Short list of candidates being considered for the ATP's top spot

The ATP appears closer to naming a replacement for outgoing president and executive chairman Etienne de Villiers. And after a tumultuous last 2½ years, the tour knows this time it must get it right.

Five things not to be thankful for

...Open Series. Or at least be honest and leave the women at the bus stop. The top WTA players have been MIA for years. Any series where Marion Bartoli and Dominika Cibulkova finish second and...

Sharapova, sidelined by shoulder injury, expected to return for Aussie Open

Maria Sharapova's agent says the former No. 1 player is "on track" to return to Grand Slam tennis by defending her title at the Australian Open.

Esoteric round-robin format has its share of flaws

Four Points Except for this coming weekend, where the Argentineans and Spanish will contest for Davis Cup supremacy, the year came to a close at th...

Test your tennis IQ

For years, many of us who write about tennis have asked officials at the WTA Tour, "Why don't you have any stats about your players?" Tennis is not baseball; data doesn...

Test your tennis IQ

For years, many of us who write about tennis have asked officials at the WTA Tour, "Why don't you have any stats about your players?" Tennis is not baseball; data doesn...

Venus overcomes first-set deficit to take first Sony Ericsson title

Venus Williams rallied to win the WTA's Sony Ericsson Championships for the first time, defeating Vera Zvonareva 6-7 (5), 6-0, 6-2 Sunday at the season-ending event.

Venus beats top-ranked Jankovic; Zvonareva awaits for WTA final

Venus Williams advanced to the final of the Sony Ericsson Championships with a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 win Saturday over top-ranked Jelena Jankovic.

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.

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.

Sony Ericsson WTA Championships DOHA, QATAR - NOVEMBER 04: Venus Williams of United States plays a backhand in her match against...

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.

...player Serena Williams reacts after loosing a point to her sister Venus Williams during their season-ending WTA Championships tennis match in Doha on November 6, 2008. Venus lost the first set 5-7, but...

Posing 10 ATP questions for 2009

With significant reform coming to the ATP in 2009, many questions have come up. Kamakshi Tandon delves deep into the issues to provide answers.

Jankovic, Zvonareva, Williams sisters win in round-robin play

Venus and Serena Williams won contrasting round-robin matches at the Sony Ericsson Championships and next face a familiar opponent: each other.