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AP, Rome
Venus Williams has won her opening match in the Italian Open, beating Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Rome
Serena Williams says she’s No. 1 in the world even though the women’s tennis rankings indicate otherwise.
made popular May 4 2009
AP, Rome
Rafael Nadal has won a record fourth Rome Masters title by beating defending champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (2), 6-2.
made popular May 3 2009
AP, Stuttgart
Svetlana Kuznetsova has beaten top-ranked Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3 to win the Porsche Grand Prix and capture her first WTA title since September 2007.
made popular May 3 2009
AP, Rome
Venus and Serena Williams are interested in playing the Fed Cup final against Italy in November despite skipping the United States’ victory over the Czech...
made popular May 3 2009
AP, Boca Raton
Teenager Lauren Embree has earned her first berth in a Grand Slam tournament by winning a French Open qualifying event held by the U.S. Tennis Association.
made popular May 2 2009
AP, Rome
Defending champion Novak Djokovic rallied after a rain delay to beat Roger Federer 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 Saturday and reach the Rome Masters final.
made popular May 2 2009
AP, Rome
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic posted straight-set wins Friday to set up a semifinal meeting in the Rome Masters, and three-time champion Rafael Nadal advanced in the...
made popular May 1 2009
AP, Fez
Top-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain and No. 2 Alisa Kleybanova of Russia advanced to the semifinals of the Grand Prix SAR in straight sets Thursday.
made popular Apr 30 2009
AP, Rome
Defending champion Novak Djokovic made quick work of 13th-seeded Tommy Robredo at the Rome Masters on Thursday, advancing to the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-1 win.
made popular Apr 30 2009
AP, Fez
Second-seeded Alisa Kleybanova of Russia advanced to the semifinals of the Grand Prix SAR on Thursday by beating Polona Hercog of Slovenia 6-3, 6-4.
made popular Apr 30 2009
AP, Stuttgart
Second-seeded Elena Dementieva overcame a slow start to beat Agnes Szavay of Hungary 7-6 (4), 6-1 on Thursday and set up a quarterfinal match against Marion Bartoli at...
made popular Apr 30 2009
AP, Fez
Top-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues advanced to the quarterfinals of the Grand Prix SAR after rallying to beat Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic 1-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3.
made popular Apr 29 2009
AP, Stuttgart
Fifth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova has beat German qualifier Andrea Petkovic 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 in the first round of the Porsche Grand Prix.
made popular Apr 29 2009
AP, Rome
Andy Murray lost only his fourth match of the year, falling to Argentine qualifier Juan Monaco 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 in his opener at the Rome Masters.
made popular Apr 29 2009
AP, Rome
Tommy Robredo rallied to beat two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 Tuesday in a rain-delayed match in the first round of the Rome Masters.
made popular Apr 28 2009
AP, Rome
Tommy Robredo rallied to beat two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 Tuesday in a rain-delayed match in the first round of the Rome Masters.
made popular Apr 28 2009
AP, Stuttgart
Fourth-seeded Victoria Azarenka defeated Carla Suarez Navarro 6-1 6-4 Monday in the opening match of the Porsche Grand Prix, the first match to be played on indoor clay...
made popular Apr 27 2009
AP, Barcelona
Rafael Nadal has won his fifth straight Barcelona Open title by beating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer 6-2, 7-5.
made popular Apr 26 2009
AP, Brno
The United States reached the Fed Cup final for the first time since 2003, beating the Czech Republic 3-2 on Sunday with Liezel Huber and Bethanie Mattek-Sands winning...
made popular Apr 26 2009
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AP, Dubai
Serena Williams will face big sister Venus in the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championship after both advanced with straight-set wins Thursday. The top-seeded Serena...
made popular Feb 19 2009
AP, Melbourne
Serena Williams finally hit form to oust Olympic champion Elena Dementieva and move into her fourth Australian Open final.
made popular Jan 29 2009
AP, Melbourne
Serena Williams moved within a win of a 10th Grand Slam title and fourth in Australia with a dominating 6-3, 6-4 victory over Elena Dementieva on Thursday.
made popular Jan 29 2009
AP, Melbourne
Second-seeded Serena Williams has advanced to the Australian Open final, beating Elena Dementieva of Russia in straight sets.
made popular Jan 29 2009
AP, Melbourne
Elena Dementieva got off to a fast start as temperatures soared Wednesday, advancing to the Australian Open semifinals with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Carla Suarez Navarro....
made popular Jan 28 2009
AP, Sydney
Top-seeded Serena Williams lost 6-3, 6-1 to Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva in the Sydney International semifinals on Thursday.
made popular Jan 15 2009
AP, New York
Jelena Jankovic of Serbia overcame a slow start and beat Elena Dementieva of Russia 6-4, 6-4 Friday at the U.S. Open to reach her first Grand Slam final.
made popular Sep 5 2008
AP, Beijing
Elena Dementieva won the gold medal in women’s tennis singles Sunday at the Olympics by beating fellow Russian Dinara Safina 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.
made popular Aug 17 2008
AP, Beijing
Elena Dementieva has won the gold medal in women’s singles at the Olympics by beating fellow Russian Dinara Safina.
made popular Aug 17 2008
AP, Beijing
Russians Dinara Safina and Elena Dementieva have advanced to play each other in the Olympic final in women’s singles.
made popular Aug 16 2008
AP, Beijing
Serena Williams has lost her quarterfinal match at the Olympics to Elena Dementieva of Russia.
made popular Aug 14 2008
AP, Wimbledon
Defending champion Venus Williams beat Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6 (3) to advance to the Wimbledon final Thursday, setting up a potential championship matchup with sister...
made popular Jul 3 2008
AP, Wimbledon
Defending champion Venus Williams beat Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6 (3) Thursday to advance to the Wimbledon final, setting up a potential championship matchup with sister...
made popular Jul 3 2008
AP, Wimbledon
Defending champion Venus Williams has reached the Wimbledon final for the seventh time by beating Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6 (3).Williams, who won her fourth title at...
made popular Jul 3 2008
AP, Wimbledon
Defending champion Venus Williams reached the Wimbledon final for the seventh time by beating Elena Dementieva 6-1, 7-6 (3) Thursday.Williams, who won her fourth title...
made popular Jul 3 2008
AP, Paris
Elena Dementieva advanced Monday to the French Open quarterfinals, winning five consecutive games to start the final set and beating fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva 6-4,...
made popular Jun 2 2008
AP, Berlin
Dina Safina pulled off her third upset of a top-10 player in a week at the German Open, winning the title Sunday by defeating ninth-ranked Elena Dementieva 3-6, 6-2,...
made popular May 11 2008
Comeback seems tough for Amelie Mauresmo as the former World No.1 having two Grand Slam singles title to her name looses at Stuttgart.
Well known for her powerful...
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Maria Sharapova was not entirely convincing even though the top seeded Russian managed to down Agnieszka Radwanska in three sets to reach the semifinals of the Istanbul...
made popular May 25 2007
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