Posted on Nov 6, 2007 | 1 Comment
World number one Justine Henin scored her twenty-first successive win on Tuesday by defeating Anna Chakvetadze 6-1, 7-6(4) in the first round robin match of the Sony Ericsson Championships.
Posted on Nov 4, 2007 | 2 Comments
The Sony Ericsson Championships, the final tournament of the 2007 tennis season, begins on Tuesday when eight of the best tennis players in the world hit the court for the biggest title in women’s tennis.
Justine Henin, Jelena Jankovic, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Ana Ivanovic, Serena Williams, Anna Chakvetadze, Daniela Hantuchova, and Maria Sharapova have worked hard […]
Posted on Oct 31, 2007 | 5 Comments
The Hong Kong Tennis Patrons’ Association (TPA) announced today a new sponsor for its annual champions tournament in January. Formerly known as the Watsons Water Champions Challenge, the event is now the J B • GROUP Classic 2008.
Posted on Oct 28, 2007 | 10 Comments
The field for the 2007 Sony Ericsson Championships is complete, with Justine Henin set to lead a stellar lineup of eight of the best tennis players in the world.
Posted on Oct 23, 2007 | 1 Comment
In a fitting testament to her stellar 2007 season, Anna Chakvetadze has qualified for the Sony Ericsson Championships.
Only two singles berths remain open for the WTA Tour season-ending tournament.
Posted on Oct 8, 2007 | 5 Comments
With the season rapidly drawing to a close, the Kremlin Cup in Moscow is one of the final major stops on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in 2007.
Despite its Tier I status, the Kremlin Cup has only attracted four top 10 players - Svetlana Kuznetsova, Maria Sharapova, Anna Chakvetadze, and Serena Williams.
Posted on Sep 7, 2007 | 2 Comments
The mental demons were circling around Arthur Ashe Stadium this afternoon as Svetlana Kuznetsova and Anna Chakvetadze each tried to prove that they could outlast the other’s bad nerves.
Svetlana Kuznetsova unmemorably emerged as the winner in today’s first semifinal with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory and on the way further enforced the belief that […]
Posted on Sep 6, 2007 | 3 Comments
After almost two weeks of competition, the field of one hundred and twenty-eight women at the 2007 US Open has been narrowed done to just four.
Still alive in the tournament are three Grand Slam champions and yet another Russian phenom eager to achieve success on the courts at Flushing Meadows.
Posted on Sep 5, 2007 | 5 Comments
Winning the US Open skyrocketed Svetlana Kuznetsova’s career in 2004, making her only the third female from Russia to win a Grand Slam. Now, three years later, she is set to prove that she can duplicate her title with another spectacular run.
Posted on Sep 4, 2007 | 5 Comments
An evening of spectacular tennis is on the schedule for Wednesday as 2007 Wimbledon champion Venus Williams takes on world number three Jelena Jankovic for a berth in the semifinals.
Tuesday night featured her younger sister Serena; Wednesday’s night session is all about Venus’ recaptured form, her new clothing line, and her goals of winning […]