On the Baseline Tennis News

Vera Zvonareva will play Tsvetana Pironkova in the first semifinal of the day at Wimbledon, followed by Serena Williams’ match against Petra Kvitova.

The commonly recognized benefit of the kick or topspin serve is that it allows greater margin for error since the ball will pass higher over the net and then dip with topspin into the box.

OTB’s Chris Oddo introduces tennis fans to the two biggest surprises of the Wimbledon fortnight, semifinalists Tsvetana Pironkova and Petra Kvitova.

Here’s a situation too many tennis players are familiar with when playing. You’re returning serve. Your opponent has a weak second serve that you know you can attack. But you don’t.

Venus Williams’ defeat at Wimbledon at the hands of Tsvetana Pironkova was not only the biggest upset of the tournament, but the WTA season so far. Was this just a bad day at the office or does this loss show that Williams is entering the twilight of her career?

The ladies’ doubles quarterfinals will take place on Wednesday at the Championships at Wimbledon.

Is there a changing of the guard taking place in women’s tennis? Give us your take on the subject in the latest edition of Your Call at On the Baseline!

After a day rocked with upsets, it fell to Serena Williams to restore order and deliver at least one expected semifinalist at Wimbledon.

After enduring the rigors of the round of sixteen, the final eight women are back on court Tuesday as they bid to reach the semifinals at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships.

Who are the future grass-court champions of women’s tennis? Paula Vergara takes a look at seven of today’s rising stars on the WTA Tour, analyzing their careers thus far and determining who could have the right weapons to take their game to the next level.

The round of sixteen takes center stage at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships on Monday.

Chris Oddo previews three fourth-round matches to die for on Wimbledon’s manic Monday as the entire round of sixteen is contested at the Championships.

Serena Williams is set to play Dominika Cibulkova twice on Saturday—-in singles and doubles.

Former world number one Justine Henin will take on former Top 10 star Nadia Petrova in the third round of Wimbledon on Friday.

Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, will be in attendance at the Championships at Wimbledon on Thursday for the first time since 1977.