Sunday was a light schedule for a heavyweight slate of contenders that kept fans at Flushing Meadows until 1:36 a.m. Monday.

Venus Williams was steadfast but Aravane Rezai surprised Jalena Jankovic in the quarterfinals at Madrid Open 2010.

Hot Samantha Stosur earns berth against Venus Williams in Madrid Open 2010

Day six of the 2010 Australian Open could have been compared to an exhausted runner who, after finishing a race and drinking ample fluids, immediately finds a soft bed and blacks out for 10 hours of deep, reviving sleep. Indeed, the end of the third round in the year’s first major tournament marked a point [...]

Three years ago, the future of women’s tennis had Nicole Vaidisova’s name written all over it. Today, a career that once held so much promise lies in tatters, reduced to the rubble of a first-round loss at Wimbledon. Vaidisova’s stay in England proved to be short-lived in 2009, as the Czech got bounced by Paraguay’s [...]

Ever since Steffi Graf retired in 1999, Serena Williams has been the best pressure player in women’s tennis. This well-deserved reputation was only affirmed on Wednesday afternoon in Rod Laver Arena, as the nine-time Grand Slam champion advanced to the semifinals of the Australian Open with a 5-7, 7-5, 6-1 win over Svetlana Kuznetsova. In [...]

Czech tennis star and model-waiting-to happen, Lucie Safarova looks fit and ready to challenge in Australian Open 2009. The 5’11”, 137 pound left-hander had her A game working as she powered past veteran and 24th seeded Austrian, Sybille Bammer, in straight sets 6-0, 7-6. The 21 year old Safarova, who seemed ready to burst onto the scene [...]