Svetlana Kuznetsova overcomes Jelena Jankovic to reach Dubai final
At the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova came out as a winner of a seesaw semifinal against fourth seed Jelena Jankovic. Final score 5-7 6-4 6-3.
Amazingly, there were a total of...
Nine-year-old girl banned from playing tennis because of loud grunting
Nine-year-old Australian, Lauryn Edwards, has been banned from playing tennis by her local club because she grunts too loudly.
Lauryn will be permitted to play only if her father can guarantee she won’t grunt on...
Elena Dementieva beats Ana Ivanovic, reaches Dubai semifinals
Eighth-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia beat third-seeded Ana Ivanovic of Serbia 5-7 6-3 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships.
The match was very close. Both players faced many break points....
Justine Henin stunned by Francesca Schiavone in Dubai quarters
Top seed Justine Henin suffered a straight-set loss to unseeded Italian Francesca Schiavone in the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinals. Both sets were decided in tiebreaks and the final result was 7-6 (3) 7-6...
Svetlana Kuznetsova, Jelena Jankovic meet in Dubai semifinals
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Jelena Jankovic are the first known semifinalists of this year’s Barleys Dubai Tennis Championships and they will play each other on Friday. In the quarterfinals, Kuznetsova defeated Amelie Mauresmo, while Jankovic...
Justine Henin, Ana Ivanovic advance in Dubai
At the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, top seed and defending champion Justine Henin had to work really hard to overcome Slovenian Katarina Srebotnik 7-5 6-7(6) 6-3, while Ana Ivanovic confidently defeated Nicole Vaidisova 6-4...
Kim Clijsters gave birth to baby girl
Belgian former world number one Kim Clijsters gave birth to a daughter on Wednesday, nine months after retiring from tennis at the young age of 23.
The former US Open champion and her husband, US...
Venus Williams, Tatiana Golovin shocked in Memphis first round
Top seed and defending champion Venus Williams was upset in the opening round of the Cellular South Cup on Tuesday by Czech qualifier Petra Kvitova. Earlier in the day, the tournament's No. 2 seed,...
Maria Sharapova pulls out of Dubai due to viral illness
Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the $1.5 million Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships citing a viral illness.
On her official website, Sharapova, who won the Qatar Total Open two days ago and is unbeaten in 2008,...
Ana Ivanovic speaks about her ankle injury, Dubai appearance still under question
Ana Ivanovic injured her ankle last week in Doha, in her second round match with Olga Govortsova, while only two points away from advancing to the third round. In the latest diary entry on...
