http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis WTA and Women's Tennis News, Schedules and Standings - Women's Sports Today en-us 'You Go Girl' is the theme of the day after veteran Elena Dementieva beat Serena Williams 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 Sunday to win the Kremlin Cup final, her hometown tournament, in the third attempt. It was the eighth career title for Dementieva who had not beaten Williams in four previous matches. Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:35:28 +0200 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/10/15/dementieva-accomplishes-first--beats-serena-to-win-kremlin-cup http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/10/15/dementieva-accomplishes-first--beats-serena-to-win-kremlin-cup Justine Henin won her 16th consecutive match with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Tatiana Golovin for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix title. Henin, the world's top-ranked women's player, won her 37th career title. Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:06:35 +0200 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/10/7/henin-captures-16th-consecutive-wta-tour-match http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/10/7/henin-captures-16th-consecutive-wta-tour-match Serena Williams made quick work of qualifier Julia Vakulenko in the second set, beating her opponent 7-5, 6-2 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinal round of the Porsche Grand Prix. Williams was up 4-1 in the first set before Vakulenko started t put up a real fight to get the score to 4-4. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:02:11 +0200 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/10/4/williams-makes-quick-work-of-julia-vakulenko-in-second-set-finishes-off-feisty-qualifier-75-62-at-porsche-grand-prix http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/10/4/williams-makes-quick-work-of-julia-vakulenko-in-second-set-finishes-off-feisty-qualifier-75-62-at-porsche-grand-prix Venus Williams advanced to the semifinal round of the Japan Open on Thursday with a decisive 7-6 (4), 6-3 win over Australia's Alicia Molik. Williams, the tournament's top seed, utilized her efficient groundstrokes and blazing speed to send Molik packing in just over 90 minutes at Ariake Colosseum. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:57:39 +0200 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/10/4/williams-polishes-off-molik-76-4-63-advances-to-semifinal-round-of-japan-open http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/10/4/williams-polishes-off-molik-76-4-63-advances-to-semifinal-round-of-japan-open Venus Williams showed the tennis world - and her sister Serena - all about perseverance Wednesday night, overcoming some spectacular hitting and solid play from the world's No. 3-ranked player, Jelena Jankovvic, to win 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4) and advance to a semifinal showdown against World No. 1 Justine Henin. Williams reached deep down into her bag of athletic treasures - and pulled out her incredible perseverance - after losing the first set to Jankovic, 6-4. Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:09:26 +0200 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/9/6/williams-pulls-perseverance-out-of-bag-of-tricks-to-beat-jankovic-at-us-open-will-face-world-no-1-henin-in-semis http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/9/6/williams-pulls-perseverance-out-of-bag-of-tricks-to-beat-jankovic-at-us-open-will-face-world-no-1-henin-in-semis After losing to Justine Henin and getting knocked out of her third consecutive grand slam tournament by the swift and accurate Belgian, Serena Williams showed more attitude and feistiness toward the media after the match than at any time during her eye-opening loss to Henin, the world's No. 1 ranked player. On Tuesday, Henin beat Williams7-6 (3), 6-1 in a quarterfinal round contest to move another step closer to winning her second grand slam tournament of the year. Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:15:58 +0200 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/9/5/henin-spanks-williams-76-61-in-quarterfinal-matchup-at-us-open-former-champ-in-bad-mood-at-interview-session-afterward http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/9/5/henin-spanks-williams-76-61-in-quarterfinal-matchup-at-us-open-former-champ-in-bad-mood-at-interview-session-afterward Venus Williams and younger sister Serena, routed their respective opponents on Sunday t take another step toward what is shaping up as a semifinal showdown between the top two American players in the world either male or female. Serena thrashed No. 10 Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-4 while Venus overpowered No. 5 Ana Ivanovic 6-4, 6-2 just a couple of hours later. Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:21:07 +0200 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/9/3/williams-sisters-cruise-to-easy-victories-head-towards-semifinal-showdown http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/9/3/williams-sisters-cruise-to-easy-victories-head-towards-semifinal-showdown Svetlana Kuznetsova finally broke her tournament winless streak this season as she won the Pilot Pen Championship on Saturday. The tournament's top seed won the event in a rather anti-climatic fashion as she was named the winner after her opponent Agnes Szavay retired in their championship match because of a back injury. At the time she retired, Szavay was leading the match 6-4, 0-3. Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:21:33 +0200 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/8/25/kuznetsova-wins-her-first-tennis-event-of-2007-when-szavay-retires-from-match http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/8/25/kuznetsova-wins-her-first-tennis-event-of-2007-when-szavay-retires-from-match Venus and Serena Williams have each made their own incredible tennis history decades after the legendary Althea Gibson paved the way for, not only the Williams sisters, but for all people of color, to play the game of tennis professionally. Fittingly, each player will play their first round U.S. Open matches Monday night following a tribute that marks the 50th anniversary of Gibson's first Grand Slam singles title. Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:47:20 +0200 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/8/24/opening-us-open-matches-for-williams-sisters-scheduled-for-special-night-dedicated-to-legendary-althea-gibson http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/8/24/opening-us-open-matches-for-williams-sisters-scheduled-for-special-night-dedicated-to-legendary-althea-gibson Venus Williams withdrew from the Rogers Cup for undisclosed reasons on Tuesday. Williams, who won her fourth Wimbledon title last month, fell in the quarterfinals of her next tournament appearance in San Diego, losing to Anna Chakvetadze of Russia 6-7, 7-6, 6-2. Top-ranked Justine Henin and No. 2 Maria Sharapova are still slated to compete in the tournament that opens Monday. Amelie Mauresmo withdrew earlier this week, however, and officials are concerned that more top players could follow suit as occurred last year. Thu, 09 Aug 2007 12:39:02 +0200 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/8/9/venus-williams-withdraws-from-rogers-cup-for-undisclosed-reasons http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/8/9/venus-williams-withdraws-from-rogers-cup-for-undisclosed-reasons With better and more talented players hitting the courts in recent years, women's tennis has certainly become a more powerful sport. The WTA Tour has come up with a new statistic called a "power index" to explore just how powerful the sport's women have become. The stat is figured by combining a player's fastest groundstroke (forehand or backhand), first and second serves, first and second serve returns and smash or volley into one score. Venus Williams, on the heels of winning Wimbledon in impressive fashion, was top-ranked in the new stat during last week's Acura Classic, averaging 94.5 mph on her hardest shots. Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:30:02 +0200 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/8/7/wimbledon-winner-venus-williams-rises-to-no-1-in-new-power-index-stat http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/8/7/wimbledon-winner-venus-williams-rises-to-no-1-in-new-power-index-stat Maria Sharapova ended her season-long title draught on Sunday after knocking off Patty Schnyder at the Acura Classic tournament, giving the Russian her first tourney victory in 10 months. The world's No. 2 ranked player downed Schnyder 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 to claim her first win since October when she won at Linz, Austria. She successfully defended her title at the Acura Classic thanks to her excellent return game. Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:50:01 +0200 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/8/6/no-2-sharapova-defends-acura-classic-title-downs-schnyder-for-first-win-of-2007-season http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/8/6/no-2-sharapova-defends-acura-classic-title-downs-schnyder-for-first-win-of-2007-season No. 3 seed Anna Chakvetadze beat 2007 Wimbledon champion Venus Williams 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3), 6-2 in the Acura Classic on Friday night and will play top-seeded Maria Sharapova in the semifinal round on Saturday. Chakvetadze has won three consecutive WTA Tour Events. Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:54:45 +0200 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/8/4/chakvetadze-takes-out-williams-to-reach-semifinals-of-acura-classic-will-face-sharapova-next http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/8/4/chakvetadze-takes-out-williams-to-reach-semifinals-of-acura-classic-will-face-sharapova-next 2007 Australian Open champion, Serena Williams withdrew from her fourth consecutive tournament on Thursday due to a lingering thumb injury. Williams would have been the fourth seed in the East West Bank Classic that begins on Monday in Carson, near the eight-time Grand Slam champion's original hometown of Compton. Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:08:35 +0200 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/8/3/australian-open-champ-serena-williams-withdraws-from-fourth-straight-tournament http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/8/3/australian-open-champ-serena-williams-withdraws-from-fourth-straight-tournament Sania Mirza upset No. 12 seed Shahar Peer with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 win during second round action at the Acura Classic on Tuesday. Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic and No. 7 seed Martina Hingis were also second-round winners. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:40:02 +0200 http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/8/1/mirza-upsets-no-12-peer-jankovic-hingis-advance-to-third-round-at-acura-classic http://www.womenssportstoday.com/tennis/news/2007/8/1/mirza-upsets-no-12-peer-jankovic-hingis-advance-to-third-round-at-acura-classic