Francesca Schiavone
Clijsters, Li edge towards final rematch
Jan 18, 2012 13:04 EST
World number one Caroline Wozniacki reached the Australian Open third round on Wednesday as Li Na and Kim Clijsters moved towards a 2011 final rematch and Victoria Azarenka thrashed Casey Dellacqua.
Clijsters, Li edge towards Aussie Open final rematch
Jan 18, 2012 09:37 EST
World number one Caroline Wozniacki reached the Australian Open third round on Wednesday as Li Na and Kim Clijsters moved towards a 2011 final rematch and Victoria Azarenka thrashed Casey Dellacqua.
Clijsters, Li edge towards Aussi Open final rematch
Jan 18, 2012 08:51 EST
World number one Caroline Wozniacki reached the Australian Open third round on Wednesday as Li Na and Kim Clijsters moved towards a 2011 final rematch and Victoria Azarenka thrashed Casey Dellacqua.
Rafa's knee passes test on day of pain
Jan 18, 2012 02:33 EST
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Open resembled a medical convention Wednesday as Rafa Nadal's sore right knee, leg cramps and stiff backs came under the microscope.
Rafa's knee passes test amid controversy
Jan 18, 2012 02:33 EST
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal's creaky knee, Alejandro Falla's leg cramps and Andreas Beck's bad back created discussion and a sniff of controversy as most of the main contenders safely reached the Australian Open third round on Wednesday.
Nadal impressive as Federer takes free pass at Open
Jan 18, 2012 02:02 EST
Spain's Rafael Nadal bulldozed past Tommy Haas at the Australian Open on Wednesday as Swiss great Roger Federer reached the third round without even picking up his racquet.
Clijsters, Wozniacki romp into round two
Jan 16, 2012 09:48 EST
Defending champion Kim Clijsters and world number one Caroline Wozniacki stormed into round two of the Australian Open Monday as the women's favourites showed early form.
Clijsters, Li on collision course at Aussie Open
Jan 16, 2012 03:40 EST
Defending Australian Open champion Kim Clijsters and 2011 runner-up Li Na set course for a rematch of last year's final Monday as both started with wins at the season's first grand slam.
China tennis star Li Na has hunger back
Jan 15, 2012 02:35 EST
Chinese star Li Na says she has rediscovered her hunger after a major slump following her breakthrough French Open win last year when she became the first Asian to win a grand slam singles title.
Azarenka wins Sydney title while Li seeks silence
Jan 13, 2012 09:46 EST
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka emerged as a big noise for the Australian Open by winning the Sydney International title Friday while beaten opponent Li Na asked her supporters to stop shouting during matches.
Serena, Venus downed in Italian exhibition
Dec 03, 2011 15:27 EST
Italian pair Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta upset Venus and Serena Williams in a challenge match in Milan on Saturday.
Roddick aced out of China Open
Oct 03, 2011 12:23 EDT
The 2008 winner Andy Roddick was sent packing in his opening match at the ATP-WTA China Open on Monday by South African Kevin Anderson, joining the eighth seed Alexandr Dolgopolov in making an early exit.
Wozniacki thinks positive at China Open
Oct 01, 2011 12:51 EDT
Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki is counting on good memories from the China Open to help her through the event where she is top seed and says she will fight on to retain her number one rank.
Jankovic falls at first hurdle in Beijing
Oct 01, 2011 12:00 EDT
BEIJING (Reuters) - Former world number one Jelena Jankovic suffered a shock first round exit at the China Open on Saturday, losing 7-5 6-4 to Austrian Tamira Paszek.
Williams loses control as Stosur wins in U.S.
Sep 11, 2011 22:16 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Australia's Sam Stosur tamed her own pounding heart and repelled everything -- both good and bad -- that Serena Williams hurled at her to win the U.S. Open crown and her first grand slam singles title on Sunday.
Stosur stuns Williams to win U.S. Open title
Sep 11, 2011 18:25 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Australia's Sam Stosur upset American Serena Williams 6-2 6-3 on Sunday to win an ill-tempered U.S. Open women's final.
Stosur beats Kerber to reach U.S. Open women's final
Sep 10, 2011 20:18 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sam Stosur survived a late fightback from unseeded German Angelique Kerber to win their U.S. Open semi-final 6-3 2-6 6-2 on Saturday.
Wozniacki in US Open escape, Serena eyes title
Sep 06, 2011 00:02 EDT
World number one Caroline Wozniacki came back from a set and 4-1 down to defeat Svetlana Kuznetsova and reach the US Open last eight just as her lofty status again looked too heavy a burden to bear.
Serena storms into US Open last eight
Sep 05, 2011 20:49 EDT
Serena Williams eased closer to a fourth US Open title, storming past Ana Ivanovic 6-3, 6-4 to set-up a quarter-final clash with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the youngest player left in the draw.
Stosur reaches quarters at US Open
Sep 05, 2011 01:34 EDT
Samantha Stosur dropped an epic second-set tiebreaker but recovered to beat Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 6-7 (15/17), 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open.
