On the Baseline Tennis News

New Video of WTA Tennis Stars in Sydney

Former World No. 1 to Make Third Appearance at Charleston

It’s here, the 2011 Australian Open Bracket Challenge, presented by Grand Slam Tennis Tours, your ticket to tennis. Enter your picks to win premier prizes including tickets to a Grand Slam event of your choice!

Popular Belgian Kim Clijsters is on track for her third Medibank International Sydney title but will have to overcome world No.11 Na Li from China in tomorrow night’s final.

Impressive youngsters Bojana Jovanovski and Alisa Kleybanova will take to Na Li and Kim Clijsters respectively tomorrow in the Medibank International Sydney 2011 women’s semi finals

Medibank International Sydney, Sydney-AUS, January 9-14, 2011
$618,000/Premier, Hard/Outdoors

We all knew going into this year’s Australian Open that the women’s field was wide open — with Serena Williams pulling out due to injury, there was no clear-cut leader of the pack. But just to throw some grease on the fire, the ladies have spent the last two weeks making things even more interesting.

Millions of adoring Aussie eyes are on Sam Stosur at the moment. With the Medibank International Sydney well and truly underway, and the Australian Open just around the corner, everyone is wondering whether Sam can improve on 2010 – her most successful year to-date.
With that in mind we thought we’d catch up with Sam to ask her the kind of questions everyone wants to know the answers to. Questions like Pizza or Pasta, Sydney or Melbourne… you know, the important stuff.

The Television Schedule for the 2011 Australian Open begins Monday Jan. 17th 7pm EST.

For a lot of us, a new year provides the opportunity for a new start. And with 2011 well and truly underway, we thought we’d catch up with some of the world’s top tennis players to find out what their new year resolutions are, both on and off the court.

The ITF has announced the team nominations for the 2011 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Group I and II, and Americas Group I zonal competitions that will take place during the week of 31 January.

MOORILLA HOBART INTERNATIONAL, Hobart-AUS, January 9-15, 2011
$220,000/International, Hard/Outdoors

World No. 1Caroline Wozniacki will start her quest for a first Medibank International Sydney title tomorrow when she takes on Slovak Dominika Cibulkova first up on Ken Rosewall Arena.

Australians Samantha Stosur and Anastasia Rodioniova will be in action on Ken Rosewall Arena on day two of the Medibank International Sydney.

MEDIBANK INTERNATIONAL SYDNEY, Sydney-AUS, January 9-14, 2011
Hard/Outdoors, $618,000/Premier