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Porsche Tennis Grand Prix April 30 Results / May 1 Schedule
Sixth seed Nadia Petrova and seventh seed Caroline Wozniacki were both upset on Thursday in Stuttgart.
Grand Prix de SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem April 30 Results / May 1 Schedule
Top seed Anabel Medina Garrigues beat her Spanish countrywoman Lourdes Domínguez Lino 76(5), 76(5) on Thursday to reach the semifinals in Fes.
Aces and Faults: Serena Training for Clay Court Season at Bollettieri Academy
In preparation for the upcoming European clay court season, including the French Open starting May 24, Serena Williams today arrived at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy/IMG Academies to train with Nick on the campus’ clay courts.
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix April 29 Results / April 30 Schedule
Fourth seed and recent Sony Ericsson Open champion Victoria Azarenka was beaten in the second round at Stuttgart by Gisela Dulko on Wednesday.
Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem April 29 Results / April 30 Schedule
Third seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova was upset in three sets on Wednesday by Melinda Czink of Hungary.
Keep Your Eye on the Ball and On Your Sight
Skiers and sailors know the importance of protecting their eyes from the sun’s rays in the face of glare from the snow and water. What about a tennis court mid-day under a cloudless sky?
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix April 28 Results / April 29 Schedule
Top seed Dinara Safina won her first match as the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s world number one player in straight sets 6-0, 6-1 against Sara Errani in Germany on Tuesday.
Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem April 28 Results / April 29 Schedule
Fifth seed Sorana Cirstea was beaten in straight sets by Lourdes Domínguez Lino on Tuesday in Morocco.
Maria Sharapova Withdraws from Rome and Madrid
Former world number one Maria Sharapova has postponed her return to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour yet again.
Sharapova, who has not played singles tennis in eight months, has pulled out of the upcoming clay court tournaments in Rome and Madrid.
USTA To Host Roland Garros Wild Card Playoff Tournament
The United States Tennis Association will host a playoff this week to award a women’s singles main draw wild card to the 2009 French Open.
The USTA and the French Tennis Federation have a reciprocal agreement in which wild card entries into the main draw are exchanged.
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix April 27 Results / April 28 Schedule
Two days after helping the United States reach the final round of Fed Cup, Liezel Huber is back on court in Germany with her doubles partner Cara Black.
Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem April 27 Results / April 28 Schedule
Fourth seed Maria Kirilenko was upset in the opening round on Monday in Morocco.
Aces and Faults: Dinara Safina Aims for Her First Grand Slam Title
Birthday girl Safina targets Grand Slam title
“It’s going to be another step,” said the determined Russian.
“You have steps to take in your life. The first step for me was either to win a Grand Slam or become number one, so I already have one.”
– AFP
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings: April 27, 2009
Russia’s Dinara Safina began her second week as the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour world number one on Monday.
Because of Fed Cup, no WTA points were dropped from this week’s rankings.
Time for Venus and Serena to Prove They are America’s Best
Although the Fed Cup final is months away, USA team captain Mary Joe Fernandez has said that she plans to ask her old WTA Tour mates Venus and Serena Williams to compete.
Should this even be an option given their apparent lack of interest? Is Fernandez planning to call in the cavalry after the foot soldiers have proven that they can win the battle?
