On the Baseline Tennis News

The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announced on Monday that Stacey Allaster, the Tour’s President since 2006, would replace Larry Scott as the new Chairman and CEO of the world’s leading global sport for women.

You could win a chance to serve for $1 million dollars thanks to a new promotion by the tennis industry.

In the unique contest, called “Racket Up, America!”, anyone who buys a new tennis racket from July 15 through Sept. 30, could win a chance to serve for the $1 million, along with a trip to the 2010 US Open.

Flavia Pennetta, Patty Schnyder, Alize Cornet and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova are the top four seeds this week in Palermo, Italy.

Francesca Schiavone, Sybille Bammer, Iveta Benesova and Carla Suarez Navarro are the top four seeds at this week’s ECM Prague Open.

Crowd favorite Agnes Szavat upset top seed Patty Schnyder on Sunday to win the GDF SUEZ Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary.

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez upset top seed Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets on Saturday to win the Collector Swedish Open.

Top seed Patty Schnyder will face fourth seed and home favorite Agnes Szavay in the final of the GDF SUEZ Grand Prix in Budapest.

The quarterfinal between Patty Schnyder and Alisa Kleybanova was suspended because of rain on Friday in Budapest.

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki will face Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in the singles final on Saturday in Sweden.

Do you have a keen eye for upcoming talent on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour? Is there a player you have been quietly supporting as she climbs the rankings?

Tell us who is the best tennis player most fans have never heard about in this week’s edition of Open Forum Friday!

Elena Dementieva displayed some of her finest serving in recent years during the 2009 Wimbledon Championships.

In the following video, Dementieva proves that her serve is no longer the weakest link in her tennis game.

Gisela Dulko beat second seed Dominika Cibulkova in the quarterfinals on Thursday in Sweden.

Crowd favorite Agnes Szavay narrowly avoided an early upset in Budapest on Thursday by beating Tathiana Garbin in three sets.

Reigning Wimbledon champion Serena Williams has announced her new skincare line called MISSION Skincare Active-Beauty Line: Featuring Serena Williams.

Starting July 8th and ending July 21st, Serena is also hosting a contest to see what you can do in 90 seconds. The winner will receive a chance to meet her and two VIP tickets to one of her upcoming tournaments.

Fifth seed Sorana Cirstea was beaten by Gisela Dulko in three sets on Wednesday in Bastad.