Suarez Navarro, Kvitova to meet

Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain defeated Olga Govortsova of Belarus 6-3, 6-4 to reach her sixth quarterfinal of the season at the Generali Ladies.

Venus rallies in second set for win

Venus Williams survived a second-set implosion to reach the second round of the $6.6 million China Open with a 6-2, 7-6 (1) defeat of Russian Vera Dushevina on Saturday.

Give 'em a break -- they sure do need one

...Wimbledon in 1980, at age 29, after having her daughter, Kelly Inala. More recently, Austrian journeywoman Sybille Bammer has managed to play solidly with a child in tow. So Clijsters' feat is noteworthy mainly...

Better believe it

Melanie Oudin believes in herself. And if the way she's played at the 2009 U.S. Open proves anything, it's that you should believe in her, too.

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All or nothing for Serena Williams

Serena Williams' focus is on the majors -- understandably. But will her 2009 non-Slam doldrums carry over into the U.S. Open?

Reason No. 6 to watch the U.S. Open

...on the tour is a nice little story, too, although Lindsay Davenport and lesser-known Austrian Sybille Bammer beat her to the punch. Perhaps we're not giving Clijsters enough praise for downing Bartoli...

TORONTO, ON - AUGUST 19: Maria Sharapova of Russia serves to Sybille Bammer of Austria during the Rogers Cup at the Rexall Center on August 19, 2009 in Toronto...

Reason No. 7 to watch the U.S. Open

...Flavia Pennetta. Then Wednesday, 17 doubles popped up. This time, Sharapova won, battling past Austrian mom Sybille Bammer at the Rogers Cup in Toronto. Top 10 reasons to watch the U.S. Open •...

Safina loses; Serena advances

No. 1-ranked Dinara Safina fell 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 to Aravane Rezai of France in a second-round match at the $2 million WTA Tour event.

Sharapova beats Petrova to advance

Maria Sharapova signaled she might be close to a return to top form by dismissing 10th-seeded Nadia Petrova 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the $2 million Rogers Cup.

Safina ousts Clijsters in Cincy quarters

Kim Clijsters' comeback has hit its first obstacle.

Williams sisters lose; Clijsters wins

The Williams sisters have rarely had a day as miserable as this one.

Clijsters, Williams win; Ivanovic out

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.

Safina, Williams, Kuznetsova win

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.

The game has changed for Father Fed

...out over the spring, there's also the twins factor to consider now. As WTA mom Sybille Bammer once said, "Two kids is a lot more than only one." Everything will be doubled, except...