On the Baseline Tennis News

Venus and Serena Williams advanced on Saturday to the championship match at the Sony Ericsson Championships.

Defending champion Venus Williams will face a familiar foe in the final of the Sony Ericsson Championships on Sunday.

For the eleventh time in their careers, Venus and Serena Williams will compete against one another for a singles title.

The United States Fed Cup team will head to Italy without its strongest singles player.

According to the Associated Press, Serena Williams has withdrawn from the upcoming Fed Cup by BNP Paribas final against Italy.

Sixth seed Victoria Azarenka had to retire on Friday at the Sony Ericsson Championships because of cramping.

It is down to the final four at the 2009 Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki and Jelena Jankovic are still in contention for the biggest prize in women’s tennis.

Caroline Wozniacki showed an unbelievable amount of determination and fight on Thursday after overcoming both cramps and an injured hamstring in her round robin match against Vera Zvonareva.

Watch the video to relive the highlights of her epic match.

Agnieszka Radwanska will take her place in the singles draw after Vera Zvonareva, who replaced Dinara Safina, withdrew because of an ankle injury.

Vera Zvonareva will play her first match at the Sony Ericsson Championships on Thursday after replacing Dinara Safina in the round robin draw.

Host nation Italy has named its roster of the four players who will compete in the upcoming Fed Cup by BNP Paribas final against the United States.

Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone will lead the Italian team into action on their home court in Reggio Calabria.

The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s most successful tennis player of the season will end 2009 on top of the world.

Serena Williams, who won two major titles this year, has clinched the year-end world number one tennis ranking.

Dinara Safina’s 2009 tennis season ground to a halt on Wednesday at the Sony Ericsson Championships.

The reigning world number one retired from her opening round robin match against Jelena Jankovic because of a back injury.

Serena Williams, Elena Dementieva and Victoria Azarenka scored opening victories on Tuesday in Doha.

Rising American star Melanie Oudin has been awarded an opportunity to compete for her nation at the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas final next month.

The United States Tennis Association has named its roster of players for next month’s championship round against Italy.

Dinara Safina overtook Serena Williams for the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s world number one tennis ranking on Monday.

The first day of the singles round robin competition begins on Tuesday at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar.