http://www.mail.com/people/627402-sloane-stephens.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/627402-sloane-stephens.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2094294-top-ranked-djokovic-beaten-berdych-rome.html ROME (AP) — Novak Djokovic can't seem to find any consistency on clay courts. And with the French Open less than 10 days away, he will enter Roland Garros on the back of two early defeats. The top-ranked Serb wasted a chance to serve out the match and was beaten 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 by sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych in the Italian Open quarterfinals Friday. In the s... Fri, 17 May 2013 22:31:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2094294-top-ranked-djokovic-beaten-berdych-rome.html 2013-05-17T22:31:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2088414-murray-retires-with-pain-nadal-wins-rome.html ROME (AP) — Back pain forced Andy Murray to retire midway through his second-round match at the Italian Open on Wednesday. He may have to sit out the French Open, too. Rafael Nadal began his bid for a seventh Rome title by cruising past local hope Fognini of Italy 6-1, 6-3 in just 61 minutes, and two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova eased past Span... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:58:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2088414-murray-retires-with-pain-nadal-wins-rome.html 2013-05-15T20:58:36Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2065992-venus-williams-roddick-join-wtt-ownership-group.html NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams and Andy Roddick were just kids when they got their first taste of World Team Tennis. Williams was 8, having met WTT co-founder Billie Jean King at a clinic in Long Beach, Calif. At 17, Roddick played for the Idaho Sneakers. Now they're part owners of King's summer league that began in the 1970s and features male and female ... Mon, 06 May 2013 21:21:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2065992-venus-williams-roddick-join-wtt-ownership-group.html 2013-05-06T21:21:27Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2011090-williams-sisters-to-lead-fed-cup-team-vs-sweden.html DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Serena and Venus Williams will lead the U.S. Fed Cup team against Sweden on hardcourts at the Delray Beach Tennis Center on April 20-21. The team announced Wednesday will also include No. 16-ranked Sloane Stephens and No. 27 Varvara Lepchenko. The winner will advance to the 2014 world group and have a chance to compete for the Fe... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:00:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2011090-williams-sisters-to-lead-fed-cup-team-vs-sweden.html 2013-04-10T18:00:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1978606-serena-williams-rallies-3-set-win-sony-open.html KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Serena Williams' match was more than an hour old Monday before she began providing a soundtrack for her comeback. "Come on!" she shouted at her fist through gritted teeth. Her demeanor transformed after a listless start, Williams rallied past Dominika Cibulkova in the fourth round of the Sony Open 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. The top-ranked Wi... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:38:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1978606-serena-williams-rallies-3-set-win-sony-open.html 2013-03-26T02:38:32Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1975542-injury-sidelines-venus-williams-sony-open.html KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — A big match beckoned for Venus Williams on a court where she first hoisted the championship trophy 15 years ago. Alas, on Saturday she wasn't up to any heavy lifting. The three-time Key Biscayne champion withdrew from the Sony Open because of a lower back injury shortly before her third-round match against fellow American Sloane ... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 03:35:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1975542-injury-sidelines-venus-williams-sony-open.html 2013-03-24T03:35:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1889710-azarenka-3rd-round-qatar-stephens.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Fresh off winning a second consecutive Australian Open, top-ranked Victoria Azarenka breezed into the third round of the Qatar Open with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Romina Oprandi on Wednesday. The defending champion was joined by fourth-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska and Caroline Wozniacki. Radwanska beat Australian qualifier Anastasia Rodiono... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:42:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1889710-azarenka-3rd-round-qatar-stephens.html 2013-02-13T20:42:14Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1887058-williams-sharapova-stephens-advance-doha.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova eased into the third round of the Qatar Open on Tuesday, dominating their opponents with straight-set victories. Williams, who will regain the No. 1 ranking if she reached the semifinals, showed no signs of the back or ankle injuries that troubled her at the Australian Open during her 6-2, 6-1 win ove... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1887058-williams-sharapova-stephens-advance-doha.html 2013-02-12T20:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1881862-us-loses-to-italy-1st-round-fed-cup.html RIMINI, Italy (AP) — The United States was eliminated in the first round of the Fed Cup, losing to Italy 3-2 Sunday when Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci defeated Varvara Lepchenko and Liezel Huber in the decisive doubles match. Errani and Vinci, the top-ranked doubles team, won 6-2, 6-2 against an understrength American team. The U.S. was without Serena and... