Shown here are Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin receiving their trophies following their great 3-set battle Saturday in the Finals of the 2010 Brisbane International. Clijsters won the match 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(6). Clijsters managed to save two match points before winning the two-hour 24-minute match. This was Clijsters' 36th career title and second since coming
Justine Henin may well be back in full form after 15 months away from the tennis circuit. She is showing she still knows how to play as she works her way through the draw in the 2010 WTA Brisbane International tournament going on Jan. 4-10, 2010 in Brisbane, Australia. Coming into the tournament unseeded, she
Belgian Kim Clijsters, who just came out of retirement this year, beat American Venus Williams at the Diamond Games exhibition match in Antwerp, 6-1, 7-5. It was the first high-level match that Clijsters had played in her native country since returning to tennis this year. They were playing in front of 14,000 people in the
Serena Williams solidified her World No. 1 ranking by winning the Sony Ericsson Championships on Sunday, November 1, 2009 in Doha, Qatar. She claimed the championship with a straight-sets win over her sister, Venus Williams, and a 5-0 record for the tournament. Venus was back to defend her title from last year, but Serena made
Dinara Safina regained the World No. 1 ranking on Monday, October 26, 2009, taking over the spot from Serena Williams just in time for the Sony Ericsson Championships, which begins play on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. The Sony Ericsson Championships is a unique tournament, both in the way the players are determined, and in the
Russian cutie pie, 29th seeded Maria Sharapova, had her comeback cut short at the US Open by a youngster by the name of Melanie Oudin. It was a hard fought match by both players, but in the end, it was the 17-year-old Oudin who would come out on top, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. Sharapova continues to
Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, cherishes her victory over Maria Sharapova in the 2009 WTA Rogers Cup held Aug. 17-23, 2009 in Toronto Canada. Dementieva and Sharapova are both from Russia. It was the first time in the 117-year tournament history that the Rogers Cup had an all-Russian Final. Dementieva was the 4th seed in
Russian tennis cutie pie, Maria Sharapova, reached the Semifinals of the 2009 WTA LA Women's Tennis Championships held Aug. 3-9, 2009 at Los Angeles, California, USA. She was defeated by Flavia Pennetta 2-6, 6-4, 3-6. It was not a pretty match for Maria Sharapova. She piled up 61 unforced errors and had 16 double faults.
Russian cutie pie, Elena Dementieva, reached the Semifinals of the 2009 WTA Tour Bank of the West Classic played in Stanford, California, USA July 27-Aug 2, 2009. Dementieva, ranked No. 4, had smooth sailing through her first three rounds without dropping a set. She defeated No. 55 ranked Anne Keothavong of London, England, 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 seed, Patty Schnyder of Switzerland, pulled out of the 2009 WTA Tour Internazionali Femminili di Palermo being played in Palermo, Italy July 13-19, 2009. Schnyder had breezed through the first two rounds, defeating Anastasia Pivovarova of Russia, 6-4, 6-0, and Nuria Llaqostera Vives of Spain 6-2, 6-2. That put her up against Anna-Lena
