Flavia Pennetta defeats Chan Yung-jan for PTT Bangkok Open title

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In-form Italian Flavia Pennetta outclassed Taiwanese teenager Chan Yung-jan 6-1 6-3 to win the PTT Bangkok Open on Sunday. The victory at the Tier III tournament in Thailand is the third tour title of...

Elena Dementieva beats Serena Williams for Kremlin Cup title

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Elena Dementieva claimed her first Kremlin Cup title on Sunday with a 5-7 6-1 6-1 victory over fourth-seeded Serena Williams in their fifth career meeting. This title has a special significance to the Russian, since...

Serena dominates Vaidisova to reach Kremlin Cup semifinals

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Fourth seed Serena Williams defeated eight seed Nicole Vaidisova 6-4 7-6(7) to advance to Moscow semifinals. Vaidisova difficultly held her serve, especially in the first set when none of her serves went without at least...

Defending champion Anna Chakvetadze loses to Dinara Safina in Moscow

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Third seed Anna Chakvetadze succumbed to fellow Muscovite Dinara Safina 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 at the $1.34 million Kremlin Cup on Thursday. Chakvetadze’s defeat is just a continuation of a series of upsets at the...

Injured Hingis ends 2007 season early

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Former world number one Martina Hingis has called an early end to her 2007 season after failing to recover from a hip injury. The season has been predominantly unsatisfactory for the five-time singles Grand...

Sharapova, Bartoli, Mauresmo, Schnyder, Jankovic all fall on a nightmare Wednesday for top players

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With the exception of two tennis stars, there was nothing but rain, heat, and upsets in Moscow and Bangkok on Wednesday. Who fell? Before the start of the third round, the Kremlin Cup was left without...

Henin beats Golovin to win Stuttgart title

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Top seed Justine Henin won her seventh singles title of the year after beating Tatiana Golovin 2-6 6-2 6-1 in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final in Stuttgart. World No.19 Golovin was shining in the...

Oops, Jankovic enters Henin’s hotel room in Stuttgart

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Not a surprise, Jelena Jankovic got into another silly situation. This time it included Justine Henin, the only tennis player JJ has no idea how to beat. What happened? Jankovic and Henin have been staying...

Razzano shocks Venus for Japan Open title

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France's Virginie Razzano, ranked 33rd in the world, caused a huge upset by beating top seed Venus Williams in the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships final on Saturday. World number eight Williams, who won last...

Henin, Golovin meet in Stuttgart final

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Top-ranked Justine Henin and world No. 19 Tatiana Golovin defeated their semifinal opponents Saturday to reach the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. Justine Henin beat third seed Jelena Jankovic 7-6...