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1881862-us-loses-to-italy-1st-round-fed-cup.html 2013-02-10T21:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1880484-american-lepchenko-beats-vinci-to-tie-fed-cup.html RIMINI, Italy (AP) — American Varvara Lepchenko won in her Fed Cup singles debut to lift the U.S. team to a 1-1 tie against Italy on Saturday, after Sara Errani beat Jamie Hampton 6-2, 6-1. Lepchenko rallied past Roberta Vinci 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 after the Italian struggled with a leg cramp in the final set, which featured seven breaks of serve. She had treatme... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 21:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1880484-american-lepchenko-beats-vinci-to-tie-fed-cup.html 2013-02-09T21:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1871664-venus-williams-pulls-qatar-open.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Venus Williams has withdrawn from next week's Qatar Open due to an ongoing lower back injury. The 23rd-ranked Williams has been hampered by back problems since the Australian Open. She missed the Open GDF Suez tournament and will skip the upcoming Fed Cup match against Italy because of the injury. Andrea Hlavackova w... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 07:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1871664-venus-williams-pulls-qatar-open.html 2013-02-06T07:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1847570-azarenka-beats-li-defends-australian-open-title.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Victoria Azarenka had the bulk of the crowd against her. The fireworks were fizzling out, and when she looked over the net she saw Li Na crashing to the court and almost knocking herself out. Considering the cascading criticism she'd encountered after her previous win, Azarenka didn't need the focus of the Australian Open final... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 15:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1847570-azarenka-beats-li-defends-australian-open-title.html 2013-01-26T15:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1846370-beating-federer-murray-reaches-aussie-final.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andy Murray was sucking in deep breaths, trying to recover from his exhausting win over Roger Federer. Pain was very much on his mind. The U.S. Open champion defeated Federer 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-2 in a four-hour Australian Open semifinal Friday night. It was Murray's first victory against the 17-time major winner at a... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1846370-beating-federer-murray-reaches-aussie-final.html 2013-01-25T18:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1843638-azarenka-eludes-chokehold-gains-australian-final.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Sloane Stephens sat for nine minutes, mostly staring at the court and trying to forget the curious timing of Victoria Azarenka's medical timeout. She may have been the only one trying to ignore it. The 19-year-old American had just saved five match points and broken Azarenka. But she knew she had to hold serve to stay in her fi... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1843638-azarenka-eludes-chokehold-gains-australian-final.html 2013-01-24T18:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1842608-azarenka-beats-stephens-sets-up-final-vs-li.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Victoria Azarenka had to endure some anxious moments before and after her win over American teenager Sloane Stephens. Li Na wasn't flustered at all in an easy victory over No. 2-ranked Maria Sharapova. The result is that Li will play for the Australian Open title against Azarenka, who ended Stephens' unexpected run to the semif... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1842608-azarenka-beats-stephens-sets-up-final-vs-li.html 2013-01-24T10:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1840510-defending-champ-azarenka-final-li.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Victoria Azarenka overcame some anxiety, a sore left knee, and a slew of frustrating forehand errors before fending off American teenager Sloane Stephens to reach the Australian Open final against Li Na. For the second time in two days, 19-year-old Stephens sat patiently in a courtside chair late in the second set while an expe... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1840510-defending-champ-azarenka-final-li.html 2013-01-24T06:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1842276-azarenka-advances-to-australian-open-final.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Defending champion Victoria Azarenka has advanced to the Australian Open final with a 6-1, 6-4 win over 19-year-old American Sloane Stephens. Azarenka wasted five match points in the ninth game of the second set, then took a medical time out for what appeared to be a back or shoulder injury. She had hurt her left ankle earlier ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 05:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1842276-azarenka-advances-to-australian-open-final.html 2013-01-24T05:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1839796-williams-loses-to-stephens-federer-advances.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams was only thinking out loud when she muttered this Australian Open had been "the worst two weeks." Not long after a courtside microphone picked up those comments during her quarterfinal with 19-year-old American Sloane Stephens, things got a whole lot worse. Stephens outplayed Williams, whose movement and serves ... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1839796-williams-loses-to-stephens-federer-advances.html 2013-01-23T13:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1840026-10-things-to-today.html Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. A VOTE TO AVOID DEBT CRISIS The House is expected to vote Wednesday to let the government borrow enough to pay three months' worth of bills. 2. NETANYAHU SCRAMBLES TO RETAIN POWER IN ISRAEL The elections ended in a deadlock in parliament, making it m... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1840026-10-things-to-today.html 2013-01-23T12:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1837700-williams-loses-quarters-azarenka-semis.