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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.
Check out these photos from the BNP Paribas WTA Finals 2014 in Singapore.
For the last 30 years, dating back to the days of the Soviet Union and the Cold War, Shamil Tarpischev has not been a man to tangle with. The long standing head of the Russian Tennis Federation is well versed with the corridors of power in the Kremlin and has had the ear of men like Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin. But he will now know not to demean the Williams sisters after a stinging rebuke and $25,000 maximum fine from the WTA.
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.”
Serena Williams slept through American morning television appearances this week, leaving several morning chat shows high and dry after partying until the small hours in New York with losing finalist and good friend Caroline Wozniacki.
Click here to see some of the photos from the China Open and Japan Open.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal headlined an official government reception that doubled as the China Open players' party, hosted at the InterContinental Beijing Beichen on Monday. Nadal and Serena Williams were awarded "best dressed" for the evening.
Click here to see these great EPA photos from the China/Japan Open.
Click here to see the latest ladies' draws and tomorrow's schedule from the China Open.
Click here for the latest news and draws from the Wuhan Open.
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.
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.
Rachel also sits down with Serena Williams to talk about winning her 18th Grand Slam singles title and its significance to her career.
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