The year's most memorable quotes

As usual, tennis players didn't just let their rackets do the talking this season. Here's a look back at some of the funniest quips, fighting words and foot-in-mouth moments of 2009.

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.

Williamses, Clijsters, Kuznetsova to play

Serena and Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters and Svetlana Kuznetsova will play a one-night exhibition for the Billie Jean King Cup at Madison Square Garden in March.

Glatch to take on Pennetta in opener

Alexa Glatch of the United States will open against Flavia Pennetta in the Fed Cup final against Italy.

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...

Serena right where she belongs

...she needs to simplify things and focus on the task at hand, week in, week out. Svetlana Kuznetsova: Want to be No. 1, Sveta? "No, but thanks for asking!" Elena Dementieva: It's funny...

WTA Tour says withdrawals down

The chief executive of the WTA Tour says a new scheduling system with fewer mandatory tournaments has caused player withdrawals to fall.

Serena reaches final; Venus awaits

Serena Williams will play big sister Venus in the final of the Sony Ericsson Championships.

Venus Williams of the U.S hits a ball to Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia (out of camera range) during their WTA Tour Championships tennis match in Doha on...

Venus advances with Dementieva loss

Venus Williams has reached the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Championships with a little help from Svetlana Kuznetsova, whose 6-3, 6-2 victory over Elena Dementieva secured the American's passage into the knockout round.

Williams sisters, Wozniacki win

Serena Williams clinched a spot in the semifinals of the WTA Sony Ericsson Championships after beating Elena Dementieva 6-2, 6-4 for her third straight win in the group phase.

Where does Safina go from here?

...go downhill at the French Open. She got a huge break by meeting the mentally suspect Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final. By this time, Safina's worried looks to her coach, Zeljko Krajan, were...

Safina withdraws with back injury

Dinara Safina withdrew from WTA Sony Ericsson Championships because of a back injury, handing the year-end No. 1 ranking to Serena Williams.

Serena wins, Venus loses

Victoria Azarenka has defeated Jelena Jankovic in the WTA Tour's season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships in the first round-robin group match.

DOHA, QATAR - OCTOBER 25: (L-R) Serena Williams of United States, Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia, Elena Dementieva of Russia, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, Dinara Safina of Russia, Jelena Jankovic...