Vera Zvonareva, Maria Sharapova in Qatar Total Open final
Vera Zvonareva and Maria Sharapova will face each other in an all-Russian final at the Qatar Total Open in Doha on Sunday. Unseeded Zvonareva reached her second final of the year with a 3-6...
Amelie Mauresmo considers retirement frustrated with her bad results
For quite a long time Amelie Mauresmo has been failing to bring her confidence back and make better results at tournaments. A series of disappointments is tempting the two-time Grand Slam champion to hang...
Fantastic Dominika Cibulkova beats Venus Williams in straight sets
Slovakia’s world No.45 Dominika Cibulkova scored a victory of her career today in windy Doha with a straight set win over great champion and world No.7 Venus Williams. Final score was 6-3 6-3.
I expected...
Svetlana Kuznetsova falls to Sybille Bammer at Qatar Total Open
Second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova lost to fifteenth seed Sybille Bammer 6-3 7-6(8) in the third round of the $2.5 million Qatar Total Open.
Kuznetsova, who was runner-up last year in Doha, had her chances to...
Ana Ivanovic suffers ankle injury, advances with tears in her eyes
Ana Ivanovic beat world No.50 Olga Govortsova 6-3, 6-1 to move into the third round of the Qatar Total Open, but the top seed’s victory was accompanied with what seemed to be quite a...
Anna Chakvetadze loses to Na Li at Qatar Total Open
Fifth seed Anna Chakvetadze lost 7-6(7) 6-4 in the second round of the $2.5 million Qatar Total Open to China's world No.29 Na Li.
This is Chakvetadze's second consecutive early exit from a tournament since...
Marion Bartoli, Agnes Szavay, Sania Mirza out of Qatar Total Open
On day two of the Qatar Total Open in Doha, Marion Bartoli lost in the second round (in the first round she had a bye), while Agnes Szavay and Sania Mirza left the tournament...
Justine Henin wins Proximus Diamond Games for 41st career title
Top seed Justine Henin beat Italy’s Karin Knapp 6-3 6-3 to win the Proximus Diamond Games in her home Belgium. The Antwerp title is Henin’s second of the 2008 season, the first one was...
Maria Sharapova buys luxurious penthouse in Israel
Highest-paid female athlete Maria Sharapova visited Israel two weeks ago as part of the Russian Fed Cup team and used the occasion to buy a luxurious penthouse there, in popular tourist resort.
The apartment is...
Justine Henin comes from set down to move into Antwerp final
World No.1 Justine Henin had to play three sets to beat qualifier Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 and reach the Proximus Diamond Games final.
The 18-year-old Bacsinszky, ranked 94th in the world, took...