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Bethanie Mattek-Sands’ Blog from Cincinnati – Monday August 10th
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 11, 2009 at 6:18pm

Bethanie Mattek-Sands’ Blog from Cincinnati – Monday August 10th This week Bathanie Mattek-Sand will be in charge of the WTA blog from the Western & Southern Financial Group Womens Open in Cincinnati… Check out her first very long blog post… M...more

Italian Women Finding Success In US Open Series
by Women's Sports Blog
posted August 11, 2009 at 6:13pm

First Bartoli upsets Venus to win at Stanford, and then Pennetta parlays her second straight trip to the LA finals into a victory. Does this bode well for their U.S. Open performances, or is it simply a function of the fact that not all the top players ...more

WTA Womens Tennis Players predict surging Clijsters comeback
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 11, 2009 at 3:06pm

WTA Womens Tennis Players predict surging Clijsters comeback Kim Clijsters returned to the WTA Tennis Tour after 2 years in retirement and she did it the best way she can think of, with a great 6-4 6-3 victory over Marion Bartoli at the Cincinnati Open...more

Ana Ivanovic fights back to beat Melanie Oudin in Cincinnati
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 11, 2009 at 1:15pm

Ana Ivanovic fights back to beat Melanie Oudin in Cincinnati Ana Ivanovic defeated Melanie Oudin 2-6 6-1 6-1 in the opening round in Cincinnati but to do so she needed to overcome the 9 double faults she did through the match. After her win, Ivanovic...more

Serena William’s book 'On The Line' coming out on September 1st
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 10, 2009 at 5:47pm

Serena William’s Book On The Line coming out on September 1st In just a few days, On the Line the new book by Serena Williams will be on sale and here we have some comments and more information about what this Serena William’s book is all about… ...more

Flavia Pennetta beats Samantha Stosur to win LA Women’s Tennis Championships title
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 9, 2009 at 9:12pm

Flavia Pennetta beats Samantha Stosur to win LA Women’s Tennis Championships title Flavia Pennetta defeated Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-3 to claim the LA Women’s Tennis Championships title. Pennetta make quick work of Stosur, who’s serve let her dow...more

Maria Sharapova loses to Flavia Pennetta in LA Women’s Tennis Championships
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 9, 2009 at 7:41pm

Maria Sharapova loses to Flavia Pennetta in LA Women’s Tennis Championships Flavia Pennetta defeated Maria Sharapova 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the semi-finals of the LA Women’s Tennis Championships. Sharapova clearly lacked energy as the match wore on and sq...more

Kim Clijsters and Elena Dementieva to play match inside Kings Island fountains
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 8, 2009 at 1:25pm

Kim Clijsters and Elena Dementieva to play match inside Kings Island fountains Elena Dementieva and Kim Clijsters will be will playing a tennis match on Saturday, August 8, in the large water fountains at King Island. The exhibition encounter between...more

Welcome To V's World!
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted August 8, 2009 at 9:44am

"Welcome to V's World," the new and improved website launched by Venus Williams on August 5. She has blogs, items from her Eleven Collection, photos, and videos and much more.Check the superstar out at venuswilliams.com and twitter.com/venuseswilliams....more

Mashona Washington Into Semifinals In Vancouver
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted August 8, 2009 at 9:43am

(l-r)Stephanie Dubois, Canada and Mashona Washington, USAAmerican Mashona Washington has advanced to the semifinal round of the USTA Pro Circuit Odlum Brown Vancouver Open. Mashona defeated one of Canada's own, Heidi El Tabakh 6-4, 6-3 in Friday's quart...more

Ana Ivanovic loses to Samantha Stosur at Los Angeles Women’s Tennis Championships
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 7, 2009 at 4:40pm

Ana Ivanovic loses to Samantha Stosur at Los Angeles Women’s Tennis Championships Samantha Stosur defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-3 6-2 in the third round of the Los Angeles Women’s Tennis Championships. Ivanovic began the match in the right track by ho...more

Dinara safina upset by Zheng Jie at the LA Womens Tennis Championships
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 7, 2009 at 4:40pm

Dinara safina upset by Zheng Jie at the LA Womens Tennis Championships Zheng Jie capitalised on a final set meltdown by world number one Dinara Safina to reach the quarter-finals of the LA Championships with a 7-5 4-6 6-4 victory over the Russian on Th...more

Polo Ralph Lauren debuts U.S. Open Tennis Collection
by Pretty Tough
posted August 7, 2009 at 4:16pm

