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Justine Henin handed place in Australian Open

12.10.09

Former world number one Justine Henin's comeback will gather pace at next year's Australian Open with tournament organisers granting the Belgian a wildcard for the season-opening grand slam... more

The 'marriage proposal' that left Elena Baltacha in a family dilemma

07.10.09

Elena Baltacha has admitted she considered playing in Barnstaple even though it would have meant a 460-mile dash back to Glasgow so she could be head bridesmaid when her brother, Sergei, gets married... more

Elena Dementieva claims victory in Toronto

24.08.09

Elena Dementieva held her nerve in an error-strewn Rogers Cup final to defeat fellow Russian Maria Sharapova 6-4 6-3 in Toronto... more

Doubles joy for Roger Federer as wife gives birth to twins

24.07.09

Roger Federer is the father of twin girls after his wife Mirka gave birth on Thursday... more

Serena Williams works out a plan to keep fit for the 2012 games

06.07.09

Serena Williams has vowed to get even fitter to ensure she can extend her career beyond the London Olympics in 2012... more

Dinara Safina 'a worthy world No1'

01.07.09

The outgoing boss of women's tennis Larry Scott has defended Dinara Safina's position as world No1 despite the Russian having never won a grand slam title... more

Tim Henman urging patience as Laura Robson begins Wimbledon quest

22.06.09

The former British No1 says 15-year-old Londoner, who makes her senior grand slam debut today, is destined for the top if she’s given time to develop... more

Let’s just call it the ‘Wimbledon Open’ for the girls this year

19.06.09

The WTA Tour held their annual gathering at Kensington Roof Gardens last night but there were few in the mood to party on the verge of what may be one of the most open women’s draws in years... more

Get to grips with tennis - top tips from Elena Dementieva

17.06.09

Wimbledon’s just around the corner and everyone wants a knock-up in the park, so our tennis novice got some tips from the world number 4... more

Laura Robson vows to learn from Andy Murray after she’s sent crashing out at Roland Garros

02.06.09

Tennis: Laura Robson has vowed to learn from Andy Murray’s adaptation to clay after crashing out of the girls’ singles in the second round... more

Venus Williams takes a battering in French Open defeat

29.05.09

Tennis: Venus Williams has crashed out of the French Open after losing in straight sets to Agnes Szavay of Hungary... more

Andy Murray struggles through

27.05.09

Tennis: Andy Murray survived a major scare in Paris before reaching the third round of the French Open with a 6-3, 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 victory over Potito Starace of Italy... more

Keothavong falls in Wells

12.03.09

Anne Keothavong's debut in the main draw of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells ended in 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 defeat by Olga Govortsova... more

Blundering LTA have held me back, says Keothavong

23.02.09

Tennis: Anne Keothavong has claimed she would have done broken into the world’s top 50 years ago were it not for “unprofessional people” at the Lawn Tennis Association... more

TV threat if it's not anyone for tennis

18.02.09

Sport has played a key role in establishing Dubai as the Middle East kingpin for tourism and business... more

Israeli tennis star barred from UAE

16.02.09

The top official of women's tennis has reprimanded the United Arab Emirates for blocking an Israeli from playing in a tournament in Dubai... more

Keothavong is one step closer to final

08.01.09

Anne Keothavong is through to the semi-finals of the ASB Classic in Auckland after Ajumi Morita retired during their match... more

Brave loss for rookie Robson, 14

21.10.08

Laura Robson’s debut on the WTA Tour ended in defeat but only after she had taken the first set off world No42 Iveta Benesova... more

British tennis hopes rest on 14-year-old...from Wimbledon

03.07.08

Teenager who lives just yards from the All England Club is one of Britain's best hopes for Wimbledon glory... more

World No1 slams talk of 'bias' as leading women players round on organisers over scheduling.

01.07.08

The All England Club finalised the order of play for the women's quarter-finals and decided to keep the defending champion away from Centre Court again. Is this fair? ... more

Maria's glamour is going out of fashion

27.06.08

Defeat for the world No2 shows the women's game should be more focused on tennis, not dresses... more

Balkan beauty Ana finds a beast within

26.06.08

Ivanovic has swept the world before her this year but needed to win ugly against Nathalie Dechy ... more

The starlet who's taken Maria Sharapova's crown (and we're not just talking tennis)

20.06.08

Serbian tennis champ Ana Ivanovic has not only taken Maria Sharapova's tennis crown, as the current holder of the French Open, but she looks set to overtake her in the glamour stakes too... more