Five-time Wimbledon champion, and current World No. 2, Venus Williams, advanced to the 4th round of Wimbledon 2010 without really being challenged. Her victims have been , 6-3, 6-2, Ekaterina Makarova, 6-0, 6-4, Alisa Kleybanova, 6-4, 6-2. Venus' next opponent will be No. 92 ranked Jarmila Groth. Venus has had a rather easy draw. Looking
Alona Bondarenko had too much for Jelena Jankovic to handle in their 3rd round match up today. Bondarenko, seeded 31, pulled a huge upset over the 8th seeded Jankovic, winning in straight sets 6-2, 6-3. It was the first time Bondarenko has beaten Jankovic in 10 meetings between the two. Bondarenko had managed to take
Serena Williams is seen here at her book signing at Harrods department store in London, on November 2, 2009. Now it's time to put the books away and focus on tennis. Williams, who is currently ranked No. 1 on the WTA Tour is seeded No. 1 for the 2010 Australian Open set to begin Jan.
The current world No. 2, and 3-time Grand Slam finalist, Dinara Safina of Russia, is pulling out of the Brisbane International scheduled for January 3-10, 2010, because of a lingering back injury. The back pain forced Safina to quit in tears after just 12 minutes and two games into a match against Jelena Jankovic at
Amidst controversy and spectacular play, Serena Williams of the United States ends 2009 ranked No. 1 in the world on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Once before in her 14 year career she achieved the No. 1 year-end ranking, seven years ago in 2002. Just three years ago, in 2006 she had dipped to No.
Serena Williams solidified her World No. 1 ranking by winning the Sony Ericsson Championships on Sunday, November 1, 2009 in Doha, Qatar. She claimed the championship with a straight-sets win over her sister, Venus Williams, and a 5-0 record for the tournament. Venus was back to defend her title from last year, but Serena made
Serbian cutie pie, Jelena Jankovic, is finally smiling as she holds her first trophy of the year after defeating Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-3 3-6 6-3 at the Andalucia Tennis Championships in Marbella, Spain, on April 12 2009. No wonder she is smiling. This is the first time she even made it to a
Jelena Jankovic, cutie pie from Serbia, was the 3rd seed in the WTA Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships played Feb. 15-22, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She reached the 3rd round before going down in defeat. Jankovic had a BYE into the 2nd round where she easily defeated No. 51 ranked Monica Niculescu of Romania,
Serbian cutie pie, Jelena Jankovic, celebrates after beating France's Alize Cornet 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, during the quarterfinals of the Gaz De France tennis open match in Paris, Friday, Feb. 13, 2009. Her win put her in the semifinals where she faced Amelie Mauresmo. Mauresmo won the see-saw match in 3 sets, 6-2, 0-6, 6-1. Jankovic
Jelena Jankovic reacts after a point in her fourth round match against Marion Bartoli of France during day seven of the 2009 Australian Open. Jankovic reached the 4th round by defeating 26th seeded Ai Sugiyama of Japan in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4. Jankovic didn't drop a set through the first three matches of the tournament.
