Yes, we're handing out more 2009 tennis awards

...to win a major, getting the job done is a whole other matter. Most improved female: Caroline Wozniacki gets the nod, hands down. She started the year ranked No. 12 and finished it among...

Tennis player Kim Clijsters from Belgium is joined by her daughter Jada after winnings against Caroline Wozniacki from Denmark during the Women's final of the 2009 US Open at the USTA Billie...

Clijsters' U.S. Open win highlights '09

The 2009 tennis season presented its share of thrills, spills, fulfillment and futility. With that, we give you our 2009 WTA awards.

...Kim Clijsters, of Belgium, poses with her daughter Jada after winning the women's championship over Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009...

US tennis player Melanie Oudin returns a point to Danish player Caroline Wozniacki during their quarterfinals match of the 2009 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National...

More to be thankful for than the Detroit Lions

OK, let's all do the right thing on Thanksgiving and appreciate the fact that we're not sitting around in the locker room of the 02 Arena, trembling a...

Chang: Asian men need better coaching

Michael Chang says Asian men need better coaching to match the success of female players in professional tennis.

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 09: Melanie Oudin of the United States returns a shot against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark during day ten of the 2009 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean...

Pilot Pen seeking new sponsor

Pilot Pen Tennis at Yale is seeking a new title sponsor for the 2011 tournament and beyond.

Belgium player Yanina Wickmayer returns against Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki in their semifinal match of the 2009 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National...

Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki returns against Belgium player Yanina Wickmayer in their semifinal match of the 2009 US Open at...

Triumphs to tears: Assessing the 2009 WTA stars

With a mid-tier event currently being played in Bali and the Italians hosting the U.S. in this weekend's Fed Cup final, the WTA tour's winter break ha...

Serena right where she belongs

Someone reviewing the major stories of the WTA season could be forgiven for looking back on the brouhaha attending Dinara Safina's tenure as the No. 1...

WTA Tour says withdrawals down

The chief executive of the WTA Tour says a new scheduling system with fewer mandatory tournaments has caused player withdrawals to fall.

Serena Williams of the US eyes the ball before returning it to Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki during their WTA Championships semi-final tennis match at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex...