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Chang: Asian men need better coaching

Associated Press

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

Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Zvonareva to have ankle surgery

Associated Press

Ninth-ranked Vera Zvonareva's agent says she will have arthroscopic surgery on her right ankle.

Story | Conversation | November 10, 2009

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

Italians pose daunting challenge to young Americans

Ravi Ubha, ESPN.com

...successive victories, triumphing in Los Angeles and knocking off the likes of Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Vera Zvonareva and Nadia Petrova to become the first Italian to crack the top 10. While Oudin made...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Serena right where she belongs

Peter Bodo

Someone reviewing the major stories of the WTA season could be forgiven for looking back on the brouhaha attending Dinara Safina's tenure as the No. 1...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009

WTA Tour says withdrawals down

Associated Press

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

Story | Conversation | November 01, 2009

Venus advances with Dementieva loss

Associated Press

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.

Story | Conversation | October 30, 2009

Williams sisters, Wozniacki win

Associated Press

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.

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2009

Year-end title critical for Safina -- and her reputation

Peter Bodo

With the season-ending championships coming up, let's look at what the stakes are for each of the eight qualifiers who have convened in Doha, Qatar, t...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009

Jankovic in WTA Championships

Associated Press

elena Jankovic has qualified for next week's season-ending WTA Championships after top-seeded Vera Zvonareva lost to qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova 6-0, 6-2 in the second round of the Kremlin Cup.

Story | Conversation | October 22, 2009

Safin tops Davydenko at Kremlin Cup

Associated Press

Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia and third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland were upset in the first round of the Kremlin Cup on Wednesday.

Story | Conversation | October 21, 2009

Odesnik, Ginepri, Zvonareva advance

Associated Press

Americans Wayne Odesnik and Robby Ginepri sprung upsets at the Kremlin Cup on Tuesday, eliminating two highly seeded players in the opening round.

Story | Conversation | October 20, 2009

Petrova, Youzhny advance in Moscow

Associated Press

Fifth-seeded Nadia Petrova of Russia easily advanced to the second round of the Kremlin Cup, beating teenager Yana Buchina 6-2, 6-0 on Monday.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2009

Nadal outplays Safin in quarterfinals

Associated Press

Rafael Nadal moved into the semifinals of the China Open on Friday by defeating Marat Safin 6-3, 6-1.

Story | Conversation | October 09, 2009

Nadal advances; Serena knocked out

Associated Press

Serena Williams was knocked out of the China Open on Thursday, losing to Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5) only days before regaining the No. 1 ranking.

Story | Conversation | October 08, 2009