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Maria dishes about Dimitrov

2013-05-23 13:01

Women's world No 2 Maria Sharapova has described her relationship with Bulgarian tennis sensation Grigor Dimitrov as "refreshing".

Shocks aplenty in Strasbourg

2013-05-21 17:42

Top-seeded Marion Bartoli and No. 2 seed Tamira Paszek were both eliminated from the first round of the Strasbourg International.

Azarenka v Serena in final

2013-05-18 17:58

Victoria Azarenka set up a Rome Open final with world No 1 Serena Williams after beating Sara Errani in Rome.

Simmonds to hit the gym

2013-05-12 13:52

South Africa's Chanel Simmonds will place more emphasis on building her body mass to be more competitive on the WTA Tour.

Serena, Maria in showdown

2013-05-11 16:06

Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, will battle it out for the number one ranking when they meet in the Madrid Open final.

Simmonds advances in Soweto

2013-05-08 16:59

South Africa's Chanel Simmonds advanced to the third round of the Soweto Open after beating compatriot, Natasha Fourouclas.

Serena still roots for Stephens

2013-05-07 19:32

Serena Williams has insisted she is still a big fan of American prodigy Sloane Stephens despite being criticised by her compatriot

Serena cruises in Madrid

2013-05-07 16:30

World No 1 Serena Williams eased into the third round of the Madrid Open with a win over Spain's Lourdes Dominguez Lino.

Simmonds cruises in Soweto

2013-05-06 16:58

Fifth seed Chanel Simmonds has hammered Ilze Hattingh in an all South African encounter at the Soweto Open.

Serena battles past qualifier

2013-05-05 15:49

Serena Williams was given a reasonable test in her first match at the Madrid Masters against Kazakh qualifier Yulia Putintseva.

Sharapova not chasing No 1

2013-05-03 20:04

Maria Sharapova is staying grounded over the possibility of winning back the world number one spot from Serena Williams.

Maria shows off 'Shugarpova'

2013-04-29 21:49

Fresh from claiming her 29th singles title, Maria Sharapova made a stop in Moscow to present her 'Shugarpova' candy brand.

Schiavone wins in Morocco

2013-04-28 19:31

Francesca Schiavone won her sixth career title with an easy win over Lourdes Dominguez Lino in the Marrakech Grand Prix final.

Sharapova edges Ivanovic

2013-04-26 18:20

Top-seeded Maria Sharapova has beaten Ana Ivanovic in 3 sets to advance to the semi-finals of the Porsche Grand Prix.

Scheepers books quarters spot

2013-04-24 20:42

South Africa's Chanelle Scheepers routed Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor to advance to the quarter-finals of the Grand Prix SAR in Morocco.

Ivanovic downs Petkovic

2013-04-23 21:20

Serbia's Ana Ivanovic defeated Andrea Petkovic in straight sets in the first round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart.

Vinci puts Italy into final

2013-04-22 15:05

Roberta Vinci secured Italy's fifth Fed Cup final appearance in eight years after battling past Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic.

Serena pulls US level

2013-04-21 09:50

Serena Williams cruised past Johanna Larson to pull the United States level with Sweden at 1-1 in their Fed Cup World Group playoff.

Serena, Venus to lead US

2013-04-10 18:52

Serena Williams and her sister Venus will join Sloane Stephens and Varvara Lepchenko on the US Fed Cup team facing Sweden.

Venus wins at Family Circle

2013-04-05 21:21

Venus Williams has beaten Ververa Lapchenko at the rain-delayed Family Circle Cup and will face Madsion Keys in the quarterfinals.

Watson has glandular fever

2013-04-03 18:29

Britain's No 1 female tennis player, Heather Watson, revealed that she has been diagnosed with glandular fever.

Serena wins sixth Miami title

2013-03-30 21:09

World No 1 Serena Williams has rallied to defeat world No 2 Maria Sharapova and win a record sixth Miami title.

Sharapova into Miami semis

2013-03-27 22:08

Russian third seed Maria Sharapova advanced to the semi-finals in Miami after beating Italian eighth seed Sara Errani.

Serena floors Li in Miami

2013-03-26 22:06

World No 1 Serena Williams advanced to the semi-finals of the WTA and ATP Masters Miami hardcourt by defeating fifth seed Li Na.

