Oudin beats Cirstea at Open GDF Suez

Melanie Oudin of the United States has beaten Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-3, 6-0 to reach the Open GDF Suez's second round.

Wozniak wins first match in straight sets

Sixth-seeded Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada defeated Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-3, 6-1 at the Hobart International on Sunday.

Spain reaches Hopman Cup final

The United States beat Romania 3-0 in the Hopman Cup on Thursday, while Spain secured a place in the final with a sweep of Australia.

U.S. fails to make Hopman Cup finals

Australia's Lleyton Hewitt and Samantha Stosur beat their American opponents in straight sets Tuesday to eliminate the U.S. from Hopman Cup final consideration.

Romania tops Australia in Hopman Cup

Sorana Cirstea and Victor Hanescu beat Australia's Samantha Stosur and Lleyton Hewitt 7-5, 6-1 Saturday in mixed doubles to give Romania a 2-1 win in the opener of the Hopman Cup teams tennis tournament.

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...

Pennetta gets first win vs. Shaughnessy

Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta of Italy routed Meghann Shaughnessy of the United States 6-1, 6-1 in the opening round of the Generali Ladies. Pennetta had lost both previous matches to Shaughnessy.

Serena, Safina prevail in straight sets

Serena Williams made a stuttering start to her bid to topple Dinara Safina from the top spot with an error-strewn win over Estonian Kaia Kanepi in the first round of the China Open.

Dementieva, Jankovic fall; Safina wins

American teenager Melanie Oudin has upset No. 4-seeded Elena Dementieva in the second round of the U.S. Open.

PTI : Wimbledon Preferential Treatment

Wimbledon officials have admitted to giving preferential treatment in court placement based on women's looks.

Video | June 29, 2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

Sorana Cirstea of Romania, returns the ball to Melanie Oudin of the United States during the Gaz de...

Melanie Oudin of the United States, serves the ball to Sorana Cirstea of Romania, during the Gaz de France tennis open tournament in Paris, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010...

Sorana Cirstea of Romania, returns the ball to Melanie Oudin of the United States during the Gaz de...

Melanie Oudin of the United States, return the ball to Sorana Cirstea of Romania, during the Gaz de France tennis open tournament in Paris, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010...

Melanie Oudin of the United States, return the ball to Sorana Cirstea of Romania, during the Gaz de France tennis open tournament in Paris, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010...