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Venus Williams Says She’s Fine With Best-of-five Sets
"Sure, not a problem, if we have to play best-of-three, we play best-of-three. If it's best-of-five that's fine too."
Venus Deserves Speed Record
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.
Isner And Bartoli Sign On For WTT Smash Hits
Top-ranked American John Isner, 2013 Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli and rising U.S. stars Vicky Duval and Taylor Townsend have been added to the lineup for Mylan WTT Smash Hits.
Williams Sets New Serve Record In Tokyo
Venus Williams is not content with proving she is far from edging sedately towards retirement by reaching the semi-finals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open.
WTA – Tokyo (Thurs): Venus Into Semis, Kerber Upends Radwanska
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Allaster Sees Li As Icon In Women’s Tennis
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.
On September’s CNN Open Court
On this month’s CNN Open Court…
A Calm Serena Is A Winning Serena
Serena Williams has never been one to hide how she is feeling, but she has been very diligent as of late about keeping calmer on court, which is one of the reasons why she won her 17th Grand Slam event title at the US Open with a victory over Victoria Azarenka in the final.
Remembering Gussy Moran on Her 90th Birthday
Today would have been my dear friend Gussy (Gussie) 90th birthday. Gertrude Augusta Moran was born in Santa Monica California
Women’s Tennis Results
This was an evening match, but the crowd was sparse. Perhaps they expected a blowout. Which is what they got. Daniela Hantuchova will be #30 or #31, depending on how Flavia Pennetta does.
Hingis Out Of The US Open, But She Is Happy And Wants More
After a summer return to doubles six years after her second retirement, Martina Hingis is out of the US Open in women's and mixed but is still looking forward to more matches - once she takes a rest.
WTA CEO STACEY ALLASTER AND ROGER FEDERER FOUNDATION CEO JANINE HANDEL HIGHLIGHT CREDIT SUISSE TENNIS DEBATE “WHAT CAN TENNIS DO TO IMPROVE LIVES IN AFRICA”
“What can tennis do to improve lives in Africa” was the subject of the “Credit Suisse Tennis Debate” held in New York City in advance of the 2013 U.S. Open as panelist Stacey Allaster, the CEO of the WTA, joined Janine Handel, the CEO of the Roger Federer Foundation...
Marion Bartoli Retires From Tennis
Just 40 days after experiencing the exhilaration and joy of winning the Wimbledon title, Marion Bartoli has announced her retirement from tennis at the age of just 28.
ATA Looking For Permanent Site In Florida
The American Tennis Association (the ATA) , the United States’ oldest black amateur tennis association wants to build its first permanent home and training center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Towelnappers In Action At Wimbledon
Reports indicate that the Williams sisters have been known for years to cram as many of the 28 sterling ($45) multicolored towels as possible into their racquet bags - even at the start of a match.10sBalls Top Stories
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TENNIS NEWS • RAFA NADAL CONFIRMS RETURN TO PRACTICE, EYES ABU DHABI EXHIBITION AND AUSTRALIAN SUMMER
According to Uncle Toni, Rafael Nadal was supposed to be back at practice on either Dec. 4 or 5. Well, better late than never!
Conchita Martínez prepara la temporada 2019 de Karolina Pliskova en Tenerife
Española y checa ya trabajaron juntas durante el pasado Open de Estados Unidos