Francesca Schiavone News

Dinara Safina wasn't one of the promotional passengers on the USTA's blue bus promoting its "Greatest Road Trip in Sports", but by the time the trip was over she was the US Open Series champion.

From Bruce Jenkins at the U.S. Open : Big-time tennis used to represent the essence of variety.

Anne Keothavong has become the first British woman to win a match at the US Open for 11 years with an emphatic 6-2, 6-2 victory over Alexa Glatch .

After becoming the first Briton since 1991 to reach the third round of the U.S. Open, Anne Keothavong said she was no longer intimated by big name players.

World number two Jelena Jankovic struggled but held on to beat Sofia Arvidsson 6-3, 6-7 , 7-5 in the second round of the 20.6 million dollar US Open on Wednesday.

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Out on the intimate Court 10 at Flushing Meadows, and in the muggy heat of a New York summer, a bit of British tennis history was made.

For Serena Williams , the only misstep Tuesday at the Olympics came after her match.

Agence France-Presse BEIJING - The Williams sisters blitzed their second-round Olympic opponents here on Tuesday to confirm their status as among the hot favorites for gold in the women's singles.

Ai Sugiyama of Japan smashes a forehand in her match Tuesday against Nicole Vaidisova at the Rogers Cup.

Maria Sharapova, of Russia, grimaces as she serves to Poland's Marta Domachowska during second-round action at the Rogers Cup Wednesday night.

Marion Bartoli had to fight two opponents in the opening round of the $1.34-million Rogers Cup Canadian Open women's tennis championships.

Tamira Paszek of Austria beat 14th-seeded Italian Francesca Schiavone 7-6 , 1-6, 6-1 Monday night in a match interrupted four times by rain at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament.

Tamira Paszek of Austria beat 14th-seeded Italian Francesca Schiavone 7-6 , 1-6, 6-1 Monday night in a match interrupted four times by rain at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament.

Tamira Paszek of Austria beat 14th-seeded Italian Francesca Schiavone 7-6 , 1-6, 6-1 Monday night in a match interrupted four times by rain at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament.

Tamira Paszek of Austria beat 14th-seeded Italian Francesca Schiavone 7-6 , 1-6, 6-1 Monday night in a match interrupted four times by rain at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament.

Tamira Paszek of Austria beat 14th-seeded Italian Francesca Schiavone 7-6 , 1-6, 6-1 Monday night in a match interrupted four times by rain at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament.

Tamira Paszek of Austria beat 14th-seeded Italian Francesca Schiavone 7-6 , 1-6, 6-1 Monday night in a match interrupted four times by rain at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament.

Tamira Paszek of Austria beat 14th-seeded Italian Francesca Schiavone 7-6 , 1-6, 6-1 Monday night in a match interrupted four times by rain at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament.

Tamira Paszek of Austria beat 14th-seeded Italian Francesca Schiavone 7-6 , 1-6, 6-1 Monday night in a match interrupted four times by rain at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament.