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On paper, Akiko Morigami was always going to fold at some stage under the power assault of Venus Williams.

Akiko Morigami ended her career with a straight sets defeat to Erika Takao in the women’s singles quarterfinals at the national championships on Thursday.

AUSTRALIAN third seed Samantha Stosur is into her second WTA final of the year after upsetting Danish top seed Caroline Wozniacki in the semi-finals of the Japan Open.

Defending champion and top seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark breezed past Great Britain’s Katie O’Brien, 6-0, 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals at the $220,000 HP Japan Women’s Open.

Australia’s Sam Stosur has won through to the second round of the Japan Open in Osaka with a straight sets victory over Russia’s Alexandra Panova.

Japan’s Akiko Morigami said on Monday she will retire from competitive tennis at the end of the season as she is no longer able to perform at a high level.

SERENA WILLIAMS walked into the post-match press conference in a T-shirt that rammed home her accomplishments as well as her playfulness.

Tennis Week is teaming with legendary coach Nick Bollettieri to provide previews and in-depth analysis of Wimbledon.

China’s Yan Zi and Zheng Jie celebrate a point against Akiko Morigami and Ayumi Morita of Japan during their second round women’s doubles match at Wimbledon yesterday.

Defending champion Venus Williams hammered out a warning to her Wimbledon rivals as she cruised into the semi-finals with a 6-1 6-2 victory over 11th seed Agnieszka Radwanska.

Defending champion Venus Williams took the express route into the quarter-finals at Wimbledon as Ana Ivanovic was forced to quit Monday’s fourth round match with a thigh injury.

Venus Williams admits her seemingly unstoppable march towards a sixth Wimbledon title is being driven by the painful memory of the last time she dropped a set at the All England Club.

A year after undergoing knee surgery, Japan’s Akiko Morigami seems to have found her stroke again.

Two-time defending champion Venus Williams was dominant in a first-round win Tuesday at the Wimbledon Championships in London.

FORMER French Open champion Ana Ivanovic looked set to be the biggest women’s casualty so far when she found herself match point down against Czech Lucie Hradecka on Court Four.

MASON - Nothing stopped third-seed Maria Kirilenko from winning Monday in the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open - not even loose strings on her racket.

The 2008 Olympics will open in eight days, and three Rhode Island natives will watch closely from vastly different perspectives.

Carlos Moya of Spain and Argentines Juan Ignacio Chela and Juan Monaco are among the first players to withdraw from Wimbledon with injuries.

Novak Djokovic was always second-best when he faced Ernests Gulbis during childhood practice sessions, but he’s the one with a Grand Slam title while his old friend struggled to make a breakthrough.

Japanese star Akiko Morigami has apologized and denied match-fixing after suggesting she and doubles partner Aiko Nakamura were asked to deliberately lose at the French Open.

Japanese star Akiko Morigami has apologized and denied match-fixing after suggesting she and doubles partner Aiko Nakamura were asked to deliberately lose at the French Open.

Bob Bryan is six-foot-four, and his twin brother Mike is listed by the ATP as an inch shorter, making for an imposing duo up at the net.

TOKYO: Japan’s Akiko Morigami accused a national team coach of asking her to throw a doubles match at the French Open, local media reported on Saturday.

While Maria Sharapova led a stampede of Russian women into the last 16 of the French Open on Saturday, their hopes of a men’s champion vanished when Nikolay Davydenko fell victim to a stunning Ivan Ljubicic …

Taiwan’s Chan Yung-jan returns the ball to Japan’s Akiko Morigami and Aiko Nakamura during her French Open first round doubles match with partner Chuang Chia-jung at Roland Garros in Paris yesterday.

Olga Govortsova of Belarus beat Ipek Senoglu 6-3, 6-2 Monday in the first round of the Istanbul Cup. via CBS SportsLine

“I am sorry Rezai did not finish the match, but it was a great fight”
One of women tennis’ top 10 ranked players, Russia’s Elena Dementieva is back to defend her title at the WTA Istanbul Cup. via Turkish Daily News

“I know Morita, because she played against France last year”
Tennis players Ayumi Morita, Ai Sugiyama, Amelie Mauresmo and Nathalie Dechy. Japanese teenager Morita will play Mauresmo of France Up-and-coming Japanese teenager Ayumi Morita will face off Saturday against … via TurkishPress.com

“Anil is keen to play and we hope in about 4-5 days he should be able to play. The physio at the National Cricket Academy - Paul Close - and the franchise physio are both in discussion and we’ll take a decision on that.”
Thursday, April 17, 2008 No Replacement For Shoaib MUMBAI: The Kolkata […]

“The pair of Sugiyama and Morita is the best choice. All the four players can play the singles. We still have time. I’m going to choose the singles players at the last moment”
Former world doubles number one Ai Sugiyama will lead Japan’s bid for Fed Cup victory against France, as the teams vie for […]