Photos from Wednesday’s Day Session at the LA Women’s Tennis Championships.
Interesting results so far:
Safina def. Hantuchova: 6-2, 6-4
Zheng def. Vesnina: 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
Stosur def. Kirilenko: 6-2, 6-4
Chakvetadze def. Kleybanova: 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
A. Radwanska def. Sugiyama: 6-2, 6-1
U. Radwanska def. Cibulkova: 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-4
Li def Wozniak: 4-6. 2-6, 6-3
Petrova def. Peer: 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
Pennetta def Vandewegh [...]

The LA Women’s Tennis Championships kicks off today in Carson, California, a WTA Tour Premier Level event with a solid draw that includes Dinara Safina, Ana Ivanovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Vera Zvonareva and Maria Sharapova.
The top seeds attended today’s all-access media hour, here’s some of what they had to say:
Ana Ivanovic on moving up and down [...]

Roger & Mirka and Steffi & Andre may have formed the ultimate tennis love-matches, but there are many more tumultuous examples: Kim Clijsters & Lleyton Hewitt, Jimmy Connors & Chris Evert and Radek Stepanek & Martina Hingis broke off their engagements, for example, while Verdasco & Ivanovic, Pennetta & Moya and Stepanek & Vaidisova experienced [...]

One of the most awesome shots I’ve seen all tournament: Sam Stosur’s inside out forehand while down 2-5 in the second set tiebreak against Kuznetsova.
If you missed it – the shot is at the 60 second mark in this video. Also, check out Dinara Safina’s reaction, while watching the match in the ESPN studios:

Her forehand [...]

Serena Williams lost her Roland Garros quarter final today in an exciting three-set match against Svetlana Kuznetsova. It was big hitting tennis from both sides, with balls streaking down the lines and into the corners of the court. Kuzy ripped some screaming forehands and Serena served huge at clutch moments.
Even more impressive than the shotmaking [...]

This crazy French Open is making me queasy.

I’m discombobulated. . .bitten by the upset bug. . . suffering from clay-induced vertigo. . .my thoughts are bobbing up and down like buoys in a stormy sea. . .then diving and leaping like Gael Monfils on a clay court.
Excuse me while I get my bearings. Or should [...]

Young up-and-comers Azarenka, Cibulkova, Alona Bondarenko and Chakvetadze go cheesecake for French FHM.
I’d prefer a Tonsga, Monaco, Ferrer and Bolelli bikini shoot, but I guess these photos weren’t meant for me.
On a newsy note, Cibulkova beat Bondarenko in the first round of Roland Garros. Azarenka is  still in it but Ana was knocked out of [...]

This silly Stuttgart promo is worth watching just for the ending, when Dominika Cibulkova (who was routed by Jelena Jankovic, 6-1, 6-1, in the first round) holds a plate of sausages up to her face, and says “Really, what more can I say?” Also,  Bethanie Mattek-Sands enjoys a gallon-sized stein of beer. That’s my girl!
This [...]