http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. It wasn't as dramatic as the U.S. Open final last month as Serena Williams played an effective match to defeat Victoria Azarenka at the year-end WTA Championships, Ravi Ubha writes.]]> October 25, 2012 09:01:47 PDT Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams had to work hard to win on Wednesday at the WTA year-end championship in Istanbul, Ravi Ubha writes.]]> October 24, 2012 10:52:14 PDT Serena Williams is the female player of the season. But that doesn't mean it'll be a walkover for the world No. 3 at the year-end championships in Istanbul, Ravi Ubha writes.]]> October 22, 2012 04:09:48 PDT Venus Williams made no secret how badly she wanted to win the Olympics. But after another disappointing loss, we, again, have to question her future.]]> August 01, 2012 07:44:21 PDT After Serena Williams' inexplicable loss in Paris and a couple of rough outings at SW19, she finally played like the champion we know.]]> July 05, 2012 05:17:40 PDT There's little more we can say about Novak Djokovic's ascendance. But let's not forget the other players who made significant strides in 2012.]]> October 19, 2011 14:49:32 PDT