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...

Where does Safina go from here?

...ll probably show up at the Australian Open in January and battle Kim Clijsters, Henin and Maria Sharapova for the title. Where does Safina go from here? Ironically, the Russian has a greater chance...

Year-end title critical for Safina -- and her reputation

With the season-ending championships coming up, let's look at what the stakes are for each of the eight qualifiers who have convened in Doha, Qatar, t...

Serena, Safina battle for No. 1 in Doha

Wondering what's at stake at the year-end championships in Doha, Qatar? How about the razor-thin five-point margin in the rankings that separates Serena Williams from Dinara Safina.

Welcome to the NBA preview, Part 2

In Part 2 of his NBA preview, Bill Simmons finishes his list of the 33 most intriguing people of the 2009-10 season.

Nadal advances; Serena knocked out

Serena Williams was knocked out of the China Open on Thursday, losing to Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5) only days before regaining the No. 1 ranking.

For Sale by Owner

This column appears in the October 19 Body Issue of ESPN The Magazine. Weeks before this magazine hit mailboxes, the media wrote about the photograp...

Sharapova ousted; Kuznetsova wins

Maria Sharapova was eliminated from the China Open on Wednesday, losing to Peng Shuai of China 6-2, 6-4, and Svetlana Kuznetsova moved into the quarterfinals by beating Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-3, 4-6, 6-0.

Second-round win makes Serena No. 1

Serena Williams reclaimed her world No. 1 ranking with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Russia's Ekaterina Makarova in the second round of the China Open on Tuesday.

Digital Serve: Oct 5th

Match results from this past weekend, tennis headlines and a Rafael Nadal injury update.

...on October 2, 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty Images) TOKYO - OCTOBER 03: Maria Sharapova of Russia and Jelena Jankovic of Serbia meet at the net after the final match during...

Jelena Jankovic of Serbia hits a return against Maria Sharapova of Russia during the women's singles final in the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in...

Injuries abound, but who can take the pain?

One by one, they're dropping like flies on the Asian swing. Sam Querrey's freak arm injury ended his breakthrough season (note to all: avoid sitting...

Venus rallies in second set for win

Venus Williams survived a second-set implosion to reach the second round of the $6.6 million China Open with a 6-2, 7-6 (1) defeat of Russian Vera Dushevina on Saturday.