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How about a mid-week Marat Safin pick-me-up ? This photo was just too cute not to post.

Shahar Peer upset top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-2, 7-5 yesterday, reaching the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championship a year after she was denied a visa to play in the tournament.

The Belgium v America semifinal lineup at the Australian Open was completed today as Kim Clijsters and Serena Williams booked an enticing clash in the last four.

Dates for the 22nd annual Dow Corning Tennis Classic were released by tournament director Mike Woody on Tuesday.

Main draw action is scheduled February 7-14, with qualifying rounds February 7-9. This weekend, the Go To Transport Inc.

There are mixed feelings among the top players about whether playing a warm-up tournament assists performance at Wimbledon, but those that did generally fared well on the opening day.

FLORHAM PARK — A 34-year-old tennis coach is facing sexual assault charges for allegedly having sex with a teenager he was training.

Greg Rusedski blew two match points in the deciding set as Nikolay Davydenko staged a brilliant escape act to capture the Kremlin Cup title yesterday.

Defending champion Natasha Zvereva earned a second-round clash with Anna Kournikova at the Eastbourne grasscourt tournament on Tuesday, beating last weekend’s Birmingham champion Lisa Raymond 7-5, 6-3. Defending champion Natasha Zvereva earned a second-round clash with Anna Kournikova at the Eastbourne grasscourt tournament on Tuesday, beating last …

Sesil Karatancheva learnt a valuable lesson against Maria Sharapova that great athleticism alone is not enough Maria Sharapova rolled over Sesil Karatancheva yesterday in straight sets, as predicted, but the match told us a whole lot more than the 6-0, 6-1, scoreline suggests.

Photo via www.tennis-russia.ru There are so many talented tennis players in Russia, that the country has its own awards ceremony to honor them.

For the umpteenth time, Anastasia Myskina glared across at her coach, Jens Gerlach, as if she wanted to murder him.

Most of my readers know that once or twice a year, I will write an in-depth review of a tournament on the ATP or WTA Calendar.

Venus Williams: inaugural winner - May 21, 2005 Venus Williams won her first title in a year, defeating Nicole Vaidisova, 6-3, 6-2 in wind and drizzle to win the inaugural A stanbul Cup and boost her confidence for the French Open, which started the next day.

Nathalie Dechy’ pregnancy means the end of her labor days on the WTA Tour. The 30-year-old French woman announced her retirement today.

The area’s oldest professioinal sports franchise, the Springfield Lasers, open their 14th season on Thursday night at 7 at the Cooper Tennis Complex against the Philadelphia Freedoms.

There was a lovely moment at a tournament in the United States a few years ago when Vera Zvonareva of Russia was fretting over the thought that she might be overwhelmed by reporters who wanted to speak to her.

World number one Dinara Safina of Russia hits a forehand during her 6-3, 6-3 semi-final victory over Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia at the French Open at Roland Garros yesterday.

Svetlana Kuznetsova outplayed Australia’s Samantha Stosur to book an all-Russian Roland Garros final against the top seed Dinara Safina.

The Aussie did her best but there was no stopping the Russian juggernaut rolling into the French Open final.

The women’s tournament at Roland Garros will have its second all-Russian final of the modern era, after Svetlana Kuznetsova, born in St Petersburg, today went through to Saturday’s title-match on Court Philippe Chatrier, where she will play Dinara Safina, a Muscovite.

Fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva failed to get out of the third round of the 2009 French Open, falling in three sets to 30th- seeded Samantha Stosur in early action Saturday at Roland Garros.

Friday, May 22, 2009 PARIS: When Maria Sharapova made her comeback in rainy Warsaw this week after nine months out with injury, recession-hit commercial suitors, eager tournament promoters and the WTA breathed huge sighs of relief.

Back in the days before politics bled into the tennis tour, Shahar Peer was a promising pro player.

Davis Cup and Fed Cup. The two most diverse, elite and historic international team events in the world are arguably two of the most disappointing.

Published: Saturday, January 31, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, January 30, 2009 at 9:20 p.m. The Sarasota area is suddenly becoming a haven for professional tennis tournaments.

MELBOURNE: A multi-million dollar facelift of the ageing Australian Open venue was unveiled on Monday to stop rival cities poaching the opening Grand Slam of the season.

The Australian Open venue will be upgraded and expanded with a third covered arena, improved players’ facilities and a large outdoor gathering area under a US$3.3-million proposal unveiled Monday.

A shot from the TV commercial, shot in Rome and launched in London. The ad features top female tennis players Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic.

This article is part of On the Baseline’s 2009 Players to Watch Series . Please join us for a special look at several rising and resurgent stars on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour.