The The Women’s Tennis Association unveiled a new logo today with the help of Francesca Schiavone, Kim Clijsters, Vera Zvonareva, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Jankovic, Elena Dementieva and Sam Stosur at the year-end WTA Championships – Doha 2010. The new mark is designed to serve as a distinctive and modern reminder of the captivating athleticism and
Three time major champion Maria Sharapova is engaged to Los Angeles Lakers guard Sasha Vjuacic. The agent for Sharapova confirmed the news in an e-mail to The Associated Press. According to numerous reports, Vujacic, 26, asked 23-year-old Sharapova to marry him on Tuesday night at his Manhattan Beach, Calif. home. Vujacic said he proposed on
Serena Williams has made it official - she is out for the season. The former world number one announced the news that she was pulling out of the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships and the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas final on Tuesday. Not that many of us expected anything different. After all, the last half
Ana Ivanovic of Serbia ended her title drought which stretched back two years by defeating Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 6-1, 6-2 in the final of the WTA Generali Ladies Linz on Sunday. “Winning again after two years is so wonderful, just unbelievable,” Ivanovic said. “I have been waiting so long for this and I worked
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark placed an explanation mark Monday on her newly acquired World No. 1 ranking by winning the championship at the China Open in Beijing over No. 4 ranked Vera Zvonareva of Russia 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. The victory was sweet revenge for the top-seeded blonde Dane, who lost to second seed Zvonareva in
Serena Williams has done it again, withdrawing just days before the beginning of a tournament she had agreed to play. She is claiming it is because of recurring pain in her right foot, according to tournament organizers. Williams has not played competitively since she was injured in an off-court incident in Munich, following her 13th
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark officially will take over the World No. 1 ranking when the new rankings are released on Monday. In doing so, she has dethroned Serena Williams of the USA. The 20-year-old will become the first player from Denmark, male or female, to hold the top ranking after a 6-3, 6-2 win over
Serena Williams is returning to the WTA Tour at next week's Generali Ladies Linz after spending the time since July sidelined by a cut on her right foot. The event will be played in Linz, Austria. Prior to her injury, Williams cruised to her fourth career Wimbledon title and 13th Grand Slam. Organizers of the
No. 3 Venus Williams is done for the season because of a left knee injury that has sidelined her for most of the second half of 2010. Williams has not played since the U.S. Open, where she lost in the semifinals to eventual champion Kim Clijsters. She was to due to play in the China
No. 1 seed, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark captured the championship at the 2010 Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan, by defeating No. 7 seed, Elena Dementieva of Russia, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3. Caroline had something to prove this year, because she had lost her opening matches in both of her previous appearances at this event. This
