No. 7 seed, Samantha Stosur of Australia stunned the tennis world by taking out World No. 1 Serena Williams of the USA in a 3-set thriller, 6-2, 6-7(2), 8-6 in a quarterfinal match at the 2010 French Open in Paris. Samantha came out strong, dominating play on her serve and against Serena's serve. Samantha played
Unseeded Aravane Rezai of France will meet Venus Williams of the USA in the Final of the 2010 WTA Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open after defeating Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic. The match against Safarova ended after just one set which Rezai won convincingly, 6-1. Safarova could no longer continue due to a left thigh
Venus Williams of the USA is the only seed left entering the Semifinal round at the 2010 WTA Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open being played in Madrid, Spain May 8-16. Seeded No. 4, Williams will go up against unseeded No. 22 ranked Shahar Peer of Israel. The other Semifinal match sees unseeded No. 30 ranked Lucie
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,
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
Caroline Wozniacki, the top seed at the WTA Tour Family Circle Cup being played in Charleston, South Carolina, USA, advanced to the Semifinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win Friday over Nadia Petrova. Meanwhile, 2nd seed, Jelena Jankovic was upset by Daniella Hantuchova 1-6, 6-3, 6-3. "I feel like I'm playing very well," said Wozniacki. "I'm
Two of the top Russian tennis players in the world, Maria Sharapova and Dinara Safina, plus the current No. 1 ranked player in the world, Serena Williams of the United States, have all withdrawn from the 2010 WTA Sony Ericsson Open running in Miami, Florida, USA on March 23 - Apr. 4 because of injuries.
Sixth seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia was on a mission in the Indian Wells championship match, as she upended 2nd seed, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, 6-2, 6-4. Jankovic, consistently hitting deep groundstrokes, broke the Dane in the first and third games of the match to race into a 4-0 lead. Although she surprisingly lost serve
