US team's, from left, Melanie Oudin, Alexa Glatch, Liezel Huber and Bethanie Mattek-Sands celebrate with their national flag after defeating Czech Republic in their semi-final Fed Cup...

Venus Williams of the US returns against Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the US during their 2nd round US Open match at the USTA Billie Jean...

Williams sisters, Clijsters advance

Even with her left leg all taped up, Venus Williams has advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open in straight sets.

Nadal's knee assessment? Fresh for now

NEW YORK -- The awkward little backhand from Richard Gasquet carved its way through the air and, for a split second, Rafael Nadal hesitated. The...

Venus survives opening-round scare in New York

NEW YORK -- Venus Williams has been more regular than the No. 7 train at the National Tennis Center. In 10 previous runs through the U.S. Ope...

Venus to face Bartoli in final

Second-seeded Venus Williams has advanced to the finals of the Bank of the West Classic, beating third-seeded Elena Dementieva 6-0, 6-1 on Saturday.

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.

Players' hearts go out to Michael Jackson

...were tight, a neighboring diner, who happened to be the husband of U.S. No. 3 Bethanie Mattek-Sands, said he'd heard the same thing. Mattek-Sands was there, too, and soon one...

Tandon's Wimbledon live blog -- Day 2

Need the inside scoop on all the latest news, results and gossip during the 2009 Wimbledon Championships? Our fearless blogger, Kamakshi Tandon, will fill you in on all the happenings every day from noon to 3 p.m. ET.

Sharapova to face Glatch

Maria Sharapova beat Stephanie Dubois 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Aegon Classic.

Cibulkova nearly pitches a shutout

Ova the hump PARIS -- There are 20 Ovas in the main draw here at Roland Garros, 10 in each half of the draw. Some of them -- Maria Sharapova, Sv...

Defending champ Ivanovic off-kilter in lopsided loss

The other champ dethroned PARIS -- It was jarring to see the defending ladies champion go down so quickly, so easily, but in the final analysis ...

Venus' footwork founders in Paris clay

In many ways, the Williams sisters feel at home in Paris. That is until they step onto the courts of Roland Garros. Just ask Venus, who was bounced in the third round on Friday.

Nothing automatic for Serena these days

...this one has been no different. A day after Venus managed to drop a set to Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Serena's concentration briefly wandered off the reservation -- and it almost cost her the match...

...Venus Williams of USA hits a forehand during her Women's Singles First Round match against Bethanie Mattek-Sands of USA at the French Open at Roland Garros on May 25, 2009 in Paris...