Swiss Missed

What does Roger Federer-maybe the greatest tennis player of all time-have to do to get a little hometown love?

2008 tennis season breakdown easy as A-B-C

Is breaking down the 2008 tennis season really that overwhelming? Many of you believe it was rife with volatility, exhilaration and complexity. But in reality, it was as simple as A, B, C.

2008 season highlighted by topsy-turvy battle for WTA supremacy

If Jelena Jankovic and the Williams sisters failed to win ESPN.com's WTA player of the year award, then who did? After hours of waffling and beating her head, Bonnie D. Ford is, well, still waffling.

...08 PM CAPTION: Sep 5, 2008; Flushing Meadows, NY, USA; Jelena Jankovic (SRB) reacts after defeating Elena Dementieva (not pictured) in their semi-final women's singles match at the2008 US Open Tennis Championships...

Test your tennis IQ

...break points converted and percentage of return games won). A. Agnieszka Radwanska B. Svetlana Kuznetsova C. Elena Dementieva D. Maria Sharapova E. Vera Zvonareva 3. Which of these women averages the most aces per...

Test your tennis IQ

...break points converted and percentage of return games won). A. Agnieszka Radwanska B. Svetlana Kuznetsova C. Elena Dementieva D. Maria Sharapova E. Vera Zvonareva Answer: B (Kuznetsova) 3. Which of these women averages the...

Venus beats top-ranked Jankovic; Zvonareva awaits for WTA final

Venus Williams advanced to the final of the Sony Ericsson Championships with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 win Saturday over top-ranked Jelena Jankovic.

DOHA, QATAR - NOVEMBER 05: Venus Williams of the USA plays a backhand against Elena Dementieva of Russia in their round robin match during the Sony Ericsson Championships at the Khalifa Tennis...

Stomach injury knocks Serena out of season finale; virus befalls Ivanovic

Serena Williams and Ana Ivanovic withdrew from the WTA's season-ending event on Friday, when top-ranked Jelena Jankovic advanced despite losing 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Vera Zvonareva.

Venus, Jankovic reach Sony Ericsson semifinals

Venus Williams defeated her sister 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 to reach the semifinals of the WTA Tour's season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships, a match Serena Williams called her worst of the year.

Jankovic, Zvonareva, Williams sisters win in round-robin play

Venus and Serena Williams won contrasting round-robin matches at the Sony Ericsson Championships and next face a familiar opponent: each other.

Year-end Championships: Super Bowl or All-Star Game?

The top players in the world are gathering at the tours' year-end championships. But what's really at stake? The pageantry of the events cannot be denied, but the outcomes will do little to alter tennis' pecking order.

Williams, Jankovic, Zvonareva win in round-robin play

Jelena Jankovic defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 6-4 in round-robin play at the WTA's season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships.

Jankovic leads star-laced field at Sony Ericsson Championships

A season rife with drama and volatility will culminate this week at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar. Although Jelena Jankovic already has cemented the top world ranking, this event will showcase which player is the true queen of 2008.

Good To A Fault

Elena Dementieva's tennis game is a thing of beauty. But her serve-well, her serve is a struggle. And maybe she likes it that way