US Open third round: Melanie Oudin ousts Maria Sharapova, Dinara Safina sent crashing
America’s third-highest ranked WTA player Melanie Oudin reached the fourth round of a second straight Grand Slam, pulling off a comeback victory over Maria Sharapova, while world No.1 Dinara Safina finally crashed out of...
Broken Ana Ivanovic speaks about her crisis
After her probably toughest loss, Ana Ivanovic has decided to forget about tennis for a week or two – before tournaments in Tokyo and Beijing – and then hopefully end the yucky season in...
Tamira Paszek to receive no ban for illegal treatment
The disciplinary committee of Austria's anti-doping agency decided that Tamira Paszek should not be blamed for the blood reinjection, even though the treatment was illegal.
In July, the 18-year-old Paszek’s blood was taken for enrichment...
Jelena Jankovic bows out in US Open second round
The red ANTA dress brought Jelena Jankovic no luck as she made her earliest US Open exit since 2004. The last year’s finalist fell to world No.55 Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 6-3 6-7(4) 7-6(6).
The...
Video overview of 2009 US Open women’s tennis fashions
We’re enjoying a rich array of styles at the 2009 US Open and here’s a short video with comments, presenting what women’s tennis players have been wearing at the last major of the year.
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Oudin ends Dementieva’s title hopes in US Open second round
World No.70 Melanie Oudin upset fourth seed Elena Dementieva 5-7 6-4 6-3 in the second round of the US Open.
The American 17-year-old had never before this week won a US Open match. Actually, her...
Safina or Sanowa? Richard Williams would say “whatever”
Richard Williams, the father of Serena and Venus Williams, is either playing a game on us or he really can’t remember the name of the top-ranked women’s tennis player.
"I think she's playing great tennis,"...
Kim Clijsters keeps rolling, moves into US Open round three
Former world No.1 Kim Clijsters has been having an amazing comeback, and has now upset Marion Bartoli for the second time since returning to the Tour.
The 14th-seeded Bartoli fell to Clijsters 5-7 6-1 6-2...
Ana Ivanovic crashes out in US Open first round
Ana Ivanovic’s career was in a downfall, but with the loss in the US Open first round, it has finally hit the ground.
We had been fearful we wouldn't even get the chance to see...
Safina almost said goodbye in the first round, Kuznetsova cruises
Top seed Dinara Safina was almost taken out in the first round of the US Open, while her fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova, seeded sixth, advanced to the second round much more easily.
The world No.1...
