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Triumphs to tears: Assessing the 2009 WTA stars

Abigail Lorge, TENNIS.com

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...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 05, 2009

Pennetta gets first win vs. Shaughnessy

Associated Press

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.

Story | Conversation | October 13, 2009

Serena, Safina prevail in straight sets

Reuters

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.

Story | Conversation | October 04, 2009

Dementieva, Jankovic fall; Safina wins

ESPN.com news services

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

Story | Conversation | September 03, 2009

PTI : Wimbledon Preferential Treatment

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

ESPN Insider Video | June 29, 2009

Clijsters, Williams win; Ivanovic out

Associated Press

Playing her second competitive match in more than two years, Kim Clijsters reached the third round of the Cincinnati Open with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Patty Schnyder.

Story | Conversation | August 12, 2009

Safina, Williams, Kuznetsova win

Associated Press

Top-ranked Dinara Safina rallied past unseeded Roberta Vinci 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the third round of the Cincinnati Open.

Story | Conversation | August 11, 2009

Sharapova outlasts Radwanska

Associated Press

Samantha Stosur rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 quarterfinal victory over Zheng Jie of China at the LA Women's Tennis Championships on Friday, moving the Aussie doubles specialist into the semifinals for the second consecutive week.

Story | Conversation | August 07, 2009

Sharapova, Safina advance in L.A.

Associated Press

Dinara Safina began her bid for a second straight Los Angeles Women's Tennis Championships title by beating Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 6-4.

Story | Conversation | August 05, 2009

Sharapova scrapes past Sugiyama

Associated Press

Maria Sharapova shook off some inconsistent play to beat Ai Sugiyama, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-1, in the first round of the $700,000 WTA Premier Bank of the West Classic on Monday night.

Story | Conversation | July 27, 2009

Dulko, Wozniacki among winners

Associated Press

Unseeded Gisela Dulko of Argentina saved match points for the second straight day, eliminating second-seeded Dominika Cibulkova 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the Swedish Open quarterfinals.

Story | Conversation | July 09, 2009

Dulko, Wozniacki reach quarterfinals

Associated Press

Gisela Dulko of Argentina saved four match points and beat fifth-seeded Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (5) to reach the Swedish Open quarterfinals.

Story | Conversation | July 08, 2009

Cirstea, Pavlyuchenkova among winners

Associated Press

Fifth-seeded Sorana Cirstea beat wild card Johanna Larsson 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the first round of the Swedish Open.

Story | Conversation | July 06, 2009

Federer, Soderling set for rematch

Ravi Ubha, Special to ESPN.com

Get your DVRs ready: In what is widely dubbed the best tennis day of the year, the Sweet 16 fields grace the All England Club on Monday.

Story | Conversation | June 27, 2009

Tandon's Wimbledon live blog -- Day 5

Kamakshi Tandon, Special to ESPN.com

Need the inside scoop on all the latest news, results and gossip during the 2009 Wimbledon Championships? Our fearless blogger Kamakshi Tandon will fill you in on all the happenings every day from noon to 3 p.m. ET.

Story | Conversation | June 26, 2009