Russian tennis star, Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the Brisbane International tournament this week because of an injury to her right collarbone. It is the same injury that kept her out of a tournament last week in Korea. However, Maria says the injury will not lessen her chances at the upcoming 2013 Australian Open later
Two-time Grand Slam runner-up, Vera Zvonareva of Russia has withdrawn from the 2013 Australian Open because of a right shoulder injury. Vera also missed the U.S. Open this year because of a viral illness and the French Open with the same shoulder injury. Vera posted on her website Dec. 21, "Hi my dear friends and
Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion, Serena Williams has withdrawn from an exhibition event against top-ranked Victoria Azarenka scheduled for this month in Thailand after having surgery on her toes. A medical certificate from Florida podiatrist Jeffrey Rockefeller says Williams "was treated for a chronic foot disorder which involved minor procedures on both of her great
Caroline Wozniacki has caused some controversy by stuffing her tank top and tennis skirt with towels in a mid-match impersonation of Serena Williams. The 22-year-old tennis pro received laughs from attendees at the match in Sao Paolo against Maria Sharapova, but some critics have interpreted the impersonation as racist. Katie Halper, a blogger for Feministing.com
For the fourth time in her great tennis career, Serena Williams has been named the WTA Player of the Year. She previously won the award in 2002, 2008, and 2009. Only Steffi Graf and Martina Navratilova have won more often. This time around was quite a feat, since Serena had to come back after rehabilitation
Chris Evert and Lindsay Davenport, retired tennis stars, will guest star on an episode of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" in January, 2013, according to ESPN. Evert, Davenport and Justin Gimelstob will play themselves in an episode of the CBS show about the death of a professional female tennis player. Evert, a Hall of Famer, won
Good news all you single guys - Maria Sharapova's engagement is off so she is back on the list of eligible possibilities for your dating list. Sharapova was engaged to former NBA player, Sasha Vujacic from Slovenia. They began dating in 2009, got engaged in October 2010, and quietly called off the marriage three months
Justine Henin, seven-time Grand Slam tennis champion, is expecting her first child. Henin announced Wednesday on her Facebook page that she is pregnant and the baby is due in March. She says she and partner Benoit Bertuzzo "have some nice news to announce. Yes, soon there will be three of us." The former top-ranked player
Serena Williams of the U.S.A. kept the U.S. Open trophy on home-turf for the fourth time in her career on Sunday with a hard-fought win over World No. 1, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus. Final score: 6-2, 2-6, 7-5. Williams, who is ranked No. 4, won the match at 2 hours and 18 minutes, the longest
Former World No. 1, Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, ended the hopes of American teen, Sloan Stephens, in a hard fought match on Saturday night in round three of the 2012 US Open Tennis Tournament at Flushing Meadows. Stephens pulled out a tiebreaker in the first set against Ivanovic, who hadn’t been challenged for a
