On the Baseline Tennis News

Current WTA Tour world No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki has booked herself a ticket into the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships. The four-time 2010 tournament winner and US Open Series Champion is the first singles player headed to the prestigious event in Doha, Qatar.

World No. 2 Caroline Wozniacki is the top seed this week at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan.

The 2010 WTA Tour season is rapidly winding down to a close, but one more crucial question remains unanswered. Who will end the year ranked as No. 1 in the world?

Forty years ago today, women’s professional tennis was born when nine players, called the Original 9 and led by Billie Jean King, signed symbolic $1 contracts with the late Gladys Heldman, publisher of World Tennis publications, to compete in the newly-created Virginia Slims Circuit.

The USTA Nominating Committee has announced the nomination of Jonathan Vegosen as USTA Chairman of the Board and President to serve a two-year term beginning January 1, 2011. Former WTA players Chanda Rubin and Katrina Adams have also been nominated to the USTA Board.

Nadia Petrova is the top seed this week at the 2010 Hansol Korea Open in Seoul, South Korea.

Alexandra Dulgheru is the top seed this week at the Tashkent Open in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Everyone knows that a tennis player can do pretty much anything they want with a tennis ball…or can they?

Venus and Serena Williams have committed to represent the U.S. in the Fed Cup final vs. Italy in November. Will they show up and play? How does this impact their eligibility to compete in the Olympics in 2012? OTB’s Paula Vergara takes a closer look.

Marion Bartoli, Aravane Rezai, Lucie Safarova and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova are the top four seeds this week in Quebec City.

Jarmila Groth, Yung-Jan Chan, Akgul Amanmuradova and Ayumi Morita are the top four seeds this week at the Landsky Lighting Guangzhou International Women’s Open tournament in China.

The 2010 US Open women’s doubles final will resume on Monday afternoon after rain suspended play on Sunday.

The 2010 US Open women’s doubles final will be contested on Sunday afternoon in Flushing Meadows.

It was a short and sweet final for Kim Clijsters, as she defended her title at the 2010 U.S. Open. OTB’s Paula Vergara rewinds the 59-minute match that re-confirms Kim’s place within the tennis elite.

After two spectacular weeks of play at Flushing Meadows, it’s come down to a final showdown between Kim Clijsters and Vera Zvonareva. Tell us who you think will win the 2010 US Open!