Kerber, the No 9 seed, knocked off Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-4 Saturday. She had upset top-seeded Maria Sharapova in the quarterfinals Friday. Bartoli will play in her first finals since October and is looking to become the first...

She was remarkably consistent: rarely hurt, always chipper and usually around for a tournament's final rounds. She has already spent more weeks at No. 1 than Venus Williams, Amelie Mauresmo, Maria Sharapova, Jennifer Capriati and Clijsters, to name a...

"The fact is I still have quite a few good years in front of me." Other women have held the top ranking before winning a Grand Slam title, including Clijsters. Amelie Mauresmo spent time at No. 1 more than a year before she won the first of her two...

"The fact is I still have quite a few good years in front of me." Other women have held the top ranking before winning a Grand Slam title, including Clijsters. Amelie Mauresmo spent time at No. 1 more than a year before she won the first of her two...

I'm finishing my career and I only have one year left and time is running out," she said Tuesday after falling to Clijsters 6-3, 7-6 (4). "The fact is I still have quite a few good years in front of me." Other women have held the top ranking before...

I'm finishing my career and I only have one year left and time is running out," she said Tuesday after falling to Clijsters 6-3, 7-6 (4). "The fact is I still have quite a few good years in front of me." Other women have held the top ranking before...

Slam title. The questions about whether she deserves to be No. 1 will stop, but new questions about whether she'll ever get over the hump and capture that elusive first major will undoubtedly continue. Other women have held the top ranking before...

“I had to get a litle pissed off with myself to finally finish it.” The 22-year-old seemed to direct a fair bit of anger after the match concluded at her courtside box, where coach Samual Sumyk was seated next to former Australian Open champion Amelie...

The Dane has occupied top spot in the world rankings for the best part of the last 14 months, but she remains a part of a small undesirable club of three featuring Jelena Jankovic and Dinara Safina, who have been world No. 1 without winning a grand slam.

Azarenka needed just 57 minutes to win their second round match 6-1 6-0. World No.126 Dellacqua, who needed a wildcard to gain entry to the Open, had some fond memories of Melbourne Park to draw on, having downed seeds Patty Schnyder and Amelie...

Azarenka needed just 57 minutes to win their second round match 6-1 6-0. World No.126 Dellacqua, who needed a wildcard to gain entry to the Open, had some fond memories of Melbourne Park to draw on, having downed seeds Patty Schnyder and Amelie...

Yesterday, sadly, he was proved correct as she made an ignominious exit in the first round, beaten 7-6, 6-3 by Romania's Sorana Cirstea. Playing at home inspires Andy Murray and also helped Tim Henman but it's also something that destroyed the composure...

Nadal's win led to another epic clash against rival Roger Federer, with Nadal winning in five sets. Maria Sharapova didn't drop a single set as she won her third Grand Slam title in 2008. France's Amelie Mauresmo won her first Grand Slam title at the...

On a day in which fellow Queenslander Bernard Tomic was drawn to play experienced Spanish 22nd seed Fernando Verdasco in a difficult opening round, the sixth-seeded Stosur learnt she would start against Romania's world No.60 Sorana Cirstea, then face...