Oudin, U.S. seal semis berth in Fed Cup

The United States secured a spot in the Fed Cup semifinals after teenager Melanie Oudin beat Julie Coin on Sunday to give the Americans a 3-0 lead over France.

Oudin, Mattek-Sands win singles

Melanie Oudin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands won the opening singles to give the United States a 2-0 lead against France in the quarterfinals of the Fed Cup.

Alona Bondarenko, left, and Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine celebrate after beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus and Shahar Peer...

Safina out in 4th round with back issue

Second-ranked Dinara Safina retired while she was down 4-5, serving at 30-40 in the first set against Maria Kirilenko.

Reasons aplenty for Nadal to be nervous

No one enjoys playing Ivo Karlovic. Just ask Rafael Nadal, who knows openings versus his behemoth foe are far and few between.

Jankovic's on-court plight persists

...to Gisela Dulko, serve and ball toss still awry, Jelena Jankovic tamely exited to the streaking Alona Bondarenko 6-2, 6-3 as the mercury rose in Melbourne. To say Jankovic was the overwhelming...

...AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 22: Jelena Jankovic of Serbia plays a forehand in her third round match against Alona Bondarenko of the Ukraine during day five of the 2010 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January...

Clijsters crushed; Henin escapes

Justine Henin beat No. 27 Alisa Kleybanova 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open, staging another memorable rally in her first Grand Slam since she returned to professional tennis.

Bondarenko beats Peer to win

Fourth-seeded Alona Bondarenko won the Hobart International for her second WTA Tour title, beating second-seeded Shahar Peer 6-2, 6-4.

Peer advances to final

Second-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel advanced to the final of the Hobart International with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Sara Errani of Italy.

Garrigues stops Dulko

Top-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain advanced to the Hobart International semifinals with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 win over eighth-seeded Gisela Dulko of Argentina on Thursday.

Dulko displeased by conditions

Seventh-seeded Zheng Jie beat Chinese compatriot Peng Shuai 6-2, 6-1 Tuesday in a second-round match at the wind-blown Hobart International tennis tournament.

Tipsarevic to face Youzhny in final

Janko Tipsarevic will play Mikhail Youzhny and Francesca Schiavone will meet Olga Govortsova in the final of the Kremlin Cup, after all four players posted straight-set victories Saturday.

Defending champion Jankovic ousted

Alisa Kleybanova upset defending champion Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 6-3 Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup.

Jankovic in WTA Championships

elena Jankovic has qualified for next week's season-ending WTA Championships after top-seeded Vera Zvonareva lost to qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova 6-0, 6-2 in the second round of the Kremlin Cup.