Lindsay Davenport doubtful for Australian Open, retirement possible?
Lindsay Davenport may skip the 2009 Australian Open, being troubled by a knee injury. The former world No.1 has not competed since the 2008 US Open and may even not play again professionally.
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The Serbs and the Williamses to play tennis exhibition in New York
Jelena Jankovic, And Ivanovic, Venus and Serena Williams will play an exhibition event in New York on March 2nd, 2009.
The indoor tournament set to take place at Madison Square Garden is called "Tennis Night...
Serena Williams to open secondary school in Kenya
Serena Williams will visit Kenya for the first time so as to officially inaugurate a school built through partnership between the Build African Schools initiative and Hewlett Packard.
The opening of the Serena Williams Secondary...
WTA reintroduces byes for Rome and Tokyo semifinalists
The Women's Tennis Association has agreed to bring back byes to certain tournaments in 2009 in order to give players more time to rest between certain high-intensity events.
Rome is a 56-draw tournament followed by...
Venus Williams wins 2008 Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha
Seventh seed Venus Williams clinched her first title at the Sony Ericsson Championships with a 6-7(5) 6-0 6-2 victory over Vera Zvonareva in the last match of the 2008 WTA tennis season.
Zvonareva started off...
Venus Williams collects Whirlpool 6TH SENSE Player of the Year Award
Wimbledon champion Venus Williams won the Whirlpool 6TH SENSE Player of the Year Award for 2008, being the player who has demonstrated the most intuition throughout the year, as voted in an online competition.
There...
Venus Williams sees off Jelena Jankovic to reach Sony Ericsson Championships final
American Venus Williams defeated top seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-2 2-6 6-3 to reach the Sony Ericsson Championships final for the first time, having lost in the semis twice by now.
The seventh-seeded Williams...
Vera Zvonareva moves into Sony Ericsson Championships final
Vera Zvonareva’s fantastic form continues to bring fruitful results, as the eighth seed defeated fellow Russian Elena Dementieva 7-6(7) 3-6 6-3 to reach the final of the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha.
In the first...
Ana Ivanovic wins 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Diamond ACES Award
Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic has won the 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Diamond ACES Award which is given to the tennis player who does the most to help promote the Tour in the course of...
Elena Dementieva reaches Sony Ericsson Championships semifinals as Serena Williams withdraws
Elena Dementieva and Serena Williams were supposed to fight for the last spot in the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Championships, but the third-seeded American withdrew shortly before the match due to a stomach...