Kateryna Bondarenko News

It hasna t been easy, especially lately. Elena Dementieva is the proverbial bridesmaid but never a bride.

Ana Ivanovic's once-dominant serve quickly deteriorated this season. Ana Ivanovic is on vacation in an undisclosed sunny locale, which is what she's been saying she needs for a while now, and exactly where her fans should want her to be.

India to cheer on Pakistan against Australia today By Shahid Hashmi KARACHI: While relations between nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India are tense off pitch, some fans and cricket greats hope the Champions Trophy will bring the nations closer.

Straight sets ... Samantha Stosur Australia's Samantha Stosur bowed out in the second round of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Tuesday, following a 6-0, 6-1 thrashing at the hands of three-time major winner Maria Sharapova of Russia.

AFP, Tokyo Crowd-favourite Maria Sharapova stormed into the quarter- finals by beating fellow Russian Alisa Kleybanova in the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament on Wednesday.

TOKYO: Beijing Olympic gold medallist Elena Dementieva became the latest high-profile Russian casualty on Tuesday at the Pan Pacific Open, going down to Kateryna Bondarenko of Ukraine in the second round.

Third seed Elena Dementieva became the latest big name to fall at the Pan Pacific Open as she lost to Kateryna Bondarenko in her opening match.

TENNIS Oudin finally ousted from U.S. Open NEW YORK – Melanie Oudin, the 17-year-old sensation from Marietta, Ga., saw her surprising run through the U.S. Open end Wednesday with a 6-2, 6-2 loss to No.

Melanie Oudin of the United States looks up at the scoreboard during her match against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Wednesday.

The 9-year-old girl put labels on the furniture she planned to take to America. Yanina Wickmayer's mother had died of cancer a week earlier, and she decided a ' all on her own a ' that she needed a fresh start: leave her native Belgium to attend a Florida tennis academy.

Teenager Yanina Wickmayer has advanced to her first Grand Slam semifinal with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Kateryna Bondarenko at the U.S. Open.

When Melanie Oudin wakes up each morning these days, sharing a king-sized hotel bed with her mother, she's basically your average teen visiting the big city.

Even with her left leg all taped up, Venus Williams has advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open in straight sets.

ADOPTED Australian Anastasia Rodionova has advanced to the third round of the US Open with a surprise defeat of German 23rd seed Sabine Lisicki.

Tuesday was a perfect day to herald the arrival of September and it could hardly have been much better for American tennis either.

The recently unretired Kim Clijsters has easily won her first match at the U.S. Open since taking home the 2005 title.

Usain Bolt startled the world again. The Jamaican sprinting great captured the 200-meter gold medal in 19.19 seconds Thursday, yet another world record in Berlin.

Usain Bolt startled the world again. The Jamaican sprinting great captured the 200-meter gold medal in 19.19 seconds Thursday, yet another world record in Berlin.

After seven of the top 11 seeds disappeared before the round of 16 at the Rogers Cup, Serena Williams and Elena Dementieva have restored some order.

Venus Williams' tuneup for the U.S. Open hit a surprising roadblock Tuesday with a 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko in the second round of the Rogers Cup in Toronto.