle of our worries about why Maria Sharapova hasn’t landed on a plane to Australia yet, the withdrawal of the reigning Australian Open champion from this year’s event hits the news.
The 21-year-old...
Venus Williams too strong for Vera Zvonareva at JB Group Classic, Team Americas wins
Venus Williams hasn’t lost one singles match at the JB Group Classic in Hong Kong, and her last victim was Russian world number seven Vera Zvonareva.
The 28-year-old American rounded off her only preparation for...
Australian Open increases prize money for finalists
We’re in the middle of the global financial crisis and the Australian Open is increasing prize money. Apparently, the crisis won’t hit everyone the same.
The singles finalists of the 2009 Australian Open will receive...
Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic ill ahead of the Australian Open
Tennis stars from Serbia, Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic, are welcoming the new season with tough losses and illness.
Jankovic is lacking match practice ahead of the first Grand Slam of the year, having played...
Elena Dementieva wins ASB Classic for 12th singles title
Elena Dementieva beat fellow Russian Elena Vesnina 6-4 6-1 at the ASB Classic in Auckland to win her first title of 2009, and 12th in her career.
The top-seeded Dementieva had a slow start in...
Victoria Azarenka beats Marion Bartoli for first WTA singles title
Second seed Victoria Azarenka defeated Marion Bartoli 6-3 6-1 in the final of the Brisbane International to claim her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title.
Prior to the final in Brisbane, the 19-year-old Belorussian...
Dominika Cibulkova defeats Dinara Safina, Slovakia wins Hopman Cup
Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova and Dominik Hrbaty won the 2009 Hopman Cup with victory over the Russian brother-sister team of Dinara Safina and Marat Safin in Perth on Friday.
Russia had been the favorites to win...
Venus Williams beats Anna Chakvetadze at Hong Kong exhibition
Hard-hitting Venus Williams defeated Anna Chakvetadze 7-6(1) 6-3 at the JB Group Classic in Hong Kong, while Vera Zvonareva came from behind to beat Gisela Dulko 6-4 0-6 6-3 which means that Team Americas...
All-Russian final at the ASB Classic, Elena Dementieva vs. Elena Vesnina
The final of the ASB Classic in Auckland will feature two Russians and two Elenas. It will be the 17th all-Russian singles final in Tour history. Elena Dementieva played eight of the previous 16,...
