Maria Sharapova advances in 3 sets; Stosur beats Ivanovic in LA Women’s Tennis ChampionshipsCARSON, Calif. — Maria Sharapova rallied for a 4-6, 6-0, 6-3 win over Alona Bondarenko at the LA Women’s Tennis Championships on Thursday night. Stosur beats Ivanovic in third round of LA Women’s Tennis Championships
Safina reaches 2nd round in L.A., starting bid for repeat titleCARSON, Calif. — Dinara Safina started her bid for a second straight Los Angeles Women’s Tennis Championships title with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Daniela Hantuchova on Wednesday. Sharapova advances, Safina speaks out as LA Women’s Tennis Championships get underwayCARSON, Calif. — Maria Sharapova took another tentative step in her comeback by beating Jarmila Groth of Slovakia, 6-0, 6-4, in 63 minutes Monday night at the L.A. Women’s Tennis Championships. Venus Williams tops Sharapova; top-seeded Serena Williams loses to Stosur in quarterfinalSTANFORD, Calif. — Venus Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 6-2, 6-2 at the Bank of the West Classic on Friday night. Top-seeded Serena Williams loses to Stosur in quarterfinals at StanfordSTANFORD, Calif. — Australia’s Samantha Stosur has won 22 WTA doubles titles and no singles titles. At least now she can say she owns a victory over one of the greatest women’s singles players. Jankovic joins the Williams sisters in the quarterfinals at StanfordSTANFORD, Calif. — With both Serena and Venus Williams reaching the quarterfinals of the $700,000 Bank of the West Classic on Thursday, Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic may have felt a little bit overlooked and left out. Serena Williams beats Hungary’s Melinda Czink to reach quarterfinals in StanfordSTANFORD, Calif. — Wimbledon champion Serena Williams advanced to the quarterfinals of the $700,000 WTA Premier Bank of the West Classic, beating Hungary’s Melinda Czink 6-3, 7-6 (7). Sharapova advances into the quarterfinals at Stanford, beating Petrova in straight setsSTANFORD, Calif. — Maria is back. Defending champion Wozniak faces stiffer competition at US Open Series eventSTANFORD, Calif. — Defending Bank of the West Classic champion Aleksandra Wozniak came out of the qualifying tournament to win her first career WTA Tour title last year. She’s in the main draw this year but has the likes of Wimbledon champion Serena Williams and former Grand Slam champion Venus Williams in her path this year. Williams sisters, Clijsters among 5 past champions heading US Open women’s fieldWHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Defending champion Serena Williams and four other past winners, including her sister Venus and wild-card entry Kim Clijsters, are in the provisional women’s field for the U.S. Open. Sister Slam: Serena beats Venus in all-Williams final for 3rd Wimbledon, 11th major titleWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams kept telling herself she was facing just another foe in the Wimbledon final Saturday, just another woman who hits the ball quite hard, just another player trying to deny her a Grand Slam title. ‘The Williams Way’: Sisters Venus, Serena win easily to reach Wimbledon semifinalsWIMBLEDON, England — Her 19th consecutive victory at the All England Club already wrapped up, Venus Williams grabbed a seat and watched younger sister Serena win easily to reach the semifinals, too. Its looks over ranking that decide which women play on Wimbledon’s Centre Court!LONDON - Wimbledon tennis organizers have been accused of using looks rather than ranking to decide which women play on Centre Court. New roof may not get rollout as heatwave hits London (Wimbledon Diary)LONDON - The brand-new unused Wimbledon roof may go through the entire fortnight without any real-world use with hot and dry weather forecast for much of the concluding week of the Championships. Evert concerned about grunting women tennis playersSYDNEY - Former tennis great Chris Evert has admitted that she’d have trouble playing with the “louder, shriller” grunting now emitted by some leading women tennis players. Week 2 focus at Wimbledon similar to Week 1: Federer, Murray, Williams sisters _ and that roofWIMBLEDON, England — As Week 1 gives way to Week 2 at Wimbledon on Monday, the primary story lines have not shifted since the beginning of the tournament. Venus Williams stretches Wimbledon winning streak to 17 matchesWIMBLEDON, England — Venus Williams powered her way into the second week of Wimbledon, beating Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-0, 6-4 Saturday to reach the fourth round. Novak Djokovic quietly slips into 4th round