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Bali 2010: Marion Bartoli beats Magdalena Rybarikova in opening match
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted November 4, 2009 at 12:38pm

Bali 2010: Marion Bartoli beats Magdalena Rybarikova in opening match Marion Bartoli defeated Magdalena Rybarikova 6-4 6-4 in round robin play at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali. After taking the first set Bartoli needed patience...more

Yanina Wickmayer battles past Kimiko Date Krumm at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted November 4, 2009 at 12:34pm

Yanina Wickmayer battles past Kimiko Date Krumm at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions Yanina Wickmayer needed to battle hard to beat Kimiko Date Krumm 7-6 6-3 in their first match at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali. T...more

Bad news for women’s tennis: WTA Tour still without sponsorship deal
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted November 3, 2009 at 7:04pm

Bad News for Women’s Tennis: WTA Tour still with sponsorship deal Not all is good news for the WTA Women’s Tennis Tour… The WTA still has no sponsorship deal to replace the Sony Ericsson deal if the phone company decides not to renew their contr...more

Good news for women’s tennis: Withdrawals dropped by more than one third
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted November 3, 2009 at 6:47pm

Good News for Women’s Tennis: withdrawals dropped by more than one third The WTA Sony Ericsson Women’s Tennis Tour ended the 2009 season with a good news… The players withdrawals from mandatory tennis tournaments dropped 34% thanks to the WTA Tou...more

Graf hates tennis too
by Women's Sports Blog
posted November 3, 2009 at 6:06pm

The crystal meth revelations in Andre Agassi's book excerpt didn't bother me, although his lying about them did. The most upsetting part was the message that's getting lost in all the drug furor. Not only does he say several times that he hates tennis...more

Melanie Oudin official website just launched
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted November 3, 2009 at 12:41pm

Melanie Oudin Official website just Launched Melanie Oudin launched her official website MelanieOudin.com today. There you can find video of Oudin at the US Open and on Ellen, plus the opportunity to join the community of Oudin fans. “This year ...more

Elena Dementieva wins the Diamond ACES Award for the 2009 season
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted November 2, 2009 at 11:12pm

Elena Dementieva wins the Diamond ACES Award for the 2009 season Elena Dementieva received the Diamond ACES Award for the 2009 season given by the WTA Sony Ericsson Tour for her off-court activities performed. Dementieva was rewarded for promoting the...more

Serena puts Serena first. As always.
by Women's Sports Blog
posted November 2, 2009 at 2:11pm

Here's a nice little follow-up to the Tulu story. Apparently beating her sister for the year-ending Sony Ericsson title and regaining the world number one ranking were all too exhausting for Serena to consider playing for her country in the final of the...more

Media coverage of Serena Williams' outburst emphasizes gender norms
by Sports, Media & Society
posted November 2, 2009 at 12:48pm

Serena Williams, in her outburst at the U.S. Open, stepped outside the box of what is considered acceptable behavior for female athletes, according to the most recent report from the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism. We analyzed article from both ...more

Championship match of the Titan Sisters goes to Serena
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted November 1, 2009 at 8:08pm

Serena Williams, 2009 Sony Ericsson Champion(Photos by KARIM JAAFAR/AFP/Getty Images)DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Serena Williams bested big sister Venus again Sunday, winning 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships final.Serena broke twice ...more

Serena Williams beats Venus Williams to win the Sony Ericsson Championships
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted November 1, 2009 at 4:11pm

Serena Williams beats Venus Williams to win the Sony Ericsson Championships Serena Williams defeated her sister, Venus Williams, 6-2, 7-6 and won the Sony Ericsson Championships title in Doha. Serena broke twice in the first set and lost just seven po...more

Lack of fan support for Safina a mystery
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted October 31, 2009 at 2:11pm

Dinara Safina may be missing out on a large fan base because many in this part of the world are unaware she is a Muslim or simply don’t care. Both attitudes are based on some serious fault lines.Now, I know all about keeping religion away from sport an...more

Play continues at the WTA Tour Championships
by Women's Sports Blog
posted October 30, 2009 at 5:55pm

Serena, having finally unseated the most anti-climactic world number one ever in Safina, is sitting at 3-0 in the round robin portion of the tournament and has locked up a spot in the semis. Today, Jankovic defeated Wozniacki, and Kuznetsova beat Demien...more

