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No. 1 and defending champion Serena Williams, will return to Charleston for the 42nd Family Circle Cup, March 29 – April 6, 2014. . . Joachim Johansson might attempt to qualify for next week’s Stockholm Open.
Roger Federer will take a 9-0 record against Andreas Seppi into his opening match after the Italian booked his spot against the four-time champion with a 6-4, 6-2 defeat of Lleyton Hewitt.
Controversy erupted after WTA year-end final contender Angelique Kerber made a late entry and was inserted into the draw on the bottom instead of the top after Austrian No. 337 LisaMarie Moser made a convenient withdrawal due to "personal reasons" after the draw was made.
The WTA announced that Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova, Italy's Sara Errani and Serbia's Jelena Jankovic have qualified for this year’s TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships.
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced today that Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova, Italy's Sara Errani and Serbia's Jelena Jankovic have qualified for this year’s TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships, to be staged at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey, from October 22-27, 2013.
Early in the second set, Serena Williams seemed to suffer some sort of pain. It let Jelena Jankovic go up 2-1 in the set. But Jankovic then had the trainer out -- and didn't win another game. Not exactly a fun final to watch.
Yawn. Agnieszka Radwanska may be #4, but she really isn't a threat to the top three. Certainly not to Serena Williams, who is going to be #1 for the rest of the year and quite a lot longer....
It looks as if Novak Djokovic wants to keep the #1 ranking -- he's saving his energy for the big matches. But he still trails Rafael Nadal in safe points. He leaves Sam Querrey at #31.
Nike reported financial results for its fiscal 2014 first quarter, which ended August 31, 2013. Strong demand for its brands propelled revenue growth, and diluted earnings per share grew faster than revenue.
While Serena received the good news that without hitting a ball she had done enough to secure the year ending WTA world no.1 ranking for the third time in her career, Venus had to accept the double disappointment of third set tiebreak defeat Petra Kvitova in Toray Pan Pacific semi-final in Tokyo and being told the 129.9 mph serve she hit 24 hours earlier was not being accepted.
Victoria Azarenka is one of the most notorious grunters on tour, but she doesn't think that she’s unusual and says that there isn’t any real difference between the men’s and women’s games when it comes to players emitting loud noises.
Following a 2013 season highlighted by winning nine titles, including two Grand Slams, Serena Williams has secured the Women's Tennis Association’s Year-End No.1, presented by Dubai Duty Free, for the third time in her illustrious career, having also achieved the honor in 2002 and 2009.
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced today that World No.5 Li Na has qualified for this year’s TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships, to be staged at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey, from October 22-27, 2013.
WTA’s chief Allaster says that despite a number of influential greats on today’s WTA that it will be China’s Li Na who will end having the greatest impact.
WTA CEO Stacey Allaster says that the women players are prepared to play the best of five sets at the Grand Slams, even though some of the tour’s leading players have said in the past that they would prefer not to.
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