World No. 1 Serena Williams of the USA barely squeaked by against No. 43 ranked Vera Dushevina of Russia in a close-as-it-can-get 3-tiebreaker match, 6-7(2), 7-6(5), 7-6(5) at the 2010 WTA Mutua Madrelena Madrid Open being played in Madrid, Spain. The match lasted 3 hours, 26 minutes and was the longest match Williams has ever
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain holds her championship trophy after defeating Jelena Jankovic in the final of the 2010 WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, Italy. It was the biggest title of her career for unseeded Martinez Sanchez, currently ranked 26th. On her way to the final, she defeated No. 2 ranked Caroline Wozniacki
No. 7 ranked Jelena Jankovic of Serbia has reached the Final of the 2010 WTA Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. Jankovic posted a dominating Quarterfinal win over Venus Williams, who put on an embarrassing performance. The match was over almost before it started, as Jankovic claimed victory in two easy sets, 6-0, 6-1. Jankovic couldn't
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,
Besides making a name for herself in tennis, Serena Williams has also made the Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People" list. Billy Jean King described Serena this way for Time Magazine: Serena Williams is one of those rare champions who have transcended sports and impacted our society. In tennis, she is as focused as she
Former World No. 1 Justine Henin of Belgium won her first tournament after coming out of an 18-month retirement, showing she is serious about her comeback, and someone to be reckoned with heading into the French Open. Henin took three sets but was able to defeat Australia's Samantha Stosur 6-4, 2-6, 6-1 in the final
Just when everything seemed to be going her way, Kim Clijsters of Belgium may miss the French Open due to a foot injury. Having come out of retirement recently, Clijsters surged back in the rankings to her current No. 11. However, she is out for up to six weeks after tearing a muscle in her
Bethanie Mattek-Sands celebrates at the end of her 6-4, 2-6, 6-3 match against Ekaterina Makarova in their Fed Cup singles match Sunday, April 25. Her victory kept the United States' Fed Cup title hopes alive tying the semifinal matchup with Russia at 2-2. That brought it down to a decisive doubles match with Mattek-Sands teaming
Injuries have long been a part of the sports scene. Lately, however, injuries seem to be a plague on both the women's and men's side of the tennis court. The WTA tried to address that problem last year, when after years of debate and struggle, the season was shortened by two weeks - that is,
Russia's Dinara Safina, the former No. 1 ranked tennis player, has no set time frame for returning to competitive tennis. However, she has not given up hopes of making a return to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Safina has been off the competitive circuit since the 2010 Australian Open. She had severely injured her back