WTA Tennis Championships: Serena Williams reaches Doha semifinals
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted October 30, 2009 at 3:34pm

WTA Tennis Championships: Serena Williams reaches Doha semifinals Serena Williams beat Elena Dementieva 6-2, 6-4 and reached the semifinals of the WTA Sony Ericsson Championships. Venus Williams defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-4 for her ...more

Jelena Jankovic reaches semifinals in Doha after beating Caroline Wozniacki
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted October 30, 2009 at 3:34pm

Sony Ericsson Championships: Jelena Jankovic reaches semifinals in Doha after beating Caroline Wozniacki Jelena Jankovic defeated Caroline Wozniacki 62 62 to advance to the semifinals of the WTA Sony Ericsson Championships. Jankovic broke twice in the...more

Caroline Wozniacki overcomes leg cramps to beat Vera Zvonareva at the WTA Sony Ericsson Championships
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted October 29, 2009 at 10:27pm

Caroline Wozniacki overcomes leg cramps to beat Vera Zvonareva at the at the WTA Sony Ericsson Championships Caroline Wozniacki defeated Vera Zvonareva, who replaced Dinara Safina, 6-0 6-7 6-4 at the WTA Sony Ericsson Championships to score her second...more

Early talk of retaliation in firing of tennis coach
by Title IX Blog
posted October 29, 2009 at 7:30pm

Last week, Ball State University in Indiana fired its women's tennis coach. Kathy Bull was in her 22nd year as head coach of the team. The firing, according to the athletic department, is the result of NCAA violations. Ball State, until earlier this month...more

Study finds Williams' outburst reinforces stereotypes
by mhueter
posted October 29, 2009 at 2:47pm

Below, please find a release from Marie Hardin, Associate Director for Research, John Curley Center for Sports Journalism. Using content analysis, Hardin and her team studied media coverage of Serena Williams' outburst (watch the YouTube video below to se...more

Caroline Wozniacki to play in Sydney before Australian Open 2010
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted October 29, 2009 at 2:40pm

Caroline Wozniacki to play in Sydney before Australian Open 2010 Caroline Wozniacki will play at the Sydney International tournament as final preparation for the 2010 Australian Open, organisers announced. Wozniacki joins Elena Dementieva and Victoria...more

Serena Williams beats Venus Williams at the Sony Ericsson Championships
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted October 29, 2009 at 1:34pm

Serena Williams beats Venus Williams at the Sony Ericsson Championships Video Highlights: S.Williams vs. V.Williams -> Click HERE On day 2 of the WTA Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Serena Williams defeated his sister, Venus Williams, 5-7, 6-4, 7...more

Safina's loss is Serena's gain
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted October 29, 2009 at 1:16pm

Americans Serena and Venus Williams(Photo by AP)In what was one of the strangest retirements from a match that I've ever witnessed, on Wednesday at the Sony Ericsson Championships during a second round match between Russian Dinara Safina and Serbian Jelen...more

Women’s tennis player answers: Who is your favorite men’s player?
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted October 28, 2009 at 9:26pm

Women’s tennis player answers: Who is your favorite men’s player? The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour had the chance to ask some of the WTA Women’s tennis players who was their favorite men’s tennis player…. check out what they said…. Caroline Wozn...more

Doha 2009: Dinara Safina retires with injury against Jelena Jankovic at WTA Championships
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted October 28, 2009 at 5:21pm

Doha 2009: Dinara Safina retires with injury against Jelena Jankovic at WTA Championships Dinara Safina was forced to retire due to a low back injury against Jelena Jankovic in her first round-robin match at the WTA Sony Ericsson Tennis Championships....more

Round robin play puts Serena up one, And Venus down one
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted October 27, 2009 at 10:41pm

Americans Venus and Serena Williams(Photos by Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images)A picture is worth a thousand words, and the above photo says it all...On Tuesday evening in Doha at the 2009 Sony Ericsson Championships, American sisters Venus and Serena Willia...more

Victoria Azarenka beats Jelena Jankovic at Sony Ericsson Championships
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted October 27, 2009 at 4:00pm

Victoria Azarenka beats Jelena Jankovic at Sony Ericsson Championships Victoria Azarenka defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 6-3 in the first round-robin group match in the WTA Tour’s season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships. Azarenka took advantage of J...more

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