Venus Williams of the USA advanced easily to round 3 with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over unseeded No. 59 ranked Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain at the French Open in Paris. The match pitted two of the older players on tour against each other - Venus, age 29 versus Arantxa, age 27. Even with a
Swiss tennis legend Martina Hingis apparently will not attempt a comeback. On The Baseline reports that they have confirmed via one of Martina Hingis' agents at Octagon today that her comeback rumors are just that----rumors. Hingis turned pro in 1995, but chronic foot injuries caused her to retire in 2003 at the age of 22.
Aravane Rezai of France won the biggest title of her career by defeating Venus Williams of the USA 6-2, 7-5 in the 2010 WTA Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open. It was unseeded Rezai, last year's champion at Strasbourg and Bali taking on 4th seed Williams, this year's champ in Dubai and Acapulco in the Final. Rezai
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 made quick work of her Semifinal match against Shahar Peer of Israel to reach her first Madrid Masters final. The match, which was over in two quick sets, 6-3, 6-0, took just 66 minutes. Williams, seeded 4th in this tournament, has built an impressive record of 12-1 on clay this year. Earlier in
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
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,
Kim Clijsters made it look easy today against Venus Williams and showed no mercy in a match that turned into a massacre. In just 58 minutes, Clijsters was raising her arms in triumph with a 6-2, 6-1 win. Williams didn't seem to know what hit her. Clijsters claimed an early break in the third game
The Belgium comeback kids at at each other's throats again, each having reached the Semifinals of the 2010 WTA Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida, USA. And as misfortune would have it, they are on the same side of the draw. So Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters line up on opposite sides of the net
