Once again, Serena Williams has proven that she is the best female tennis player in the world. Serena swept through her competition in the round-robin stage before squeaking her way past Li Na in the finals 2-5, 6-3, 6-0. The win gave her an incredible 11 titles for the year. This is the second straight
The WTA has begun testing noise levels at tournaments in order to fina a proper way to curb grunting. USA Today reports that WTA began testing in the spring. “There is more data to be done, there’s more assessment to be done on the different audible levels,” WTA chief executive Stacey Allaster said. “There are
Seventeen-year-old Victoria Duval of the USA pulled the biggest upset of the US Open so far by defeating 2011 US Open champion, Samantha Stosur of Australia 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 in the opening round of the 2013 US Open. After dropping the first set 5-7, Duval was able to overcome her young age and inexperience for
Martina Hingis got a win in her first match in her return to the WTA Tour. She teamed up with Daniela Hantuchova for an impressive 6-1, 6-1 victory over Julia Goerges and Darija Jurak on Wednesday night in the Southern California Open. Hingis didn't touch the ball until the fifth point of the match but
World No. 1 Serena Williams of the USA won the Female Athlete of the Year award at the 21st annual ESPY Awards. Williams won two awards, defeating a pair of Olympians, gymnast Gabby Douglas and swimmer Missy Franklin, and former Baylor basketball star Brittney Griner. Williams didn’t attend because she’s playing a tournament in Sweden.
Fresh off her Wimbledon Championship, No. 7 ranked Marion Bartoli has withdrawn from the Bank of the West Classic becuase of a hamstring strain. "During Wimbledon I developed a strain in my hamstring which has not healed over the past two weeks," said Bartoli. "I have been receiving therapy and was optimistic that I would
Martina Hingis, just recently inducted in to the Tennis Hall of Fame, is ending a nearly six-year retirement to play doubles at next week's Southern California Open, the WTA said on Tuesday. Hingis, a five time grand slam singles titles winner, will partner up with Sloviakia's Daniela Hantuchova, currently ranked No. 46, at the July
Maria Sharapova injured her hip wile taking a hard fall in her second-roung loss to Michelle Larcher de Brito at Wimbledon. That injury has caused her to withdraw from next week's WTA tougnament at Stanford. She plans to return to play at the Rogers Cup in Toronto. This comes on the heels of Sharapova hiring
Agnieszka Radwanska the No. 4 tanked tennis player and former Wimbledon finalist, has been criticized in her Polish homeland after posing naked in ESPN's 'Body Issue'.The magazine features a number of naked athletes, including Radwanska sitting by a swimming pool full of tennis balls. Although her modesty remains intact, Radwanska, who has emphasized her Catholic
World No. 2 Maria Sharapova has split with her coach, Thomas Hogstedt, according to an announcement on her official website. “After almost 3 years of working together, Thomas Hogstedt and I decided to part ways,” the statement read. “Due to personal issues, he was not able to travel in the near future and we both
