Petrova opens Linz defence with Peer victory

Nadia Petrova began the defence of her Linz Open title with an emphatic 6-1, 6-1 victory over Israel's Shahar Peer on Wednesday. Fourth-seed Nicole Vaidisova progressed with a 7-6, 6-0 win over......

Venus makes winning return after injury

Venus Williams made a successful return after almost three months out through injury as she upset sixth seed Ana Ivanovic 6-3 6-4 in the first round of the Luxembourg Championship on Wednesday.The......

Sania loses to Venus in second round

Sania Mirza's lucky run was cut short by Wimbledon champion Venus Williams in the second round of the USD 585,000 Stanford Classic women's singles tournament in Stanford, USA.Sania, who entered the......

Sharapova, Moya out of US Open

Roger Federer and Andre Agassi stayed on course for a quarter-final showdown at the U.S. Open on Saturday, but Maria Sharapova and Carlos Moya were heading home after shock third-round exits.As the......

Paes-Bhupathi meet Roddick-Fish in opener

Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi received a huge boost to their Olympics medal hopes when they were drawn in a relatively easy bottom half in the men's doubles tennis event on Thursday.\n\nThe......