World number seven Gael Monfils won two matches at the Legg Mason Classic Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals of the Washington tournament.
Maria Sharapova battled into the quarterfinals of the Stanford Classic in California on Wednesday to set up a potential showdown with fellow former world No. 1 Serena Williams.
Former world No. 1 Serena Williams broke down in tears after a grueling 6-3 3-6 6-1 victory over Aravane Rezai in the first match of her title defense at Wimbledon on Tuesday.
A day after her sister Serena's comeback was ended in Eastbourne, Venus Williams suffered a similar fate losing in the quarterfinals to Daniela Hantuchova.
Britain's Andy Murray stepped up his Wimbledon preparations with a convincing 6-3 6-1 win over Andy Roddick to reach the final at Queen's Club Saturday.
World number one Caroline Wozniacki suffered another morale-sapping defeat at the French Open as she was dumped out by 28th seed Daniela Hantuchova.
It might be best for Caroline Wozniacki if she doesn't even look at what's left of the French Open women's draw. It will only make her more depressed.
Former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro continued his impressive comeback with a straight-sets win over Radek Stepanek in the first round of the Masters Series event at Indian Wells.
Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic upset Australian Open champion Kim Clijsters to win the Paris Open with a 6-4 6-3 victory in Sunday's final.
Kim Clijsters will face Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic in the final of the Open GDF SUEZ in Paris on Sunday.
Holder Svetlana Kuznetsova has been dumped out of the French Open at the third round stage, beaten in three sets by fellow-Russian Maria Kirilenko.
1. Cup chatter: The Fed Cup is not just what Roger wears when he plays hockey. It suffers the same scheduling issues as its brother, the Davis Cup, yet lacks the history and sponsorship. It's had a hard time attracting the top players and squeezing itself into a crowded calendar. But like a dogged counterpuncher, the Fed Cup keeps fighting. And it's done well for itself recently. The events last weekend -- occurring during a dead spot on the WTA schedule -- drew familiar names and generated some compelling matches. Despite the sudden absence of Justine Henin on account of a broken finger, the Belgium-Estonia throwdown (note the pains we go to, avoiding use the confusing phrase "tie") drew a capacity crowd in Hasselt. Thanks to the heroics of Daniela Hantuchova, the Slovak Republic upset Jelena Jankovic and Serbia. Melanie Oudin, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Liezel Huber joined forces to stage a gripping comeback/upset of a Russian side led by Elena Dementieva. Tracy Austin was in my
Defending champion Serena Williams swept into the Australian Open third round with a 6-2 6-1 win over unseeded teenager Petra Kvitova in little over an hour on Thursday.
Jelena Jankovic was unable to claim consecutive Kremlin Cup titles after she was beaten 6-4 6-3 by Russian Alisa Kleybanova in the quarterfinals on Friday.
1. Move over, Kim Clijsters. The Belgian may have won the U.S. Open but she didn't even stage the most impressive tennis comeback result this month. Out of the sport since the mid-'90s, Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan returned in full this year and steadily climbed the rankings. On Sunday, a day before her 39th birthday, Date Krumm won her first title in 12 years, beating Daniela Hantuchova and Maria Kirilenko, among others, to take the Korean Open. "I honestly don't know where I get the energy from at my age," she says. And does anyone really doubt whether Justine Henin, a sapling at 27, can make an immediate impact?
Serena Williams moved a step closer to defending her U.S. Open title, although she had to produce her best tennis to see off Spain's Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez.
World No. 1 Dinara Safina became the first player to qualify for the season-ending WTA Championships after winning her opening match at the L.A. Women's Tennis Championships in Carson, California.
Top seed Serena Williams has crashed out of the Bank of the West Classic, but her older sister Venus reached the semifinals after thrashing Maria Sharapova.
The leading three seeds are all through to the quarterfinals of the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart -- with top seed and newly-installed world number one Dinara Safina the most impressive of the trio.
World number one Dinara Safina and fellow-Russian Elena Dementieva are through to the second round of the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart, although they suffered varying fortunes on Tuesday.
Serbian stars Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic scored straight sets wins as they stepped up their Australian Open challenge in Melbourne on Wednesday.
World number two Jelena Jankovic continued her bid for the top women's ranking with an opening win in the China Open as Zheng Jie restored wounded local pride.
