World No. 1 Serena Williams is among the top players to advance through the opening round at the 2013 French Open. It took four days to complete the rain-delayed round one. Serena continued her amazing dominance by defeating No. 74 ranked Anna Tatishvili of Georgia 6-0, 6-1. The first set took only 20 minutes. Tatishvili
Just three years ago, in 2009 as a 17-year old, Melanie Oudin of the USA was being called the comeback kid. Now she might be called the where-did-she-go kid. Back in 2009, the unknown Melanie was the story of the US Open, making an amazing run in only her 2nd US Open appearance, wearing her
World No. 1 Maria Sharapova of Russia has cruised into the 4th round of the 2012 Wimbledon Championships with a win over No. 62 Su Wei Hsieh from Taiwan 6-1, 6-4. It wasn't as easy, however, as the score indicates. After an easy 1st set, Maria had to rally from 4-2 down in the 2nd
No. 15 ranked Maria Sharapova of Russia was sent packing today by No. 67 ranked wildcard Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan in the first round of the 2010 Pan Pacific Open being played in Tokyo, Japan. The 23-year-old Maria was the defending champion of this tournament, but was shown the exit door by a local
Former World No. 1, Justine Henin of Belgium, advanced Friday to the 4th round at Wimbledon 2010, by defeating No. 13 seed, Nadia Petrova of Russia, 6-1, 6-4. Nadia had no answer for Justine's powerful on-target backhands and improved serve. In the 4th round on Monday, 27-year-old Justine will play her compatriot, this year's champ
Belgian countrywomen Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters are headed for a potential 4th round showdown. Both have advanced into the 3rd round, and one more win each will pit them against each other. It would make a very interesting match, putting 8th seeded Kim against 17th seeded Justine. Both are playing in their 1st Wimbledon
Ekaterina Makarova of Russia won the women's final against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the 2010 WTA AEGON International held in Eastbourne, England June 14-19. Ekaterina won the match in straights sets, 7-6(5), 6-4. Ekaterina is ranked No. 103, and was a qualifier, while Victoria was also unseeded but ranked much higher at No. 15.
The No. 5 seed, Elena Dementieva of Russia, survived a bit of a scare against No. 19 seeded countrywoman, Nadia Petrova. Final score: 2-6, 6-2, 6-0. Both players were slowed by leg injuries which were not helped by cold and rainy conditions. Petrova was hampered by a strained left thigh, which she had rewrapped midway
Venus Williams of the USA is the only seed left entering the Semifinal round at the 2010 WTA Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open being played in Madrid, Spain May 8-16. Seeded No. 4, Williams will go up against unseeded No. 22 ranked Shahar Peer of Israel. The other Semifinal match sees unseeded No. 30 ranked Lucie
Maria Kirilenko of Russia is making her way through the draw at the 2010 WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia currently being played May 2-9 in Rome, Italy. In reaching the Quarterfinals, she knocked off No. 5 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in round 2. In round 3, she defeated Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia, 4-6, 6-1,