Li ends teen Muguruza's run

2013-03-25 20:29

China's Li Na reached the quarter-finals of the Miami Masters with an error strewn win over giant-killing Spanish teen Garbine Muguruza.

 

Serena out to tame demons

2013-05-23 11:33

Serena Williams is eager to notch her second win at the upcoming French Open - a tournament she last won back in 2002.

Serena floors Sharapova

2013-05-12 14:53

Serena Williams retained her Madrid Open title with a devastating display to beat world No 2 Maria Sharapova.

Simmonds beaten in Soweto

2013-05-11 16:17

Hungarian top seed Timea Babos came back from a set down to beat South Africa’s Chanel Simmonds in the final of the Soweto Open.

SA's Simmonds makes history

2013-05-09 16:17

Fifth-seed Chanel Simmonds has become the first South African woman to reach the semi-finals of the Soweto Open.

Azarenka crashes out in Madrid

2013-05-08 15:16

Victoria Azarenka became the latest big name to crash out of the Madrid Open as she was beaten by Russian Ekaterina Makarova.

Easy Soweto start for Babos

2013-05-07 18:11

Hungarian top seed Timea Babos easily won her first-round match at the Soweto Open, beating Israeli Keren Shlomo.

Winning start for Sharapova

2013-05-06 18:25

Maria Sharapova survived a sticky start to move into the second round of the Madrid Open with a win over Romania's Alexandra Dulgheru.

Simmonds could face Israeli

2013-05-05 16:28

A possible quarter-final clash between Israel's Julia Glushko and South Africa's top-ranked player Chanel Simmonds looms in Soweto.

Venus out of Madrid Open

2013-05-05 15:19

Venus Williams has withdrawn from the WTA Madrid Open because of a back injury, tournament organisers announced.

China's Peng floors Bartoli

2013-04-30 18:43

China's Peng Shuai has knocked French top seed Marion Bartoli out in the first round of the Portugal Open.

Kuznetsova survives tough test

2013-04-29 18:11

Two-time Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova was forced to battle to a marathon first round win at the Portugal Open.

Sharapova floors Li for title

2013-04-28 16:18

Maria Sharapova beat Li Na to defend her Porsche GP title in a final that brought together the last two French Open champions.

Chanel banks on home support

2013-04-25 16:20

SA tennis player Chanel Simmonds hopes home advantage will count in her favour when she takes part in the Soweto Open.

Bertens, Cornet advance

2013-04-23 21:28

Defending champion Kiki Bertens and third-seeded Alize Cornet of France both advanced to the second round of the Grand Prix SAR.

Petrova advances in Stuttgart

2013-04-23 18:30

Former champion Nadia Petrova advanced to the second round of the Porsche Grand Prix by fighting off German Dinah Pfizenmaier.

Fed Cup relief for SA

2013-04-21 14:59

The South African Fed Cup team breathed a sigh of relief when they beat Estonia 2-1 to remain in Euro Africa Group Two for 2014.

Blow for SA's Fed Cup team

2013-04-16 19:20

The South African Fed Cup team will be without the promising Ilze Hattingh for their Euro Africa Group two tie against Lithuania.

Serena routs sister Venus

2013-04-06 22:02

Serena Williams has crushed her older sibling Venus to reach the final of Family Circle Cup in Charleston.

Wozniacki notches easy win

2013-04-03 21:45

Second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki opened with a strong showing at the Family Circle Cup, crushing Silvia Soler-Espinosa.

Serena starts well on clay

2013-04-02 22:22

Serena Williams served nine aces during her win in her first match this season on clay, beating Italy's Camila Giorgi in Charleston.

Sharapova eases into final

2013-03-28 20:34

Maria Sharapova has reached the final of the Miami WTA hardcourt event after thumping Jelena Jankovic in the semi-finals.

Rio to host new tennis event

2013-03-27 16:22

Rio the Janeiro will host a combined ATP and WTA event which will be the biggest tennis tournament in South America from 2014.

Serena overcomes big deficit

2013-03-25 22:21

Serena Williams overcame a big deficit in her fourth-round match at the Sony Open in Miami to beat Dominika Cibulkova.

Serena cruises on bike, court

2013-03-24 13:31

Serena Williams rode a bike to get to her Miami WTA match in time before beating Ayumi Morita in straight sets.

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