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French Open: Ana Ivanovic out of Roland Garros thanks to Azarenka
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted May 31, 2009 at 2:28pm

French Open: Ana Ivanovic out of Roland Garros thanks to Azarenka Ana Ivanovic is out of the French Open after losing 6-2, 6-3 to Victoria Azarenka in the 4th round. Ivanovic did little right today, she converted only two of her five break points and ma...more

Alexandra Stevenson Into Carson Semifinal
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted May 30, 2009 at 11:42am

Alexandra Stevenson, USAAt the Home Depot Center Women's USTA $50,000 Pro Circuit Challenger in Carson, California on Friday American Alexandra Stevenson defeated 16-year-old American junior Kristie Ahn, 6-2, 6-4, leaving Stevenson the the last remaining ...more

French Open: Dinara Safina impresses again and reaches 4th round
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted May 30, 2009 at 12:36am

French Open: Dinara Safina impresses again and reaches 4th round Dinara Safina blasted her way past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova with a 6-2, 6-0 victory and reached the 4th round at the French Open where she will face Aravane Rezai. Safina once again blaste...more

Ana Ivanovic’s French Open Interview May 29th
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted May 29, 2009 at 6:37pm

Ana Ivanovic’s French Open Interview May 29th A. IVANOVIC/I.Benesova 6‑0, 6-2 Q. Was that about the best you’ve played all year? ANA IVANOVIC: Yeah, it was a pretty good match. I was really happy. You know, still, score doesn’t indicate how ha...more

French Open: Venus Williams upset by Agnes Szavay at Roland Garros
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted May 29, 2009 at 4:17pm

French Open: Venus Williams upset by Agnes Szavay at Roland Garros Venus Williams suffered a humiliating6-0 6-4 loss to Agnes Szavay in the third round of the French Open 2009. Szavay will next play against Dominika Cibulkova, who beat Gisela Dulko in s...more

A much more composed and confident Serena at Roland Garros
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted May 29, 2009 at 10:21am

Serena Williams, USA(Photo by Getty Images)American Serena Williams hit the clay courts at Roland Garros in much better form on Thursday. Serena's game and persona were much more confident and composed as she easily worked through her defeat of Spainard ...more

Roland Garros: Ana Ivanovic easily reaches 4th round at French Open
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted May 29, 2009 at 10:18am

Roland Garros: Ana Ivanovic easily reaches 4th round at French Open Ana Ivanovic destroyed Iveta Benesova 6-0 6-2 to reach the 4th round at the French Open where she is the defending champion. Ivanovic needed just over an hour to claim the victory. Next...more

It was a stretch, but Venus was up for the challenge
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted May 28, 2009 at 11:38am

Venus Williams, USA (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)Thursday morning brought back the suspended match of the French Open's Wednesday night session between American Venus Williams and the Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova. When the match was called d...more

French Open Interview with Ana Ivanovic May 27th
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted May 27, 2009 at 7:15pm

French Open Interview with Ana Ivanovic May 27th A. IVANOVIC/T. Tanasugarn 6‑1, 6‑2 Q. Was that [match] a little bit easier than you expected? ANA IVANOVIC: Well, it wasn’t an easy match. I mean, still, we had lots of close games. I think conditi...more

In the stands at Roland Garros: Day 2
by After Atalanta
posted May 27, 2009 at 2:35pm

Hot, hot, hot! Or "il fait chaud." (Actually that means "it is hot" and what I should be saying is "it was hot" but I don't remember the past tense of faire.)Anyway it was hot at Roland Garros on Monday. And crowded. And one does not realize this when wat...more

French Open: Dinara Safina into 3rd round at Roland Garros
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted May 27, 2009 at 12:15pm

French Open: Dinara Safina into 3rd round at Roland Garros Dinara Safina stormed past Vitalia Diatchenko with a 6-1, 6-1 victory in the second round of the French Open 2009. Safina took a 5-0 lead to open the match, stretching her streak to 17 straight ...more

Serena Williams: "I was just desperate for a win"
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted May 26, 2009 at 11:02pm

Serena Williams, USA(Photos by Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images)Talk about a painful match to watch!Both American Serena Williams and the Czech Republic's Klara Zakopalova agonized throughout their match on the Suzanne Lenglen Court at the French Open tod...more

