Maria Sharapova of Russia and Ana Ivanovic of Serbia sustained foot injuries during the Cincinnati Open, both while playing against Kim Clijsters. Sharapova, ranked No. 12, aggravated a heel injury in the championship match against Clijsters. “I felt some pain in my foot late in the second set which kind of scared me so I
It was 4th seed former #1 Kim Clijsters battling it out with 10th seed former #1 Maria Sharapova in the final of the WTA Tour Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA yesterday, Aug. 15th, 2010. The fans got their money's worth at the 3-set match in which Kim came out
Russian third seed, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, defeated compatriot Elena Vesnina 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 on Sunday to capture the WTA Istanbul Cup title in Istanbul, Turkey. At 19-years-old, Pavlyuchenkova is ranked No. 24, the highest-ranked teenager in the world. It was her second career championship after Monterrey earlier this season. Pavlyuchenkova did it the hard way, taking
Eight seed, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus overwhelmed Russian fifth seed, Maria Sharapova 6--4, 6-1 in Sunday's 2010 WTA Tour Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California, USA. A day after her 21st birthday, Azarenka broke the Russian three times in the first set then took advantage of Sharapova's 16 unforced errors in the second
Lindsay Davenport, playing in her first WTA tournament since the 2008 U.S. Open, has won the doubles title in the 2010 Bank of the West Classic at Stanford, California, USA, on Sunday afternoon. She teamed up with Liezel Huber and defeated Yung-Jan Chan and Jie Zheng in the final Aug. 1, 7-5, 6-7 (8), (10-8).
Serena Williams, ranked No. 1 on the WTA Tour, is scheduled for surgery on her right foot after cutting it on a broken glass at a restaurant. Serena was injured last week and will miss three tournaments leading up to the U.S. Open, the WTA Tour said Saturday. She has withdrawn from tournaments in Istanbul,
World No. 1, Serena Williams of the USA, will miss the entire 2010 World Team Tennis season. Serena plays for the Washington Kastles, and was a vital part of the team in capturing the World Team Tennis Championship in 2009, and was scheduled to play four matches this season. In a statement Monday, the WTT
Serena Williams of the USA successfully defended her title at Wimbledon by defeating Vera Zvonareva of Russia at Wimbledon 2010 on Saturday, 6-3, 6-2. World No. 1 Serena kept the No. 21 seed, Vera, on the run throughout the 1st set, breaking serve to go up 5-3, then holding to take the set 6-3. Serena
Justine Henin, seven-time Grand Slam champion, and two-time U.S. Open champion, will miss the U.S. Open this year due to a partially torn ligament in her right elbow. The injury came as the result of a fall in the 1st set of her 4th-round match on Monday against countrywoman Kim Clijsters. Justine went on to
Serena and Venus Williams were each fined $4,000 at Wimbledon for skipping a news conference after their loss in the doubles quarterfinals. Serena said Thursday she is "shocked to hear" about the penalty, adding she and her sister rarely speak to the media after Grand Slam doubles matches other than finals. Serena and Venus were
