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.

Top seed Petrova wins in straight sets to reach Bell Challenge semifinals

Top-seeded Nadia Petrova beat Melinda Czink of Hungary 6-1, 6-4 Friday to reach the Bell Challenge semifinals.

Oudin needs three sets to knock out third-seeded Bammer in Bell Challenge

Melanie Oudin upset third-seeded Sybille Bammer of Austria 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 on Monday in the Bell Challenge.

Ivanovic, Zvonareva among semifinalists at Linz Open

Ana Ivanovic reached her second semifinal in two weeks by overcoming seventh-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta 6-4 6-4 at the Linz Open on Friday.

Ivanovic, Zvonareva, Petrova, Bartoli, Pennetta reach quarters

Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic and No. 2 Vera Zvonareva eased into the Generali Ladies quarterfinals with straight-sets victories.

Radwanska, Cornet, Pennetta, Bammer advance

Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland reached the Generali Ladies quarterfinals by beating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-2, 6-4 Wednesday.

Nothing goofy about Nadal clinching the year-end No. 1

...winning the 38th title of her estimable career in Zurich, but her final opponent, Italy's Flavia Pennetta, also should be recognized. Pennetta, 26, had become somewhat of a burr under Williams' saddle, beating...

Roddick, Venus still vying for place in year-end championships

With just a few weeks remaining until the year-end championships on the ATP and WTA tours, a handful of players still have work to do to capture the final spots.

Venus rocks Pennetta in straight sets for Zurich championship

Venus Williams beat Flavia Pennetta in straight sets to win her second singles title of the season at the Zurich Open.

Venus thwarts Ivanovic in Zurich semis, will face Pennetta

Venus Williams rallied from a set down to beat Ana Ivanovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 Saturday in the Zurich Open semifinals.

'More consistent' Venus tops Schiavone in straight sets; Ivanovic next in semis

Italy's Flavia Pennetta beat Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik 7-5, 6-2 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Zurich Open.

Pennetta gets first career win vs. Jankovic at Zurich Open

Jelena Jankovic's 12-match winning streak was snapped Thursday by Flavia Pennetta, who beat the top-ranked Serb 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 in the second round of the Zurich Open.

Venus saves four break points in straight-sets win

Third-seeded Venus Williams defeated Alona Bondarenko 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Zurich Open.

Dementieva fights past mistakes, advances to Kremlin semifinal

Defending champion Elena Dementieva defeated Nadia Petrova 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (6) Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - OCTOBER 10: Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in action against Flavia Pennetta of Italy during day five of the Kremlin Cup Tennis at the Olympic Stadium on October...