Tennis News

8:28 PM
6-November
2009 Bartoli Wins, Stosur Falls At Commonwealth Bank Tournament of ChampionsTop-seed Marion Bartoli handled No. 7 Shahar Peer 6-3, 6-2, but No. 2 Samantha Stosur fell to No. 6 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 7-6, 7-5 Friday at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions.
Topics: Tennis

5:32 PM
6-November
2009 Federer, Djokovic Win Quarterfinal Matches At Davidoff Swiss Indoors BaselTop-seeded Roger Federer and No. 2 Novak Djokovic both won their quarterfinal matches Friday at the ATP Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel. Federer toppled Evgeny Korolev 6-3, 6-2.
Topics: Sports, Tennis

6:47 PM
5-November
2009 Doping Bans Handed To Women's Tennis Players Wickmayer, MalisseU.S. Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer was slapped with a one-year ban by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal Thursday for thrice failing the requirement for drug testing.
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7:44 PM
4-November
2009 Federer, Cilic Win At Swiss Indoors, Blake Knocked OffNo. 1 seed Roger Federer and No. 4 Marin Cilic won in straight sets Wednesday at the ATP Davidoff Swiss Indoors Basel. Federer's was a second-round match, while Cilic was a first-rounder.
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5:47 PM
3-November
2009 Haas Has Swine Flu; Tennis Star Reportedly Feeling BetterGerman tennis star Tommy Haas, forced out of last week's Stockholm Open due to swine flu, is reportedly on his way to recovery after a bout with the virus.
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2:25 PM
1-November
2009 Little Sis' Serena Defeats Venus For WTA ChampionshipSerena Williams defeated her sister Venus to win the WTA Championship title Sunday. Serena is already assured of finishing the year as the top-ranked women's player on the tour.
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4:20 PM
31-October
2009 Serena Williams Pulls Out Of Upcoming Fed CupSerena Williams has withdrawn from the upcoming Fed Cup. She told the United States Tennis Association she won't play in next weekend's final, though the reason for her decision is not known.
Topics: Tennis

7:51 PM
29-October
2009 Williams Sisters, Wozniacki Win At Sony EricssonSerena Williams needed just two sets to handle Elena Dementieva, while Venus battled past Svetlana Kuznetsova in three sets Thursday at the WTA Sony Ericsson championship. Caroline Wozniacki was also victorious.
Topics: Tennis

3:30 PM
29-October
2009 Top-Seed Youzhny Drops Out In Second Round At St. Petersburg OpenTop-seeded Mikhail Youzhny retired from his second round match with a knee injury Thursday at the St. Petersburg Open, giving the win to Denis Istomin. Youzhny lost the first set 6-2, and was trailing 2-1 in the second.
Topics: Sports, Tennis

7:19 AM
29-October
2009 Safina Hobbles Out Of WTA Tourney; Serena To Finish Year No. 1Serena Williams, the Australian Open and Wimbledon champion, will finish the year as No. 1 after Russia's Dinara Safina retired from her opening round-robin match at the Sony Ericsson Championships Wednesday
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