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Serena Williams 2009 WTA Player of Year

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- World No. 1 Serena Williams won the 2009 WTA Tour Player of the Year award and also took the Doubles Team of the year honors with sister Venus at a ceremony held at the Sony Ericsson Open on Wednesday.Serena Williams, wearing high heels despite a knee injury, was all smiles when picking up her award....

Match Forecast: Henin vs. Wickmayer

Just when everyone was anticipating Justine Henin vs. Kim Clijsters in the quarterfinal round, instead the battle of Belgium will be a fourth-round match between Henin and Yanina Wickmayer. Henin, the 2004 Australian champion and 2006 finalist, is this year's comeback queen. Wickmayer had to qualify for this tournament...

Australian Open Draw Breakdown

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Top-ranked Roger Federer (pictured) and Serena Williams lead the lists of seeded players for the Australian Open, with Yanina Wickmayer the only highly ranked player missing out.The men's seeds follow the ATP rankings from Nos. 1-32; the women's list follows the WTA rankings from Nos. 1-15,...

Sports-Doping Bureaucracy Failing Test

Bureaucratic BS is running amok. In one case, it has fingers in Belgium and Canada, England and Australia, Switzerland and the U.S. Yanina Wickmayer's case isn't about Yanina Wickmayer anymore. Oh, I'm sure it is in her world. But even bigger, and scarier, is an increasing focus of the entire sports-doping system. WADA,...

ITF Lifts Bans for Wickmayer, Malisse

LONDON -- U.S. Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer earned a major off-court victory Wednesday when officials lifted her one-year ban for violating anti-doping rules. The 20-year-old Belgian was banned in November for breaking World Anti-Doping Agency regulations by failing to report her whereabouts for drug testing three...

Yanina Wickmayer News From the Web

05/29/12 Yanina Wickmayer falls at 1st hurdle Source: flandersnews.be - Belgium Wickmayer seemed to be cruising to victory in the first set, which she led 3-1 at one stage.
05/22/12 Wickmayer, Arvidsson score Brussels upsets Source: United Press International (UPI) Belgian favorite Yanina Wickmayer and Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson scored first-round upsets Tuesday in the first round of the Brussels Open. Wickmayer rallied after dropping the first set to upend No. 5 seed Anna Chakvetadze of Russia 3-6, 6-4, 6-1.
05/06/12 Azarenka progresses in Madrid Source: Sky Sports News Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka saw off Svetlana Kuznetsova in a tough opening round clash at the Madrid Open on Sunday.