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Perth, Jan 8 (DPA) Britain reached the final of the Hopman Cup for the first time, advancing into a Saturday showdown with two-time trophy holder Spain through a heroic doubles performance from Andy Murray and teenaged Laura Robson.
The pair combined Friday to claim a 2-1 place in the title match at the 22nd edition of [...]
Hamburg, Nov 9 (DPA) Serena Williams takes the women’s world number one rankings into 2010 as she topped this year’s final list issued by the WTA Monday.
Williams regained first place from injured Dinara Safina last week and leads the way with 9,075 points from the Russians Safina (7,800) and Svetlana Kuznetsova (6,141). There has been [...]
Doha, Oct 31 (DPA) Jelena Jankovic and Venus Williams entered the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Championships with the luck of the draw on their side.
Jankovic, last year’s number one and now standing eighth, found fortune as fitness failed Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki in a 6-2, 6-2 group defeat.
Holder Williams came through, thanks to a victory [...]
Doha, Oct 29 (DPA) The tight race for the year-ending world number one ranking ended in sudden and dramatic fashion Wednesday at the Sony Ericsson Championships when a tearful Dinara Safina was forced to quit her match with Jelena Jankovic after 12 minutes due to back pain.
With the Russian later withdrawing from the event, [...]
Doha, Oct 28 (DPA) Serena Williams saved family honour Tuesday after her big sister, defending champion Venus, stumbled on the opening day of the Sony-Ericsson Championships.
Duelling with Russian Dinara Safina for the tenuous world No.1 ranking, Serena beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 in her first group match at the year-end championship.
Venus choked while serving [...]
Hamburg, Oct 19 (DPA) Serena Williams of the United States leads a nearly unchanged women’s tennis rankings top 10 issued Monday by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).
Williams has 7,945 points for a slim advantage over former number one Dinara Safina of Russia (7,940). Svetlana Kuznetsova, also of Russia, moves into third place with 5,981 points [...]
Hamburg, Oct 12 (DPA) Serena Williams of the United States returned to the top of the women’s tennis rankings in the latest list issued Monday by the WTA, dethroning Russian Dinara Safina by a mere five points.
Williams has 7,945 points to Safina’s 7,940, with Venus Williams third on 6,445 points. The slimmest leading margin since [...]
Hamburg, Oct 5 (DPA) Dinara Safina continues to head an unchanged top 10 tennis rankings released Monday by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).
Russia’s Safina has 8,250 points, with American Serena Williams 7,806 and sister Venus on 6,367.
WTA top 10 as of Oct 5 (previous ranking in parenthesis):
1. (1) Dinara Safina, Russia, 8,250 points
2. [...]
Perth, Sep 26 (DPA) The US will field a fresh generation of talent at January’s Hopman Cup tennis tournament as breakthrough newcomers Melanie Oudin and John Isner represent the five-time champions.
The US will bid to add to that leading total at the international teams event here from Jan 2.
Number 43 teenager Oudin became the story [...]
