On the Baseline Tennis News

Sixth seed Jill Craybas dropped just one game in her 6-0, 6-1 defeat of Laura Granville on Monday in Quebec City.

Kim Clijsters received a note of congratulations on Tuesday from one of her countrywomen—and a formal rival.

Justine Henin, the other half of Belgian’s once dominant tennis duo, has congratulated Clijsters on her new US Open singles title.

Russia’s Dinara Safina remained atop the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles rankings after the US Open.

Several players have posted new career-highs including finalist Caroline Wozniacki, who advanced to No. 6.

Sixth seed Olga Govortsova needed three sets to beat Chinese wild card Han Xinyun in the first round of Guangzhou on Monday.

Venus and Serena Williams defeated Cara Black and Liezel Huber in the women’s doubles final on Monday at the US Open.

Venus and Serena Williams won their tenth Grand Slam doubles title together on Monday at the US Open.

The fourth-seeded sisters’ 6-2, 6-2 win over Cara Black and Liezel Huber ends two fantastic weeks of tennis at Flushing Meadows.

There are many fancy parties and events during the two weeks of the US Open, but on Friday night, the Legends Ball was the hottest ticket in town.

The event honored the Tennis Hall of Fame’s Class of 2009 – Donald L. Dell, Andres Gimeno, the late Dr. Robert Johnson, and nine-time Grand Slam Champion Monica Seles.

US Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki has added an extra event to the remainder of her 2009 calendar.

The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announced on Monday that Wozniacki, along with Elena Dementieva, has qualified for the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Serena Williams has officially apologized to the tournament official she verbally assaulted Saturday night at the 2009 US Open.

Williams, who lost to eventual champion Kim Clijsters, wrote a formal apology on her official website Monday.

Anabel Medina Garrigues, Zheng Jie, Shuai Peng and Katarina Srebotnik are the top four seeds at the China-GDD Guangzhou International Women’s Open in Guangzhou, China.

Nadia Petrova, Sabine Lisicki, Aleksandra Wozniak and Lucie Safarova are the top four seeds at the 2009 Challenge Bell in Quebec City, Canada.

Co-ranked world number ones Cara Black and Liezel Huber reached the US Open doubles final on Sunday. They will face Venus and Serena Williams in the championship match on Monday.

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The former world number one and newly unretired Belgian has added a second Grand Slam to her impressive resume. Four years after winning her first major, Clijsters has won her second US Open title.

Although stopping short of issuing a formal apology, Serena Williams has issued a written statement to her fans regarding her actions.

Her behavior toward a lineswoman who called her on a foot fault has resulted in a fine of $10,500 levied by the USTA and an investigation that may merit a harsher punishment.

Former world number one Serena Williams has been fined $10,500 dollars for her abusive behavior on Saturday at the US Open.

Late Sunday, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour CEO Stacey Allaster issued a statement in support of the United States Tennis Association’s decision.