On the Baseline Tennis News

Former world number one Dinara Safina has made the decision to end her disappointing 2010 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tennis season early.

Samantha Stosur and Francesca Schiavone are the fifth and sixth singles players to qualify for the season-ending WTA Championships–Doha 2010, set to take place for the third year in a row at the Khalifa International Tennis Complex in Doha, Qatar, from October 26-31.

Caroline Wozniacki will become the 20th player to reach World No.1 title and the first player representing Denmark to top the rankings in professional tennis history.

Just as in other sports, practice helps make perfect in tennis. Watch some of the WTA Tour’s best players heat up the practice courts at the China Open.

Venus Williams has ended her 2010 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season prematurely because of a lingering left knee injury.

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Watch the 2011 Australian Open’s official new television commercial, “A whole new level”.

Reigning world number one Serena Williams has scored a berth in the season-ending WTA Championships–Doha 2010, but the question remains whether she’ll actually compete for the first time since the US Open.

Former world number one Venus Williams will be missing in action at the upcoming China Open in Beijing.

Vera Zvonareva, the runner-up at this year’s Wimbledon and US Open, has clinched a berth in the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar.

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?

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!

One week has passed and the 2010 US Open women’s field has dwindled down to just eight women. Join On the Baseline for a look at the quarterfinal contenders in Flushing Meadows.