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Clijsters beats Venus Williams in farewell game
Former No. 1 Kim Clijsters ended her career with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Venus Williams in a ceremonial farewell match. Clijsters retired after the U.
Djokovic, SWilliams win ITF awards for 2012
Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams are the International Tennis Federation's world champions for 2012. Djokovic won the men's award Tuesday for the ...
Sharapova entertains crowd in exhibition event
Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic won singles matches against Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in an exhibition event Saturday before losing to the ...
Sharapova aims for top spot after return to form
Maria Sharapova is looking to return to the No. 1 spot in the world rankings after rediscovering her best form this year. Sharapova endured a ...
Serena Williams named WTA's Player of the Year
Serena Williams has been named the WTA's Player of the Year after winning major titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open and claiming gold at the London ...
Tennis players shun Spanish doctor
The owner of a leading tennis academy in Spain that trained some of the sport's stars says its players have stopped working with a doctor banned by ...
Czechs host Spain in Davis Cup final on fast court
With no Rafael Nadal standing in their way, the Czech Republic hopes to complete a rare double this weekend when it takes on defending champion Spain ...
AP Interview: Tennis mulls anti-doping step
Tennis is looking at whether it can adopt measures pioneered by cycling to weed out drug cheats. ITF anti-doping manager Stuart Miller told The ...
Czechs retain Fed Cup title with 3-1 win vs Serbia
Lucie Safarova covered her face in disbelief, and the party was on. The Czech Republic's Fed Cup team danced on the court. The players and coaches ...
Petrova beats Wozniacki 6-2, 6-1 to win WTA final
Nadia Petrova stunned top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 6-1 to win the Tournament of Champions on Sunday, clinching her third WTA title of the year.
No. 1 Wozniacki vs. No. 2 Petrova in Sofia final
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki reached the Tournament of Champions final after beating Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4, 6-1 on Saturday. In Sunday's ...
Wozniacki reaches final at Tournament of Champions
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki reached the Tournament of Champions final after beating Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4, 6-1 on Saturday. In Sunday's ...
Czech Republic leads Serbia 2-0 in Fed Cup final
The Czech Republic is one win away from retaining the Fed Cup after Lucie Safarova and Petra Kvitova won the opening singles in straight sets against ...
Rvidsson wins as Zheng retires in Sofia
Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden secured victory without finishing the first set as Zheng Jie of China retired at 5-1 in the season-ending Tournament of ...
Arvidsson wins as Zheng retires in Sofia
Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden secured victory without finishing the first set as Zheng Jie of China retired at 5-1 in the season-ending Tournament of ...
Safarova to open Fed Cup final against Ivanovic
Lucie Safarova will open the Fed Cup final for the defending champion Czech Republic against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia. The 17th -ranked Safarova is 3-2 ...
Wozniacki gets 3rd win from 3 at Champions event
Already qualified for the semifinals, top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki beat Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Thursday to make it three ...
Wozniacki into Tournament of Champions semifinals
Caroline Wozniacki defeated Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-3, 6-1 Wednesday to advance to the semifinals of the Tournament of Champions. It was the second ...
Petrova, Kirilenko win opening matches in Sofia
Russian duo Nadia Petrova and Maria Kirilenko earned straight-set victories Wednesday in their first group-stage matches at the Tournament of ...
Fed Cup final chance for Kvitova to save season
Petra Kvitova regards this weekend's Fed Cup final as her last chance to salvage a year which has been a big comedown after her stellar 2011.
Wozniacki, Vinci win opening matches in Sofia
Caroline Wozniacki and Roberta Vinci had easy straight-set victories Tuesday in their first round-robin matches at the season-ending Tournament of ...
Vinci beats Hantuchova at Tournament of Champions
Roberta Vinci of Italy routed Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday in their opening round-robin match at the Tournament of Champions.
Clijsters to play farewell match against VWilliams
Kim Clijsters will play a ceremonial farewell match on Dec. 12 against Venus Williams. Clijsters retired from tennis after the U.S. Open in August but ...
Serena Williams beats Sharapova to win WTA Champs
Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday to win the WTA Championships for the third time and finish the year with another title - but ...
4 cities on shortlist to stage WTA Championships
Mexico City, Singapore, Kazan in Russia and Tianjin in China are the four cities in the race to succeed Istanbul as the host of the WTA Championships ...