Rafael Nadal's ascent to the top ranking has been accompanied by significant amount of press coverage -- even during an already crowded Olympic season. But, I was particularly struck by the video clip on the ATP Web site congratulating Rafa for this achievement. Full disclosure: I am a huge Rafa fan, but I am curious as to what is driving this. Is it due to Roger's incredible run of 237 weeks? Or is it something else? I can't imagine ATP doing this if Roger recaptures No. 1 next year, or even if Djokovic takes it, for that matter. Any insights on this? -- Tony Hooper, New York
Second seed Serena Williams has withdrawn from the WTA event at the Home Depot Center in Carson City after giving up her fight against a left knee injury.
SI.com's Jon Wertheim breaks down the men's and women's seeds at Wimbledon. Read on for the top first-round matchups, dark horses to keep an eye on and his predicted winners.
Returning veteran Lindsay Davenport won her first match at Key Biscayne for five years as she progressed to the third round of the WTA Tier One Tournament on Saturday.
Australian Open champion Maria Sharapova continued her outstanding start to 2008 with a straight sets victory over 25th seed Eleni Daniilidou of Greece in the WTA tournament at Indian Wells.
Amelie Mauresmo of France needed less than 10 minutes to reach the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Paris, advancing when Eleni Daniilidou quit the match because of the flu.
Top seeds Anna Chakvetadze, Daniela Hantuchova and Marion Bartoli got off to winning starts by booking their places in the quarterfinals of the Paris Indoor Open.
Herewith, 50 thoughts on a strange and captivating Australian Open, trying to incorporate as many of your questions as possible. We'll return to our regular format next week.
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Yesterday you were asked whether Jelena Jankovic was underrated or overrated. Today I want to ask you about the other Serb, Ana Ivanovic. Your thoughts? -- Clark, Stockholm, Sweden
Defending champion Justine Henin overcame the challenge of Anna Chakvetadze in the opening match of the season-ending WTA Championships on Tuesday.
Former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova battered her way into the second round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Czech Klara Zakopalova.
Top seeds Nikolay Davydenko and Svetlana Kuznetsova survived scares at the New Haven tournament, but Lindsay Davenport made a losing return to the court after taking almost a year off to have a child.
And it was written (again), if there are rain delays, there shall be baguettes ...
Serena Williams clinched one of the most dramatic victories of her career on Monday, battling crippling cramp to beat Daniela Hantuchova 6-2 6-7 6-2 in the fourth round at Wimbledon.
Maria Sharapova won two matches in a day to progress to the semifinals of the weather-hit DFS Classic in Birmingham on Saturday.
SI.com's senior writer Jon Wertheim breaks down the men's and women's seeds at the French Open. Read on for the top first-round matchups, dark horses to keep an eye on and his predicted winners.
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World number one Justine Henin eased into the third round of the German Open on Wednesday with a 6-1 6-1 victory over Germany's Tatjana Malek, while Amelie Mauresmo returned from illness to beat China's Yan Zi 6-3 6-3.
Russia's Vera Zvonareva staged a remarkable comeback to send defending champion Maria Sharapova crashing out of the Pacific Life Open on Tuesday, completing an afternoon of major upsets in the women's draw.
Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova came back from the brink to oust Martina Hingis 1-6 6-4 6-4 and set up a semifinal clash with Svetlana Kuznetsova at the Qatar Open on Thursday.
Top seed Justine Henin shrugged off a determined challenge from Australia's Alicia Molik to reach the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open with a 6-2 7-6 victory on Wednesday.
Sixth seed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia and eighth seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy marched into the second round of the $1.3 million Qatar Open on Monday.
Top seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia and third-ranked Slovak Daniela Hantuchova enjoyed contrasting opening round victories in the Auckland Classic on Tuesday.
U.S. Open champion Maria Sharapova had to fight off a determined challenge from Katarina Srebotnik of the Slovenia to reach the final of the WTA Tier One event in Zurich on Saturday.
Top seed Amelie Mauresmo pulled out of the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart on Thursday, because of a right shoulder injury.
Daniela Hantuchova set up a clash with Dinara Safina at the Luxembourg Championship following a 7-6 6-3 win over Tatiana Golovin in the first round on Monday.
Ana Ivanovic and Daniela Hantuchova both slumped to first round defeats at the Bali International on Tuesday.
Former world number one Lindsay Davenport crushed Croatia's Jelena Kostanic 6-0 6-0 in 40 minutes to race into the third round of the U.S. Open.
American Shenay Perry shocked fifth seed Daniela Hantuchova 6-2 0-6 6-3 in the first round of Bank of the West Classic in California on Tuesday.
Third seed David Nalbandian fought back to beat Czech Tomas Berdych 6-7 6-1 6-0 and reach the fourth round of the Nasdaq-100 Open in Miami on Sunday.
