Russian Rackets: The Best From The Motherland

Hi-res photos of the top female tennis players who hail from Russia.

2008 season highlighted by topsy-turvy battle for WTA supremacy

If Jelena Jankovic and the Williams sisters failed to win ESPN.com's WTA player of the year award, then who did? After hours of waffling and beating her head, Bonnie D. Ford is, well, still waffling.

Test your tennis IQ

...serve, percentage of break points converted and percentage of return games won). A. Agnieszka Radwanska B. Svetlana Kuznetsova C. Elena Dementieva D. Maria Sharapova E. Vera Zvonareva Answer: B (Kuznetsova) 3. Which of these...

Test your tennis IQ

...serve, percentage of break points converted and percentage of return games won). A. Agnieszka Radwanska B. Svetlana Kuznetsova C. Elena Dementieva D. Maria Sharapova E. Vera Zvonareva 3. Which of these women averages the...

Already eliminated, ailing Ivanovic pulls out of Sony Ericsson

Ana Ivanovic withdrew from her last round-robin match at the WTA Tour's season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships on Friday because of a virus.

Stomach injury knocks Serena out of season finale; virus befalls Ivanovic

Serena Williams and Ana Ivanovic withdrew from the WTA's season-ending event on Friday, when top-ranked Jelena Jankovic advanced despite losing 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Vera Zvonareva.

Venus, Jankovic reach Sony Ericsson semifinals

Venus Williams defeated her sister 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 to reach the semifinals of the WTA Tour's season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships, a match Serena Williams called her worst of the year.

Williams, Jankovic, Zvonareva win in round-robin play

Jelena Jankovic defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 6-4 in round-robin play at the WTA's season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships.

Jankovic leads star-laced field at Sony Ericsson Championships

A season rife with drama and volatility will culminate this week at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar. Although Jelena Jankovic already has cemented the top world ranking, this event will showcase which player is the true queen of 2008.

Tuesday, Nov.4

...of the round robin WTA tournament in Doha, Quatar between two Russian players, Vera Zvonareva and Svetlana Kuznetsova starts the day off at 9 a.m. ET on ESPN360. Next, at 2:45 p...

...via US PRESSWIRE 2-un 5, 2008; Paris, FRANCE; Dinara Safina (RUS) returns a shot against Svetlana Kuznetsova (not pictured) in the womens semi-finals of the French Open at Roland Garros. Safina defeated...

Don't be fooled, Jankovic earned the No. 1 ranking

Like it or not, Jelena Jankovic will stroll away from this season as the world's No. 1 player. Despite a glaring title oh-fer during the coveted Grand Slam campaign, rankings simply don't lie, writes Greg Garber.

Good To A Fault

Elena Dementieva's tennis game is a thing of beauty. But her serve-well, her serve is a struggle. And maybe she likes it that way

WTA's Roadmap hoping to avoid roadblocks

Although the WTA's Roadmap has turned out to be more evolution than revolution, significant changes still will alter the women's tour next year. But are the players about to put up some last-minute roadblocks?

STUTTGART, GERMANY - OCTOBER 01: Patty Schnyder of the Switzerland returns the ball to Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia during the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at the Porsche Arena on October 1, 2008...