Serena one step away from becoming the oldest No.1, Agnieszka becomes leader in match wins

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Thursday's action at the Qatar Total Open was shaping up the quarterfinals and all the seeded players advanced, except in one match that was a clash of two seeds, in which the higher seed...

Qatar: Sharapova opens strongly in chase of the Diamond Ball trophy

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At the 2013 Qatar Total Open, Maria Sharapova has a chance to overtake Victoria Azarenka as the No.1 WTA player and win an extra Diamond Ball trophy if she goes all the way to...

From yellow to green – spring Nike clothes for Serena and Maria

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In spring 2013, Maria Sharapova will probably wear a green version of her Australian Open Nike dress, which happened to be yellow and grey, just like the majority of Adidas clothes at the tournament. For...

Twenty years ago: Serena as young pit bull, Venus as natural champion

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Now 31 and 32 years old, Serena and Venus Williams are still major forces in the tennis world, but even when they were 11 and 12, their father Richard knew that sporting success and...

Serena endorses Australian underwear Berlei

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Ever since her mother Oracene introduced her to the Australian underwear brand Berlei, Serena Williams has been their faithful customer and now she’s become their ambassador. Their sports bras have been one of Serena’s...

Sloane Stephens beats Serena Williams, shakes up the Australian Open

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Serena Williams was practically unbeatable for months, her reign over the WTA world was unbelievable, and if you had to pick one player to beat the 15-time Grand Slam champion in the quarterfinals of the...

Serena Williams through to round four, continues dominance with intimidating serves

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Unlike her sister Venus, who was crushed by in-form Maria Sharapova in the third round, for the second straight match Serena Williams hit a near-record serve and cruised to the fourth round of the...

Azarenka and Williams lose a total of three games in the second round of the Australian Open

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Top seed Victoria Azarenka and third seed Serena Williams won their second-round matches at the Australian Open with decisive scorelines, 6-1 6-0 and 6-2 6-0 respectively. The 23-year-old defending champion Azarenka confidently defeated Eleni Daniilidou,...

Serena Williams secures 6-0 6-0 victory despite twisted ankle

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Leading 4-0 against Edina Gallovits-Hall in the first round of the Australian Open, Serena Williams fell while chasing a ball and twisted her right ankle. Her already heavily taped ankle was treated and re-taped...

Statistical approach: Based on the Australian Open past, how will Top 8 WTA seeds perform in 2013?

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Omair has been a regular contributor on Women's Tennis Blog, but now he has his own website and in the days leading up to the Australian Open he employed his love of stats to...
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