Polo Ralph Lauren for the U.S. Open With the U.S. Open tennis tournament quickly approaching (competition begins at the end of August), a number of questions are being lobbed around: Will defending champion Serena Williams make another run for the Gran...more

Maria Sharapova gets by Azarenka in L.A Women’s Tennis Championships
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 6, 2009 at 3:17pm

Maria Sharapova gets by Azarenka in L.A Women’s Tennis Championships Maria Sharapova upset Victoria Azarenka 6-7 6-4 6-2 to advance to the third round of the Los Angeles Women’s Tennis Championships. Sharapova rallied to win the competitive 2-hour...more

Venus Williams, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic nominated for the 2009 Jefferson Award
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 6, 2009 at 12:37pm

Venus Williams, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic nominated for the prestigious 2009 Jefferson Award Venus Williams, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic have been nominated for the prestigious 2009 Jefferson Award presented by All Stars Helping Kids for Ou...more

Ana Ivanovic reaches third round of the LA Women’s Tennis Championships
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 5, 2009 at 4:44pm

Ana Ivanovic reaches third round of the LA Women’s Tennis Championships Ana Ivanovic defeated Vania King, a wild card entry into the tennis event, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 to reach the third round of the LA Women’s Tennis Championships after one hour and 49 m...more

Kim Clijsters blogs about Word Team Tennis experience
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 5, 2009 at 12:32pm

Kim Clijsters blogs about Word Team Tennis experience Check out Kim Clijsters latest Blog post about her Word Team Tennis matches in Saint Louis and Philadelphia…. I had two fun days in Saint Louis and Philadelphia! Always played one single and two ...more

Kimiko Date Krumm loses, but enjoying comeback at 38
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 5, 2009 at 12:21pm

Kimiko Date Krumm loses, but enjoying comeback at 38 Kimiko Date Krumm joked that she doesn’t ask the age of her opponents. Instead, she asks how old their mothers are, because she can better relate to that generation. A case in point came Tuesday, ...more

Li Na and Zheng Jie advance at LA Womens Tennis Championships
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 4, 2009 at 7:20pm

Li Na and Zheng Jie advanced at LA Womens Tennis Championships Zheng Jie and Li Na reached the second round of the WTA Los Angeles Championships. Zheng outlasted Olga Savchuk 7-5, 1-6, 6-2 while Li advanced when Ayumi Morita retired after losing the...more

Adecco sponsors tennis champion Kim Clijsters comeback
by Pretty Tough
posted August 4, 2009 at 6:51pm

Kim Clijsters The comeback from a two-year retirement of tennis star Kim Clijsters has been boosted by the signing of a sponsorship deal with human resources company Adecco. The 26-year-old Belgian left professional tennis in 2007 to start a family an...more

Serena Williams nominated for 2009 Sportswoman of the Year awards
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 4, 2009 at 4:07pm

Serena Williams nominated for 2009 Sportswoman of the Year awards Serena Williams received a nomination for the 2009 Sportswoman of the Year awards that is given out by the Women’s Sports Foundation. The No.1 doubles team Cara Black and Liezel Hube...more

Maria Sharapova stunts Groth at LA Championships
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 4, 2009 at 2:47pm

Maria Sharapova stunts Groth at LA Championships Maria Sharapova defeated Jarmila Groth 6-0 6-4 in the first round of the LA Womens Tennis Championships presented by Herbalife. Still working to strengthen her serve following shoulder surgery last year...more

LA Womens Tennis Championships presented by Herbalife Tuesday August 4th Order of Play
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 4, 2009 at 12:55pm

LA Womens Tennis Championships presented by Herbalife Tuesday August 4th Order of Play Stadium (from 19.00hrs) 1. King vs. Ivanovic 2. Peng vs. Zvonareva Court 4 (from 11.00hrs) 1. Oudin vs. Hantuchova 2. Cirstea vs. Larcher de Brito 3. Wozniak vs. Ma...more

Bank of the West Classic doubles title goes to Venus and Serena Williams
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted August 4, 2009 at 12:28pm

American sisters Venus and Serena Williams, 2009 Bank of the West Classic Doubles Champions.(Photos by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)Venus Williams might have come up short in her bid for a third Bank of the West Classic singles title. However, she still managed...more

Dinara Safina: “I didn’t do the ranking system”
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted August 3, 2009 at 9:28pm

Dinara Safina: “I didn’t do the ranking system” Dinara Safina hasn’t run into Serena Williams lately. She has heard what Serena and others have had to say about her qualifications to be the top-ranked player on the WTA Tour. “Ranking is rank...more

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