Appreciate expediency of Clijsters' comeback

It has been reported that March Madness costs U.S. employers billions of dollars every spring, with workers agonizing over brackets for the office poo...

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.

NEXT No. 5: Melanie Oudin

Melanie Oudin is taking women's tennis by storm.

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Federer facing ever-growing challenges

After an emotional 2009 season full of unprecedented highs and gut-wrenching lows, 28-year-old Roger Federer is back on top. But he'll find that the going only gets tougher from here.

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.

Expect these future autobiographies

No, Andy Roddick isn't that guy from "American Pie." But that's only a snippet of what we'll find out in his, and many other, future tennis autobiographies.

Caption: BEIJING - OCTOBER 07: Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot against Peng Shuai of China in her third round match during...

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...

Italians pose daunting challenge to young Americans

...off 15 successive victories, triumphing in Los Angeles and knocking off the likes of Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Vera Zvonareva and Nadia Petrova to become the first Italian to crack the top 10. While...

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.

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.