Fifth-seeded Daniela Hantuchova needed two hours 48 minutes to see off the challenge of unseeded Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic in the first round of the US$600,000 Qatar Open on Tuesday.
Martina Hingis' comeback to competitive tennis gathered pace with an impressive 6-3 6-2 win over seventh seed Klara Koukalova of the Czech Republic at the Australian hardcourt championships on Wednesday.
Top seed Kim Clijsters destroyed Croatia's Karolina Sprem 6-2 6-0 on Thursday to race into the quarterfinals of the Belgian Open at Hasselt.
Lindsay Davenport will regain the world number one spot by beating Slovak Daniela Hantuchova in the second round of the Zurich Open on Thursday.
Kim Clijsters blew a chance to take the world number one spot from Maria Sharapova after losing at the Filderstadt Grand Prix.
Daniela Hantuchova swept into the second round of the Filderstadt Grand Prix by destroying American Meghann Shaughnessy 6-4 6-0 on Monday.
In-form German Anna-Lena Groenefeld knocked out world No.9 Nadia Petrova 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the Luxembourg Open.
Top seed Lindsay Davenport overcame Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova 6-2 7-6 to reach the semifinals of the New Haven Open in Connecticut on Thursday.
Second seed Amelie Mauresmo romped past Russian Elena Likhovtseva 6-1 6-3 to reach the quarterfinals of the WTA event in New Haven on Wednesday.
The mixed championships were introduced in 1913. Elizabeth Ryan took the title seven times between 1919 and 1934.
Australian second seed Alicia Molik stumbled to a straight sets defeat to American Laura Granville in the second round of the Edgbaston tournament.
Top seed Maria Sharapova has reached the last 16 of the Rome Masters but Russian compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova failed to join her.
Kim Clijsters of Belgium charged into the second round of the star-studded WTA Berlin Open on Tuesday with a straight sets win over Ukrainian qualifer Yuliana Fedak.
French Open champion Anastasia Myskina wasted a match point before becoming the second Russian Grand Slam holder to lose within two days in Dubai.
Daniela Hantuchova continued her encouraging revival by reaching the quarterfinals of the Dubai Open with a straight sets win over Elena Likhovtseva on Wednesday.
Indian wild card Sania Mirza pulled off a major upset when she beat US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 6-2 in the second round of the Dubai Open.
Daniela Hantuchova ended Conchita Martinez's run at the WTA Qatar Open with a 6-4 6-1 victory in the quarterfinals.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova showed no ill effects from her recent illness as he began her Qatar Open campaign with an easy 6-1 6-1 victory over Gisela Dulko of Argentina on Wednesday.
Slovakia clinched a place in the Hopman Cup final for the second successive year on Friday when they beat the Netherlands 3-0 in their last group match.
Argentina were gifted a place in the final of the Hopman Cup for the first time when German Tommy Haas had to withdraw because of an injury in their group match.
Mark Philippoussis was easily beaten in his opening match of the year but Australia still scrambled their way to a 2-1 victory over Slovakia in the Hopman Cup.
Alex Corretja of Spain cruised to an untroubled win over David Ferrer of Spain 7-5 6-1 on the opening day of the Madrid Masters tennis tournament Monday.
Serena Williams survived an error-strewn performance to reach round four of the U.S. Open with a 7-5 6-4 win over France's Tatiana Golovin.
Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova won her first title since September 2002 with a 2-6 7-6 6-4 success against Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova in the final of the Eastbourne International.
Daniela Hantuchova put the dark days behind her to upset top seed Amelie Mauresmo 4-6 6-4 6-4 at the Eastbourne International, to reach her first final since October 2002.
Top seed Amelie Mauresmo of France has beaten eighth-seeded Bulgarian Magdalena Maleeva 6-4 6-3 to reach the semifinals of the Eastbourne grass-court tournament.
Fourth seed Venus Williams advanced to the second round of the French Open with a patchy 6-2 6-4 win over Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn.
Top seed Kim Clijsters returned to winning ways after the fourth Grand Slam final loss of her career by racing into the quarterfinals of the Paris Indoor Open.
Daniela Hantuchova enjoyed a measure of revenge by beating her Australian Open conqueror Alicia Molik in the first round of Japan's Pan Pacific Open.
The United States won a record third Hopman Cup on Saturday when Lindsay Davenport and James Blake retained the $A1 million mixed team title.
France and Belgium were the winners in Monday's play at tennis' Hopman Cup mixed event.
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