WTA stars continue to drop in the desert like beads of sweat from Rafa’s furrowed brow (or the deluge from Kleybanova’s ponytail). Sharapova, Henin, Ivanovic and Kuznetsova disappeared during the first week. On Monday 3rd-seeded Victoria Azarenka was bounced by 28-seed Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. No. 17 Shahar Peer took out No. 9 Flavia Pennetta.

No. [...]

No, these aren’t our photos. We weren’t invited to the Indian Wells Players’ Party, sniff! And good thing we weren’t, because. . .well, we might have said something rude to Ana about her pantyhose. Let’s take a look:
So far, so gorgeous, for Ana Ivanovic!

And then we get to the nurse pantyhose and 80’s secretary pumps. [...]

Did they mean “Tennis Babes or Tennis Babies ?” you may ask, after seeing Victoria Azarenka in a diaper.
We’ll leave it to you to decide. Check out our shots of Zheng Jie, Alize Cornet, Gisela Dulko, Jelena Jankovic, Victoria Azarenka and Nadia Petrova. (Tennis Babe perverts should right click on the images for supa-dupa high [...]

The WTA’s top players have gathered in Dubai this week to play the Premier-level Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships.
Caroline Wozniacki is the top seed, with Li Na the seed in her quarter and Elena Dementieva or defending champ Venus Williams her potential semifinal opponents. Svetlana Kuznetsova anchors the second half of the draw with Agnieszka Radwanska [...]

The Fed Cup drama continued on deciding Day 2, with two World Group ties being extended to a live fifth rubber and last year’s finalists showing off their dominance.
Question # 1: Do you prefer the Davis Cup format, with doubles in the middle position, or Fed Cup, where it’s either an irrelevant “dead” rubber or [...]

Day One of the first round of Fed Cup World Group action is over – and it’s getting exciting! Here’s a quick update (all facts and figures via the indespensible FedCup.com)
Russia vs. Serbia at Serbia: 1 – 1

(Anyone else really digging Jelena’s patriotic dress?)
Ana Ivanovic lost in straight sets to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the opening [...]

Let’s be honest, Day 5 Down Under kind of sucked.
I typed that sentence before listening to Kim Clijsters’s press conference. She confirmed it:
“I was completely off. Just, you know, I think tennis‑wise, I didn’t feel the ball at all. . .It sucks that it has to happen at this stage of this tournament at [...]

By now, all of our favorite players have taken a turn or two on the Australian Open catwalk. And a few have already been “Auf’ed”  – though not for their tennis fashion sense. We’ll take care of the rest. . .
THE WOMEN
Maria Sharapova wasn’t around for very long, but her dress certainly made an impression. [...]

A tennis star’s work is never done! Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova and Jelena Jankovic stopped by the IMG agency’s Tennis Players Party at Melbourne’s Crown Hotel and Casino on Sunday.  The dress code: earth tones:
Maria Sharapova doesn’t have to try, anymore:

And Jelena Jankovic really, really does:

I just love how JJ always looks [...]

Sydney’s Medibank International has it tough – many players are exhausted from the previous week’s warmup, those who are making their 2010 debuts are rusty, and all the top guys go to Kooyong. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t drama. Here’s what’s going on in Sydney so far:
After a smooth opening day for the WTA [...]

Just in case you were worried that the Serbian tennis players weren’t having enough fun during their off-season, Blic wants to put your minds to rest:
Bohemian bookworm, Janko Tipsarevic, is off exploring in India with his new fiancée:
After a romantic engagement with the TV host Biljana Sesevic in early November in Maldives, Janko Tipsarevic, currently [...]

It was love-all for tennis in 2009, with nuptials, hookups, and enough juicy rumors to keep us bloggers chattering like overworked yentas. Here’s a review of some of the year’s juiciest love matches.
TENNIS HOOKUPS:
Ana Ivanovic and her Australian golfing beau, Adam Scott, inspired this post. She’s been in Australia for over a month now to [...]