Playing as the oldest No. 1 ranked woman in the open era, Serena Williams captured her 6th title at Miami with a three-set victory over No. 2 Maria Sharapova in the 2013 Sony Open. Maria started out very aggressive and broke Serena in the fifth game to take a 3-2 lead in the first set.
World No. 3 Victoria Azarenka withdrew from the 2013 Sony Open before her opening match on Friday because of a lingering right ankle injury. The same injury forced Azarenka to withdraw before her quarterfinal match a week ago at Indian Wells because of inflammation and tendinitis. Azarenka has a 17-0 record this year with two
On Sunday at Indian Wells, Maria Sharapova showed a dominating performance to take the title over Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-2 in the 2013 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Maria not only dominated the final, she dominated the entire tournament, breezing through without dropping a set. She encountered only one tie-break, against No. 6 seed,
Five-time Grand Slam singles champion Martina Hingis leads the 2013 class for the International Tennis Hall of Fame. The other new members of the Hall announced Monday are Cliff Drysdale, Charlie Pasarell and Ion Tiriac. Australian player Thelma Coyne Long's election was announced earlier. Hingis won 15 major titles, including nine in women's doubles and
World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka is no longer World No. 1 in spite of defeating No. 2 ranked Serena Williams in the final of the 2013 Qatar Open held in Doha, Qatar Feb. 11-Feb 17. Final score: 7-6(6), 2-6, 6-3. In spite of the loss, Serena took over the No. 1 ranking simply by advancing
Sloane Stephens is pulling our of the U.S. Fed Cup team's upcoming first-round matches against Italy because of a strained abdominal muscle. Melanie Oudin will replace Stephens on the U.S. roster for the Feb. 9-10 matches on indoor red clay at Rimini, Italy. Stephens, currently ranked a career-high 17th, was hurt during her run to
World No. 1 defending champion Victoria Azarenka proved narrowly that she is still No. 1 by downing No. 6 seed, Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 at the 2013 Australian Open. Azarenka had to win to retain her No. 1 status. Either No. 2 Maria Sharapova or No. 3 Serena Williams could have taken over the
It looked for a while like an injury might take No. 1 seed, Victoria Azarenka out of contention, but she ended the incredible run of American upstart, No. 29 seed Sloane Stephens in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4 in the semifinals of the 2013 Australian Open. Azarenka had to take a medical timeout late in the
No. 6 seed, Li Na of China stunned No. 2 seed, Maria Sharapova of Russia in a match that wasn't even close, 6-2, 6-2 at the 2013 Australian Open semifinals. Li did to Sharapova what Sharapova had been doing to all of her opponents up until this match, totally dominating from start to finish. In
No. 1 seed, Victoria Azarenka is among those reaching the Semifinals at the 2013 Australian Open. Joining her are No. 2 seed, Maria Sharapove, No. 6 seed, Li Na, and No. 29 seed, Sloane Stephens. Azarenka defeated unseeded Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 6-1 in the Quarterfinals. She will face Stephens who upset No. 3 seed, Serena
