May 25 2013 Last updated 3:15 am
The 22-year-old Safina, whose brother Marat was the men’s top player in the world in 2000, will replace Williams who has been on top for 11 consecutive weeks and 72 in all on April 20. “It’s a great honour to… बाँकी अंश »
(IANS) Jelena Jankovic routed Ukraine’s Alona Bondarenko 6-2, 6-0 in the second round of the Porsche Grand Prix, the day after being assured of the world number one spot in women’s tennis again. Jankovic, 23, won the last 11 games… बाँकी अंश »
Paris: This time Ana Ivanovic was ready for the French Open final.Showing no sign of the nerves that afflicted her a year ago, Ivanovic won her first Grand Slam title Saturday by beating Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3.By reaching the final,… बाँकी अंश »
LONDON – In an age when shrieking grunts and muscular power rule the tennis world, Justine Henin proved to be a refreshing throwback to an era when grace, speed and timing dominated the women’s game. While the rise of power-packed… बाँकी अंश »
Serena Williams captured the Family Circle Cup title by defeating Vera Zvonareva 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Sunday for her first clay court title since the 2002 French Open.Williams’ third consecutive title this year followed victories in Bangalore and Miami. She… बाँकी अंश »
KEY BISCAYNE: Top-ranked Justine Henin received the WTA Tour Player of the Year (PoY) award for the second time in her career on Thursday. Henin won 10 of the 14 events she entered in 2007, including the French and US… बाँकी अंश »
MARIA Sharapova has defeated Ana Ivanovic in straight sets to clinch the Australian Open women’s final. The Russian glamour girl defeated her Serbian counterpart 7-5 6-3 to collect her third grand slam singles final in just one hour 31 minutes.… बाँकी अंश »
Melbourne: Maria Sharapova just keeps getting better at the Australian Open. Two days after ending top-ranked Justine Henin’s 32-match winning streak in the quarter-finals, Sharapova outclassed Jelena Jankovic 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday to advance to the final on Saturday and… बाँकी अंश »