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We wondered, after this was over, if Serena was having trouble with her knee. But she said otherwise, simply attributing the result to playing poorly. In term of scoreline, one of the poorest results of her career. And it means that, yes, the #1 ranking is still in play, although Maria Sharapova will have to step things up.
The 2014 BNP Paribas Open, the largest WTA and ATP World Tour combined two-week event in the world, held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden this past March, generated an estimated total gross economic impact on the Coachella Valley regional economy of $373,898,629, it was announced today by Steve Simon, tournament director.
Check out these photos from the BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2014 in Singapore.
Check out these EPA photos of Maria Sharapova during some of the tournaments in 2014.
Eugenie Bouchard and Maria Sharapova are among the early arrivals in Singapore as the inaugural edition of the WTA Championships gets underway next week in Asia.
This year, amazingly, the women's singles Race was settled at Beijing, and even the doubles Race was pretty well done despite the fact that twice as many teams were eligible as in recent years.
The new International Premier Tennis League moves closer by the day and its’ critics grow ever more agitated that the already too short off season will effectively be made even shorter. However Chris Kermode, the ATP World Tour’s executive chairman and president, doesn’t put it top of his current concerns, and said: “It's just very light entertainment.”
If Petra Kvitova feels like she's spinning her wheels, who can blame her? She's won eight straight matches, has a title and a final -- and she's still in danger of falling in the rankings! That sort of uncertainty is perhaps fitting after a very unpredictable contest on the court: "It's tough to say something about the match. I mean, it was really up and down.
The worth of a good agent could not be better illustrated than the current case of Britain’s long term absentee from the WTA scene Laura Robson and Max Eisenbud, the IMG executive entrusted with her ensuring her career is as lucrative as possible.
Click here for the latest news and draws from the Wuhan Open.
The world’s best female tennis players have been full of praise for the organisers of the Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open during a successful inaugural tournament in the central Chinese city.
Alize Cornet nailed her third win this season over Serena Williams as the American top seed quit with viral illness during her opening second-round match while holding a 6-5 lead. The last to take down Williams three times in the same year was Justin Henin in 2007. Williams said later she felt poorly in a match which was past of a run of upset losses by seeds at the new event.
Injured Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the exhibition International Premier Tennis League competition in Asia with his right wrist injury apparently still bothering him. The one-time No. 1 has not played since losing in the Wimbledon fourth round.
Click here to see the updated draws & schedule from the 2014 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open in Wuhan, China.
Women's tennis is bracing itself for the news that reigning Australian Open champion Li Na, China's most prominent sportswoman and a major force in opening up Asia as the most growing region in tennis, will announce her retirement within the next 24 hours.
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