Sharapova wins 1st tourney since layoff

Maria Sharapova beat Jelena Jankovic, who retired because of an arm injury in the first set of the Toray Pan Pacific final.

Safina,Venus upended early in Tokyo

Dinara Safina and Venus Williams were knocked out of the second round by qualifiers at the Toray Pan Pacific Open on Monday.

Williams sisters, Clijsters advance

Kim Clijsters has made a successful return to Grand Slam tennis, defeating Viktoriya Kutuzova 6-1, 6-1 in the opening round of the U.S. Open.

Kuznetsova, Mauresmo win openers

Amelie Mauresmo overcame some sloppy serving to beat Ai Sugiyama 6-4, 6-1 in the first round of the Pilot Pen tennis tournament.

Sharapova to face Dementieva in final

Elena Dementieva of Russia advanced to the final of the Rogers Cup on Saturday with a 7-6 (2), 6-1 win over Serena Williams.

Safina loses; Serena advances

No. 1-ranked Dinara Safina fell 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 to Aravane Rezai of France in a second-round match at the $2 million WTA Tour event.

Sharapova beats Petrova to advance

Maria Sharapova signaled she might be close to a return to top form by dismissing 10th-seeded Nadia Petrova 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the $2 million Rogers Cup.

Safina, Williams, Kuznetsova win

Top-ranked Dinara Safina rallied past unseeded Roberta Vinci 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the third round of the Cincinnati Open.

Sharapova, Safina advance in L.A.

Dinara Safina began her bid for a second straight Los Angeles Women's Tennis Championships title by beating Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 6-4.

Sharapova, Stosur advance

Maria Sharapova needed just over an hour to beat Nadia Petrova 6-1, 6-2 in a second-round match at the Bank of the West Classic.

Sharapova scrapes past Sugiyama

Maria Sharapova shook off some inconsistent play to beat Ai Sugiyama, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-1, in the first round of the $700,000 WTA Premier Bank of the West Classic on Monday night.

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Williams, Dementieva, Hantuchova win

Serena Williams became the first player to earn a spot in the second week of the tournament when she defeated Roberta Vinci 6-3, 6-4.

Rezai rolls by Hradecka in final

Aravane Rezai of France beat Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 7-6 (2), 6-1 Saturday to win her first WTA Tour title at the Strasbourg International.

...USA awaits a serve during the Ladies Doubles Semi Final against Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia and Ai Sugiyama of Japan during day twelve of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn...