Clijsters beats Williams in exhibition

U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters beat Venus Williams 6-1, 7-5 in an Diamond Games exhibition match.

Stepanek's custom job making a racket

Even a master craftsman is no better than his tools, which is why Radek Stepanek turned his back on an endorsement deal to play with a custom-made model for nothing. His reward is in the results.

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.

Chang: Asian men need better coaching

Michael Chang says Asian men need better coaching to match the success of female players in professional tennis.

Year-end event in London: simply brilliant

...and received little attention in the United States, despite the fine play of both Serena and Venus Williams, who met each other in the final. The WTA wisely ends its season earlier than the...

Venus Williams

'Sesame Street' tradition of athletics

"Sesame Street" is celebrating its 40th anniversary, so Page 2 runs down the many athletes to appear on the show.

Italy clinches Fed Cup title over U.S.

Italy surged to their second Fed Cup title by taking an unassailable 3-0 lead over the United States in the final on Sunday.

ITF chief: Serena faces 'significant' fine

Top-ranked Serena Williams will most likely receive a "significant" fine but no suspension for her U.S. Open tirade, the president of the International Tennis Federation said.

Glatch, Oudin fall in Fed Cup final

Alexa Glatch and Melanie Oudin have lost in straight sets to give Italy a 2-0 lead over the United States in the Fed Cup final.

Oudin ready for Fed Cup pressure

...U.S. Fed Cup captain Mary Joe Fernandez should forget about trying to entice Serena and Venus Williams to the competition in the future. Fernandez insists it wouldn't be prudent to permanently jettison...

Ruling on Serena tirade expected soon

A ruling on Serena Williams' U.S. Open tirade is expected in the next two weeks.

Triumphs to tears: Assessing the 2009 WTA stars

...shamelessly styled after Newsweek's "Conventional Wisdom." Serena Williams The defining moment of Serena's 2009 season...at Wimbledon, where she soundly defeated her sister, Venus, for No. 11. Those victories were overshadowed by...

Italians pose daunting challenge to young Americans

...the Phillies. Without either Serena Williams, who is gleefully making the rounds in London promoting her book (no mention of crystal meth, by the way), or her calmer sister Venus, Fernandez's spirited, yet inexperienced...

U.S. Fed Cup leaning on kids again

Despite her pledge to play the Fed Cup finale unless she was in a wheelchair, Serena Williams has bowed out. So it's up to emerging U.S. talent to come through again.