Zvonareva to have ankle surgery

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

Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium hits a return against Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan during WTA Bali Open Tennis Tournament round robin at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Wickmayer won...

Wickmayer, Malisse paying stiff penalty

Andre Agassi's mea culpa 12 years ago was enough to avoid suspension, but two high-profile Belgian stars are proof of today's rigorous drug-testing standards.

Team-before-self mentality serves Italians well

...Roberta Vinci qualified to play in Bali this week -- the second tier year-end event on the WTA Tour. They sent their regrets and put country before self, something U.S. Fed Cup captain Mary...

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.

Rezai claims Bali title when Bartoli quits

Aravane Rezai won the Tournament of Champions in Bali on Sunday when top seed Marion Bartoli retired with a quad injury after losing the first set 7-5.

ITF confirms Wickmayer, Malisse bans

The International Tennis Federation has confirmed a one-year suspension for Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse.

Bartoli, Rezai advance in straight sets

Top-seeded Marion Bartoli and Aravane Rezai had straight-set victories on Saturday to line up an all-French final at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions.

Oudin ready for Fed Cup pressure

REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy -- If there's a cloud hanging over the Fed Cup final this week in Reggio Calabria, Italy, it probably centers around whether U....

Martinez Sanchez bounces Stosur

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez upset second-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia 7-6 (4), 7-5 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions.

Ruling on Serena tirade expected soon

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

Wickmayer plans to appeal

US Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer has voluntarily withdrawn from the ongoing Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions after receiving a one-year suspension by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal.

Triumphs to tears: Assessing the 2009 WTA stars

...in Bali and the Italians hosting the U.S. in this weekend's Fed Cup final, the WTA tour's winter break has not officially begun quite yet. But in the blogosphere, 'tis eternally the...

Wickmayer says she will appeal

A Belgian anti-doping tribunal has suspended U.S. Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer for one year for allegedly failing to report her whereabouts to anti-doping officials three times.

Italians pose daunting challenge to young Americans

...as much. Schiavone is riding a five-match winning streak in the Fed Cup and ended the WTA season on a real high, claiming a second career title and dropping only one of her past...