The top seed withdrew from the Stuttgart Grand Prix without playing a match, suffering from a right shoulder strain.\n
Nirupama Vaidyanathan salutes the Belgian ace, who retired earlier last month as world No. 1.
Ferrari has threatened to pull the closest F1 battle in several years off the race-track and into the appeal courts.
Sania Mirza will take on Venus Williams in the opening singles match at the Watson Water Champions Challenge.
The victory helped the Russian secure the eighth and final berth in the WTA's Tour Championships.
Milestones in the progress of Chinese women's tennis after Li Na, the first Asian to win Grand Slam singles titles, announced her retirement from the sport on Friday.
The Swiss defending champion unleashed an unstoppable barrage of winners to shatter the American sixth seed and book a place in a record-equalling seventh consecutive Grand Slam final
The Wimbledon champion will begin his defence against the talented Richard Gasquet of France
The Indian will take on seventh seed Elena Dementieva in the first round at Wimbledon
Top seed Amelie Mauresmo, Kim Clijsters and Martina Hingis also revelled in improved conditions following the rain-soaked start to the French Open.
Justine Henin-Hardenne clinched the year-end number one spot and a place in the final of the WTA Championships when she ended Maria Sharapova's 19-match winning streak.
IMAGES from the matches played at the Miami Open on Thursday
They beat the Czech-Italian pair of Kveta Peschke and Francesca Schiavone in the second round of the Nasdaq-100 Open.
Amelie Mauresmo pummeled Martina Hingis 6-2, 6-2 in the semi-final of the Qatar Open.
The two will meet in the semi-final of the Dubai Open on Friday
Dinara Safina and Maria Kirilenko were upset in the first round of San Diego Classic.
Roger Federer is keeping a lid on expectations.
Martina Hingis lost to by Ai Sugiyama 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 in the third round at Wimbledon
Serena Williams said the latest chapter in her tennis life was "just beginning" on Saturday after seeing her hopes of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title dashed in the Wimbledon final.
India's star tennis player Sania Mirza says she has achieved everything in her path-breaking career and has 'nothing to prove' in her second innings, which is likely to begin by January 2020.
Justine Henin-Hardenne battled her way to a 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Russia's Nadia Petrova to leave the countries level at 1-1 in Fed Cup
Nadia Petrova pulled off a stunning 6-3, 7-5 victory over the world number two and top seed.
List of Australian Open women's singles champions since the event began in 1922 (Australian unless stated):
The American ace was assured the year-end top spot after world number two Kim Clijsters of Belgium was knocked out at the round robin stage at the WTA Championships.
Here are some of the best moments from the 2019 Australian Open.
Former world No. 1 Venus Williams made a triumphant return to tennis, easily beating Ashley Harkleroad in the first round at the Australian Open.\n\n
The women's singles at Wimbledon will boil down to a contest between Russian grace and American gristle.
This year's WTA championships pays the winner $1 million, equalling the largest prize in women's sport.
Unlike previous years when there seemed to be only a small handful of genuine contenders, there are as many as a dozen women vying for the crown this season.
Williams's last Grand Slam victory came 18 months ago at Wimbledon, and her form and fitness since returning to the tour after an eight-month layoff have been inconsistent.
Venus Williams bravely fought off five match points to stun third seed Patty Schnyder 2-6, 7-6, 6-2 to enter the final in Stanford
The Swiss stuttered to a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 win over Israel's Shahar Peer in the fourth round of the French Open.
After injuries, illness and doubts they would ever return to top level tennis, Henin-Hardene and Clijsters are back upto speed.
India's leading junior beat Australia's Jennifer Elie in the girls' singles at the Australian Open.
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