Garber: Next generation of Americans now?

Venus and Serena: Check. Andy Roddick: Yep. But Jesse Levine and Melanie Oudin? Who are these American non-household names?

Ai Sugiyama of Japan, right, is lifted up by her partner Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan as they react to their win over Samantha Stosur of Australia and Rennae Stubbs...

Sharapova wins comeback match at Warsaw

Maria Sharapova played her first tour singles match in nearly 10 months, beating Tathiana Garbin of Italy 6-1, 6-7 (6), 6-3 in the first round of the Warsaw Open.

Venus beats Mirza to advance at Family Circle

Second-seeded Venus Williams has advanced at the Family Circle Cup with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Sania Mirza.

...Family Circle Cup tennis action in Charleston, S.C. Tuesday April 14, 2009. Stevenson lost to Akgul Amanmuradova from Uzbekistan

King knocks Govortsova out of Family Circle

American Vania King produced a first-round upset in the Family Circle Cup on Monday, by knocking out 14th seed Olga Govortsova 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 6-3.

...Oudin of the United States of America plays a backhand in her first round match against Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan during day two of the 2009 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 20...

Cibulkova out, Bammer upset at Pattaya Open

Third-seeded Dominika Cibulkova withdrew from the Pattaya Open because of illness on Wednesday, and fourth-seeded Sybille Bammer was beaten by Vera Dushevina, 6-4, 7-5, to knock two of the favorites from the tournament.

Teen Oudin picked as No. 2 for U.S. in Fed Cup

Teenager Melanie Oudin has been chosen as the No. 2 player for the United States in the first round of its Fed Cup competition against Argentina this weekend.

Teen Palkina a surprise winner at Tashkent Open

Ksenia Palkina, a teenager from Kyrgyzstan ranked 203rd, upset second-seeded Olga Govortsova of Belarus 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-5 Tuesday in the first round of the Tashkent Open.

Hantuchova, Schnyder advance to Bali quarters

Top-seeded Daniela Hantuchova struggled at times in her 6-1, 7-5 victory against Ukrainian qualifier Olga Savchuk to reach the quarterfinals of the Bali Classic on Wednesday.

Jankovic, Kuznetsova rally to reach Open 2nd round

Svetlana Kuznetsova shook off an early break and rallied to a 7-6 (3), 6-1 victory over Sorana Cirstea in the second round of the U.S. Open.

Davenport, Dementieva advance at U.S. Open

Lindsay Davenport enjoyed a brisk workout on her return from a two-month injury layoff with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Aleksandra Wozniak in the first round of the U.S. Open.

Players try to overcome Beijing-to-NYC jet lag

The rings of the Olympics are not the only ones in common for Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and the Williams sisters. Chances are they also share dark circles under their eyes, courtesy of the just completed Beijing Games and cross-continent flying.

Notebook: Davenport's career up in the air

Back to square one? NEW YORK -- She hadn't played here in two years, and she hadn't played a singles match in almost two months. But 23rd-seeded Lin...