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Elena Dementieva Leaves Court an Almost Champ

We never say goodbye to the almosts, and Elena Dementieva wasn't asking, anyway. She retired from tennis Friday, not after a long farewell tour or anything like that. The sports world won't even notice. But tennis will. She lost a match in Doha, Qatar, and just said she was done. The whole thing lasted for one emotional...

Elena Dementieva Retires From Tennis

Elena Dementieva, one of the most accomplished women's tennis players of the last decade, retired from tennis Friday. "It's so emotional," Dementieva, 29, told the crowd after Francesca Schiavone defeated her 6-4, 6-2 in her last round-robin match at the year-end WTA Championships in Doha, Qatar. "It's so hard to say...

Caroline Wozniacki Falls in WTA Championships at Doha

Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki will have to wait at least another match before she clinches the year-end No. 1 WTA ranking. Group play continued Wednesday on Day 2 at the WTA Championships in Doha and featured the streaking Wozniacki for the second consecutive day. The 20-year-old Dane came into her match needing only one...

WTA Championships Day 1: Wozniacki, Zvonareva, Stosur Win

The official year-end WTA Championships commenced on Tuesday in Doha, Qatar, featuring the world's eight best players on the women's tour, minus defending champion Serena Williams and sister Venus, who both pulled out of the event due to injury. The prestigious tournament runs at the Khalifa Tennis Complex from Oct....

Caroline Wozniacki Tops Dementieva to Win Pan Pacific Open

Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki claimed her fifth title of the year by rallying to defeat No. 7-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 in a two-hour finale at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Saturday. The victory sealed Wozniacki's fourth tournament title since Wimbledon. The 20-year-old Dane has rattled off 24...