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams' dominating run at the majors ended in a painful loss to American teenager Sloane Stephens. After the biggest victory of her life, the 19-year-old Stephens is headed to the semifinals of the Australian Open. Williams hurt her back in the eighth game of the second set, slowing down her serve, restricting her move... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1837700-williams-loses-quarters-azarenka-semis.html 2013-01-23T06:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1839534-serena-williams-australian-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams is out of the Australian Open after losing her quarterfinal match 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 to 19-year-old American Sloane Stephens. Williams appeared to hurt her lower back while attempting to pull up short of the net during the eighth game of the second set. She called for a trainer after the ninth game with the score 5-4... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1839534-serena-williams-australian-open.html 2013-01-23T03:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1837010-sharapova-impressive-way-to-aussie-open-semis.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Maria Sharapova has lost only nine games in five matches on the way to the semifinals at the Australian Open. Always the perfectionist, she sees room for improvement. Defending champion Novak Djokovic made some improvements of his own later Tuesday, beating Tomas Berdych 6-1, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 to advance to a semifinal against Davi... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1837010-sharapova-impressive-way-to-aussie-open-semis.html 2013-01-22T12:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1836884-sharapova-li-advance-to-australian-open-semis.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Maria Sharapova continued her dominating form at the Australian Open with a straight-set win over Ekatrina Makarova on Tuesday, conceding only nine games in five matches en route to a semifinal against Li Na. No. 2-ranked Sharapova had a 6-2, 6-2 quarterfinal win over fellow Russian Makarova on Rod Laver Arena and has spent jus... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1836884-sharapova-li-advance-to-australian-open-semis.html 2013-01-22T07:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1834180-defending-champ-azarenka-advances-to-quarterfinals.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Victoria Azarenka advanced to the Australian Open quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Elena Vesnina on Monday, growing more confident she can repeat the winning roll that resulted in her first Grand Slam title here last year. "It's getting there ... with every match you start building up for the top battles starting now," sa... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1834180-defending-champ-azarenka-advances-to-quarterfinals.html 2013-01-21T06:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1831842-djokovic-plays-australian-open-marathon.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The opponent was different, the match three rounds earlier. Still, the result gave Novak Djokovic a familiar feeling, and another chance to rip off his shirt in celebration. Djokovic needed just over 5 hours to beat Stanislas Wawrinka 1-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 12-10 in a fourth-round match Sunday night at the Australian Open, on ... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1831842-djokovic-plays-australian-open-marathon.html 2013-01-20T16:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1831622-major-surprises-through-week-1-aussie-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Nearly a week into the Australian Open, the only major surprise is that there have been, well, not many surprises at all. The year's first Grand Slam is historically fraught with injury withdrawals or top players not yet up to speed in the new season and losing in the first few rounds. But with the third round complete for the ... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1831622-major-surprises-through-week-1-aussie-open.html 2013-01-19T09:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1822670-serena-williams-romps-bad-ankle-australia.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Flat on her back, her sore right ankle raised and her hands covering her face, Serena Williams tried to block out thoughts that her bid for a third straight Grand Slam title might be ruined. After a dominating run the last six months, Williams was a big favorite to win the Australian Open. Suddenly, though, there seemed a way f... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 01:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1822670-serena-williams-romps-bad-ankle-australia.html 2013-01-16T01:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1821514-serena-hurts-ankle-murray-federer-advance.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams frightened a few people, including herself. Defending champion Victoria Azarenka had a momentary lack of concentration. Two of the biggest names on the men's side at the Australian Open — Roger Federer and Andy Murray — had straight-set wins. Day 2 at Melbourne Park on Tuesday brought another day of perfect weat... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1821514-serena-hurts-ankle-murray-federer-advance.html 2013-01-15T09:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1820264-tumble-serena-advances-australian-open.html MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams tumbled to the court and needed a medical timeout in the first set for treatment on her right ankle. Once she got up, it was all over for Edina Gallovits-Hall. Williams routed Gallovits-Hall 6-0, 6-0 in the first round of the Australian Open on Tuesday despite the scary sequence in the first part of the match. T... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 04:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1820264-tumble-serena-advances-australian-open.html 2013-01-15T04:43:00Z