2009 Roland Garros Draw
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted May 26, 2009 at 11:58am

WOMEN'S SINGLESRound 1Venus Williams, USA defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands, USA6-1, 4-6, 6-2Stephanie Foretz, FRA defeated by Kirsten Flipkens, BEL1-6, 6-4, 4-6Serena Williams, USA vs. Klara ZakopalovaWOMEN'S DOUBLESRound 1Venus Williams, USA and Serena Wil...more

Venus Williams wraps up first round at Roland Garros
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted May 25, 2009 at 11:45am

Venus Williams, USA(Photos by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)In a fairly uneventful match at the French Open just a short while ago, American Venus Williams, all decked out in a very Springy 'EleVen' creation, halted any possibility for fellow American Bet...more

Jelena Jankovic Interview from Roland Garros
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted May 23, 2009 at 4:55pm

Jelena Jankovic Interview from Roland Garros Clay is crumbling under Jelena shoes. Roland Garros has not yet started, but the Serb is practicing with her sparring partner, exchanging strokes under, getting upset about each bad shot, running from from one...more

Jelena Jankovic rocks ANTA for the French Open
by Pretty Tough
posted May 22, 2009 at 7:39pm

Earlier this year, leading Chinese sportswear brand, ANTA, announced it had secured one of the biggest deals in women’s tennis by signing Jelena Jankovic to exclusively wear their sports apparel, shoes and accessories world-wide. With the French Op...more

Luck of the Draw: Venus and Serena on opposite ides in Paris
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted May 22, 2009 at 7:32pm

(Photo by ©FFT)For a recent change of pace, American super sisters Venus and Serena Williams are in separate halves of the draw at the 2009 French Open with No. 3 seed Venus on a path to meet Russian Dinara Safina in the semi-finals.Younger sister Serena...more

Beware sleepers In French Open draw
by Women's Sports Blog
posted May 22, 2009 at 2:11pm

It's a common lament on this blog that when I make predictions out loud in public, they generally fail. When I make them in my head, no matter how wacky, they're usually correct. So it is with great trepidation that I observe the following about the u...more

Serena Williams debut collection sells out on HSN And HSN.com
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted May 21, 2009 at 9:42pm

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Serena Williams can add another victory to her impressive list of accomplishments with the highly successful launch of Serena Williams Signature Statement, her new collection of fashion, accessories an...more

Amelie Mauresmo wants some French Open fun
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted May 21, 2009 at 10:18am

Amelie Mauresmo wants some French Open fun Even though she never enjoyed great succes at Roland Garros, Mauresmo is ready this time to enjoy her 15th appereance at a French Open. “Coming into the clay season I’m really just trying to enjoy myself. I...more

Maria Sharapova happy to be back in business
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted May 21, 2009 at 12:25am

Maria Sharapova happy to be back in business Maria sharapova second round win Photos Maria Sharapova thinks the long hours she spent recovering from her shoulder injury will reap rich rewards and today she showed no signs of rust, and a dazzling array o...more

Williams sisters, WNBA players nominated for BET Female Athlete of the Year
by Pretty Tough
posted May 20, 2009 at 11:58pm

The 2009 BET Awards will be hosted by Jamie Foxx and aired live from Los Angeles, California on June 28th. So who will walk away with the “Best Female Athlete”? Will your pick for “Best Actress” make her way to the podium? Find out when artists...more

Indiana State suspends tennis
by Title IX Blog
posted May 20, 2009 at 2:05pm

Cut has become the latest dirty word in intercollegiate athletics. Perhaps that is why Indiana State University has "indefinitely suspended" men's and women's tennis. Budgetary issues was the reason behind the suspension of the two teams which were chosen...more

Maria Sharapova reaches Warsaw Open quarter-finals
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted May 20, 2009 at 11:58am

Maria Sharapova reaches Warsaw Open quarter-finals Maria Sharapova reached the Warsaw Open quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Darya Kustova, a lucky loser ranked 209th. Despite the doubts over her fitness, Sharapova showed signs of her glory day...more

Graf, Agassi, and their obnoxious interviewer
by Women's Sports Blog
posted May 19, 2009 at 6:51pm

Does the BBC give its journalists a special course in being annoying? Particularly egregious in this interview is her habit of asking Andre questions about Steffi, while Steffi just sits there. It works the other way a couple of times, but it's still ...more

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