From speculation to reality: Justine Henin officially announces return to professional tennis

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After weeks of rumors about her return, speaking to the Belgian television station RTL, former world number one Justine Henin officially announced her plans to come back to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in...

Justine Henin expected to announce comeback on Tuesday

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Two Belgian media are reporting that much-missed Justine Henin is expected to announce a return to professional tennis on Tuesday. If what La Derniere Heure and Le Soir are reporting is true, the former world...

Hungarian Melinda Czink wins Bell Challenge for first Tour title

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Hungarian Melinda Czink defeated Czech Lucie Safarova 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the all-lefty Bell Challenge final to claim her maiden title on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. The world No.52 Czink, ranked two places below...

Shahar Peer wins Guangzhou International Women’s Open for first title in three years

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Shahar Peer of Israel defeated Alberta Brianti of Italy 6-3 6-4 to win the Guangzhou International Women's Open, her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title in more than three years and the fourth one...

Top seed Nadia Petrova out of Bell Challenge

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Defending champion Nadia Petrova had to retire from her quarterfinal match at the Bell Challenge due to a viral illness. The top-seeded Petrova was playing against fifth seed Melinda Czink, and retired after losing the...

Kim Clijsters shaves her coach’s head because of a lost bet

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Who would have thought back in June that Kim Clijsters would win the 2009 US Open? Well, neither did her coach Wim Fissette when he said to Kim at the exhibition in Rosmalen: "If...

Anna Chakvetadze sidelined for 4 to 6 weeks

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World No.59 Anna Chakvetadze is expected to skip all the tournaments in the next four to six weeks due to a stress fracture in her right foot. The 22-year-old Russian said: The doctors gave me this...

Caroline Wozniacki, Elena Dementieva qualify for Sony Ericsson Championships

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World No.6 Caroline Wozniacki and world No.5 Elena Dementieva join Top 2 players Dinara Safina and Serena Williams on the list of those who have qualified for the elite $4.45 million Sony Ericsson Championships...

US Open champion Kim Clijsters poses in Times Square, receives praise from Justine Henin

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Newly-crowned US Open champion Kim Clijsters, who has from an unranked player amazingly propelled to No.19 in the rankings, showed off her trophy in New York’s Times Square, joined by husband Brian Lynch and...

Venus and Serena Williams clinch US Open doubles title

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Venus and Serena Williams won their 10th Grand Slam doubles title together and their third this season. The fourth-seeded Williams sisters, who have already won the Australian Open and Wimbledon doubles titles this year, defeated...
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