The Cinderella Dream is on hold, at least for another two weeks. Melanie Oudin, who hoped a return to big galleries and American soil would lead her to a repeat of her performance at last year’s U.S. Open became a first round casualty at Indian Wells. Oudin did not have the fuel to stay with Italian upstart Roberta Vinci, who fought back for the 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 triumph.

Highly regarded media magnet and photogenic powerhouse Maria Sharapova returned to winning form while claiming the Cellular South Cup in Memphis. The one-time world number one has had a tough go since returning to the tour in the middle of the 2009 season. Following her early exit at this year’s Australian Open, Maria [...]

There will be noise aplenty when top seed and big draw Maria Sharapova square off in the finals of the Cellular South Cup in Memphis. As usual, much of that noise will be created by the tour’s loudest competitor Maria Sharapova.
The long Russian beauty has dominated the field in her run for her 21st [...]

The Bell South tournament directors envisioned a different result but Sweden’s 26-year old Sofia Arvidsson turned the tables on 5’5” southern dynamo, Melanie Oudin. Arvidsson left nothing to the imagination and marched through America’s third ranked player in decisive fashion 6-1, 6-3.
The statuesque Swede has a history in Memphis. She claimed her only [...]