On the Baseline Tennis News

Elena Dementieva, Elena Vesnina, Anne Keothavong and Aravane Rezai have reached the semifinals of the 2009 ASB Classic.

New South Wales teenager Emelyn Starr and Melbourne-based Jarmila Gajdosova have been awarded wildcards into the women’s main draw at the Medibank International Sydney.

The premier $600,000 Sony Ericsson WTA tournament will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre from January 11-17.

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Venus Williams has no plans to retire soon and wants to win the Australian and French Opens before ending her career. (USTA)

Jelena Dokic’s comeback road has taken a decided turn for the better as Tennis Australia announced that the former top five star has been added to the Australian Fed Cup team.

Only a day after winning their first round doubles match, top seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber were upset at the Brisbane International by Ai Sugiyama and Daniela Hantuchova.

Sixth seed Nicole Vaidisova lost in two sets to Elena Vesnina during the second round of the ASB Classic on Wednesday.

Lucy S. Garvin has officially begun her two-year term as United States Tennis Association Chairman of the Board and President, the USTA announced on Tuesday.

Prince Sports, Inc. – a leader in tennis innovation – has announced the launch of EXO3, its newest high performance tennis racquet line.

Shahar Peer and Gael Monfils are among the players who have switched to the revolutionary new racquets.

United States Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez will visit the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex on Thursday, January 8 to test the court surface for the Fed Cup quarterfinal tie between the U.S. and Argentina.

World number one doubles players Cara Black and Liezel Huber began their 2009 season on Tuesday at the Brisbane International with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Severine Bremond and Olga Gavortsova.

Top seeds Elena Dementieva and Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the second round of the ASB Classic with straight set wins on Tuesday.

IMG, the leading client management company in tennis, announced on Tuesday that it has signed world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic.

IMG will provide exclusive, worldwide marketing and management representation for Jankovic effective January 1, 2009.

Zheng Jie shook the tennis world at Wimbledon 2008 by her shocking run to the semifinals. Does she have what it takes to climb the rankings further in 2009 and stay at the top for a while?

Marija Zivlak of Women’s Tennis Blog wants to hear your opinion.

The first edition of the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings was released on Monday.

Jelena Jankovic started the new season ranked as world number one, followed by Serena Williams, Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva and Ana Ivanovic.

Daniela Hantuchova fell in the first round of the Brisbane International on Monday, while Amelie Mauresmo battled past Jelena Dokic in two close tiebreak sets.