On the Baseline Tennis News

Serena Williams, Kim Clijsters and Anne Keothavong are just a few of the women who can’t resist the off-court chatter of Twitter.

Sorana Cirstea and Sara Errani both retired on Tuesday in Moscow at the Kremlin Cup.

Lucky loser Anne Kremer made it into the second round of her home tournament on Tuesday after top seed Caroline Wozniacki retired because of a left hamstring strain while leading 7-5, 5-0.

With just seven days to go before the start of the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships, Dinara Safina is the first player to arrive in Doha.

The world’s top eight singles players and top four doubles teams from the 2009 season will compete for the title and a share of $4.55 million in prize money.

Svetlana Kuznetsova has eclipsed Venus Williams for the number three spot on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour rankings.

Anna Chakvetadze was beaten by Alona Bondarenko in the first round of the Kremlin Cup on Monday.

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki will play American teenager Melanie Oudin on Tuesday in Luxembourg.

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Vera Zvonareva, Jelena Jankovic, Agnieszka Radwanska and Flavia Pennetta are the top four women’s seeds at the joint ATP/WTA Tour event this week in Moscow.

Caroline Wozniacki, Kim Clijsters, Anabel Medina Garrigues and Daniela Hantuchova are the top four seeds at the BGL Luxembourg Open.

Belgium’s Yanina Wickmayer won her second title of the 2009 season on Sunday in Linz.

Samantha Stosur won her first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title on Sunday at the HP Open final.

Yanina Wickmayer will play Petra Kvitova for the Generali Ladies Linz singles title on Sunday in Linz, Austria.

Samantha Stosur will play Francesca Schiavone on Sunday in the final of the HP Open in Osaka, Japan.

Top seed Flavia Pennetta advanced to the semifinals in Linz on Friday after a two sets win over Ioana Raluca Olaru.