at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — It’s as if Novak Djokovic played his matches in the middle of the night up the road in East Dulwich, rather than in sunshine on the world’s most famous tennis court, as was the case with his most recent victory. Oz golfer Adam Scott linked to Serbian tennis star IvanovicLONDON - Golfer Adam Scott has fuelled rumors of a romance with tennis glamour girl Ana Ivanovic after taking a court-side seat at her latest Wimbledon match. Federer beats Kohlschreiber at Wimbledon; Serena Williams also winsWIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer lost a set for the first time this week but advanced to the second week at Wimbledon by beating Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-1. Roger Federer beats Kohlschreiber at Wimbledon; Serena Williams also advancesWIMBLEDON, England — When Roger Federer misfired on an important shot Friday, his knees buckled and he stomped behind the baseline, miffed at his mere mortality. Venus Williams beats Kateryna Bondarenko 6-3, 6-2 in 2nd round at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Even on one good leg, Venus Williams is tough to beat at Wimbledon. Defending champ Venus Williams, Andy Roddick will be in action today in 2nd round at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Defending champ Venus Williams and Andy Roddick will be in action today as the second round at Wimbledon continues. Williams will take on Kateryna Bondarenko of the Ukraine, while Roddick faces Russia’s Igor Kunitsyn. Serena Williams working on a TV script when she’s not winning at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams is writing a TV script that borrows from some of her favorite shows, including “Desperate Housewives,” ”Sex and the City” and “Family Guy.” All ‘ova for Sharapova at Wimbledon: Done in by mistakes, 2004 champion loses in 2nd roundWIMBLEDON, England — Give Maria Sharapova credit for honesty. Sharapova leads lead slip away, beaten by Dulko at Wimbeldon; Federer, Serena Williams advanceWIMBLEDON, England — In the final game, a desperate Maria Sharapova lunged to hit one shot left-handed, and twice challenged calls but lost. Then she lost the match as well. Sharapova won seven consecutive games during one stretch but let a late lead slip away Wednesday and was beaten by Gisela Dulko, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the second round at Wimbledon. Sharapova loses to Gisela Dulko after comeback effort falls short at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Maria Sharapova won seven straight games during one stretch but let a late lead slip away Wednesday and lost to Gisela Dulko, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the second round at Wimbledon. Maria Sharapova loses to Gisela Dulko after comeback effort falls short at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Maria Sharapova won seven straight games during one stretch but let a late lead slip away Wednesday and lost to Gisela Dulko, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the second round at Wimbledon. Maria Sharapova loses to Gisela Dulko 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Maria Sharapova won seven straight games during one stretch but let a late lead slip away Wednesday and lost to Gisela Dulko, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the second round at Wimbledon. Sharapova loses to Gisela Dulko 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — In the final game, a desperate Maria Sharapova lunged to hit one shot left-handed, and twice challenged calls but lost. Then she lost the match as well. Second seeds Roger Federer, Serena Williams highlight today’s 2nd-round action at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Second seeds Roger Federer and Serena Williams highlight Wednesday’s second-round action at Wimbledon. Fourth seeds Elena Dementieva and Novak Djokovic are in the schedule, as are Maria Sharapova and American Mardy Fish. Dinara Safina and Venus Williams are among featured players on today’s Wimbledon scheduleWIMBLEDON, England — Women’s top seed Dinara Safina and No. 3 Venus Williams are among the featured players on Tuesday’s Wimbledon schedule. Drawing confidence from high expectations, Serena Williams wins 1st-round Wimbledon matchWIMBLEDON, England — Serena Williams knows she’s expected to win when Wimbledon begins, and that’s fine with her. Sharapova claims grunting title during Round One at Wimbledon from de Brito!LONDON - The race for being the loudest grunter at Wimbledon is hotting up, with Maria Sharapova for the moment reclaiming the title from the loudest offender, Michelle Larcher de Brito. |