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Absence of Williams Sisters Hurting WTA

DOHA, Qatar (AP) -- Tennis fans in the Gulf are used to seeing Serena and Venus Williams at the WTA Championships. Each sister won the season-ending title recently, and coming into this year's event, their images were everywhere from billboards to tournament programs. Both were no-shows last week, though, because of...

Serena Williams May Miss U.S. Open

The WTA announced Monday that Serena Williams is questionable for the U.S. Open, a potentially costly consequence of the foot injury she sustained just after winning Wimbledon. Williams needed surgery following an incident in which she cut her right foot in broken glass in a restaurant shortly after winning her fourth...

Women's Day 1 Recap: Kuznetsova Overcomes Sluggish Start

Defending French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova shrugged off a lethargic start in her title defense at Roland Garros on Sunday. The sixth-seeded champion from Russia regrouped quickly, and defeated Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-3, 6-1. After dropping the first three games in the opening set, Kuznetsova (pictured)...

Pac-10 Names WTA CEO Larry Scott as New Commissioner

After an extensive search the Pac-10 has named WTA CEO Larry Scott its new commissioner. The 44-year-old Scott will take over on July 1 when current commissioner Tom Hansen steps down. He is credited with transforming the WTA thanks to an $88 million contract with Sony Ericsson and several lucrative television agreements....

Maria Sharapova Finangles Her Way to A French Open Win

Patty Schnyder had Maria Sharapova on the ropes today at the French Open today. Sharapova was choking hard. Sharapova was cheating equally hard. Oh yeah she cheated. Down 2-1 in the third set of her 3-6, 6-4, 9-7 win over Schnyder Maria called the trainer for a phantom injury break, effectively cooling Schnyder's jets....