Safina heads WTA list into Wimbledon

HAMBURG - Dinara Safina of Russia took the women’s number one ranking in tennis into the Wimbledon fortnight which began Monday.

Wozniacki beats Razzano 7-6, 7-5 to win Aegon International title at Eastbourne

EASTBOURNE, England — Caroline Wozniacki won the Aegon International title on Saturday, defeating unseeded Virginie Razzano of France 7-6, 7-5.

Williams sisters could meet in Wimbledon final after being drawn in separate brackets

WIMBLEDON, England — The Williams sisters could be set for another Wimbledon final after they were placed in separate halves of the bracket in Friday’s draw.

Defending champ Rafael Nadal gets tough Wimbledon draw, may face Lleyton Hewitt in 2nd round

WIMBLEDON, England — Defending champion Rafael Nadal will face a tough draw at Wimbledon if his aching knees allow him to play, with a likely second-round matchup against former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Murray possibly waiting in the semifinals.

Federer closer to No. 1 Nadal in ATP rankings, Soderling up to 12th; Kuznetsova No. 5 in WTA

PARIS — Roger Federer’s French Open victory cut the points gap between him and No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the ATP rankings by more than half.

Safina, Kuznetsova eager to crash French Open title barrier

PARIS - Svetlana Kuznetsova has a chance to add a French Open title to her resume after missing out on the honour three years ago when she faces top seed Dinara Safina in the final Saturday.

The Russians are indeed coming: Safina, Kuznetsova to meet in French Open final

PARIS — Dinara Safina shanked shots, squandered chances, screamed profanities at herself and still won, setting up an all-Russian final at French Open.

Svetlana Kuznetsova beats Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3 in French Open semifinals

PARIS — Svetlana Kuznetsova has won her French Open semifinal, setting up an all-Russian title match against Dinara Safina.

Making his way on clay, Roddick reaches French Open’s 4th round for 1st time; Djokovic upset

PARIS — Rust-colored flecks of clay dotted Andy Roddick’s white attire, from the brim of his baseball cap, down the back of his shirt, to his ankle braces.

Andy Roddick, Serena Williams win at French Open; Novak Djokovic upset in 3rd round

PARIS — Novak Djokovic became the first big-name player to be eliminated from the men’s tournament at the French Open, while Andy Roddick and Serena Williams managed to stick around.

4th-seeded Novak Djokovic loses to Kohlschreiber in 3rd round of French Open

PARIS — Novak Djokovic became the first big-name player to be eliminated from the men’s tournament at the French Open, losing to No. 29 Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.

Roddick advances to 4th round at French Open for 1st time; Dementieva loses

PARIS — Andy Roddick is still around at the French Open, reaching the fourth round at Roland Garros for the first time by beating Marc Gicquel of France 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 Saturday.

Unchartered ground ahead as Roddick makes Paris Open’s second week

PARIS - Sixth seed Andy Roddick bolted into the second week of the French Open for the first time in his career, crushing Marc Gicquel 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 with a third successive straight sets victory.

Andy Roddick advances to 4th round at French Open for 1st time in career; Dementieva loses

PARIS — Andy Roddick reached the fourth round of the French Open for the first time in his career by beating Marc Gicquel of France 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.

30th-seeded Samantha Stosur upsets No. 4 Dementieva in 3rd round of French Open

PARIS — Samantha Stosur knocked fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva out of the French Open on Saturday, beating the Russian 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in the third round.

Safin determined to crank up lifestyle post retirement (French Open diary)

PARIS - Marat Safin, well-remembered for dropping his shorts during a French Open match several years ago, insists he’s not a bad boy of tennis.

Defending champion Ana Ivanovic easily advances to 4th round at French Open

PARIS — Ana Ivanovic dominated another opponent at the French Open on Friday, this time beating Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic 6-0, 6-2 to advance to the fourth round.

Jelena Dokic’s comeback to tennis takes a bad turn with injury in 2nd round of French Open

PARIS — Jelena Dokic’s professional comeback took a painful turn at the French Open.

Federer wins in survival mode, Djokovic stranded in dark

PARIS - Roger Federer laid on a world-class comeback from two breaks down to keep his dream for a first-ever French Open title alive Thursday, fighting off Jose Acasuso 7-6 (10-8), 5-7, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 to reach the third round.

Blake vows to overcome his continuing clay demons (French Open Notebook)

PARIS - After winning one match in the last three years at the French Open, James Blake is again just moving on after another minor disaster of a spring season.

Dokic grateful to Australians for supporting her tennis career

PARIS - Jelena Dokic, playing at the French Open for the first time since 2004, thanked all the Australians for saving her tennis career.

Djokovic starts French Open with a win

PARIS - Novak Djokovic waited out a weather delay before starting his match, but made up for lost time in 78 minutes, as injured Nicolas Lapentti had to stop after twice twisting his ankle in their contest at the French Open Tuesday.

Safina tops women’s rankings

HAMBURG - Dinara Safina retained first place in the latest women’s tennis rankings issued Monday by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) as she makes another attempt to claim her first title at the majors.