Serena Loses, Didn’t Play Well, Yada Yada
When a Williams sister loses a match, generally they will say they played poorly or their opponent played far above their level. But apparently both were in effect Wednesday in Hobart, Australia, the site of Serena Williams’ return to tennis where the American, appearing heavier than her Grand Slam-winning [...]

Nadal, Srichaphan, Petrova Injured
On Tuesday pro tennis was reminded that injury will again play a prominent role in 2007 when three marquee players retired from matches with various work stoppages, putting their Australian Open campaigns in jeopardy.
World No. 2 Rafael Nadal, thwarted in his attempt to gain his first title of the year last week [...]

It could be years before you see an American player crack the Top 10 after the retirement of Lindsay Davenport and the endless injuries that constantly seem to sideline the Williams sisters.
The struggling state of American women’s tennis was illustrated Monday in the Australian Open warm-up event at Gold Coast where both Americans in the [...]

Williams Lie-A-Thon Approaches Finish Line
As you attend Christmas parties and do your last-minute shopping, the Williams Family Unhappy Christmas Special continues to be played out in a West Palm Beach, Florida court, with this week’s 11th-hour witness adding to the drama.
Lots of lying has gone on in the trial to determine whether poppa Richard Williams [...]

While a industry source earlier this week said ATP Senior Vice President-Communications David Higdon was leaving the ATP of his own free will, the Tennis Week website today reported Higdon is officially out as a victim of “restructuring” at the tour.
“Following a restructuring of the ATP communications and marketing departments, David Higdon has left the [...]

An ever-widening sports scandal in China that has already claimed Shanghai’s top Communist party official Chen Liangyu could threaten the ATP’s Tennis Masters Cup, according to Indian news site Zeenews.com.
“It doesn’t affect our tournament. I feel it’s in good shape we’ve got a partner and promoter who work very closely in Shanghai, they’ve been here [...]

   New ATP President Etienne de Villiers took a wrong turn this week at the Masters Series-Paris.But that’s OK.
   de Villiers has made a number of positive, bold moves since taking over the reins of the ATP, and he’s been on a steep learning 
   curve, immersing himself over the last couple years in a sport [...]

In each of the last two years, WTA Tour CEO Larry Scott has described the rash of injuries as a “fluke.” Time to make it three, or at least comment on the women’s state of the game, maybe hold a Women’s State of the Union address.
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On Thursday, world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo pulled out of [...]