Nicole Vaidisova dumped out of Roland Garros in the first round

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Nicole Vaidisova became the first seed to fall at the 2008 French Open when fellow Czech Iveta Benesova defeated her 7-6 6-1 in the opening round. "It's always hard to play your best friend. I...

Ana Ivanovic moves into second round of Roland Garros

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Last year’s finalist Ana Ivanovic of Serbia advanced to the second round of Roland Garros with a 6-2 7-5 win over world No.45 Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden. In the first set world No.2 Ivanovic established...

Anabel Medina Garrigues wins Internationaux de Strasbourg

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Spain’s Anabel Medina Garrigues won her third title at the Internationaux de Strasbourg beating Slovenia’s Katarina Srebotnik 4-6 7-6 (4) 6-0. Sixth-seeded Medina Garrigues faced eight break points in the first set, and fifth-seeded Srebotnik...

Agnieszka Radwanska beats Elena Dementieva for Istanbul title

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Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland beat defending champion and top seed Elena Dementieva 6-3 6-2 to capture the Istanbul Cup on Saturday. The victory in the Istanbul Cup final earned world No.15 Radwanska her third WTA...

Maria Sharapova’s 2008 French Open outfit finally disclosed, Nike Paris Dress

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You remember all the mystery behind Maria Sharapova’s Australian Open dress, and you know that for the French Open it was the same story. Well, finally we know for sure that for the French...

Daniela Hantuchova withdraws from French Open

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World No.10 Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia has announced her withdrawal from the French Open. She has a stress fracture in her right foot. Hantuchova was hoping to be able to recover by the time...

Lindsay Davenport, Sania Mirza withdraw from French Open

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American Lindsay Davenport and Indian Sania Mirza have withdrawn from the 2008 French Open which starts May 25 in Paris. Davenport cited personal reasons, while Mirza withdrew because she has not yet recovered from her...

Maria Sharapova understands Justine Henin’s need to retire

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World No.1 Justine Henin surprisingly retired last week, while still being at the peak of her tennis career, and 21-year-old Maria Sharapova, who has improved to No.1 in the rankings after Henin’s retirement, said...

Jelena Jankovic beats Alize Cornet, defends her Italian Open title

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World No.4 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia successfully defended a title for the first time in her career with a 6-2 6-2 victory over French qualifier Alize Cornet, ranked 34th in the world. Fourth-seeded Jankovic was...

Jelena Dokic wins another title, this time in Caserta

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Jelena Dokic is slowly but surely reviving her career. The former world No.4 has won her second title in two weeks. The 25-year-old Dokic, who is now ranked 431st, won the $25,000 Caserta in Italy,...
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