Anastasia Myskina News

Photo via www.tennis-russia.ru There are so many talented tennis players in Russia, that the country has its own awards ceremony to honor them.

For the umpteenth time, Anastasia Myskina glared across at her coach, Jens Gerlach, as if she wanted to murder him.

Most of my readers know that once or twice a year, I will write an in-depth review of a tournament on the ATP or WTA Calendar.

Venus Williams: inaugural winner - May 21, 2005 Venus Williams won her first title in a year, defeating Nicole Vaidisova, 6-3, 6-2 in wind and drizzle to win the inaugural A stanbul Cup and boost her confidence for the French Open, which started the next day.

Nathalie Dechy' pregnancy means the end of her labor days on the WTA Tour. The 30-year-old French woman announced her retirement today.

The area's oldest professioinal sports franchise, the Springfield Lasers, open their 14th season on Thursday night at 7 at the Cooper Tennis Complex against the Philadelphia Freedoms.

There was a lovely moment at a tournament in the United States a few years ago when Vera Zvonareva of Russia was fretting over the thought that she might be overwhelmed by reporters who wanted to speak to her.

World number one Dinara Safina of Russia hits a forehand during her 6-3, 6-3 semi-final victory over Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia at the French Open at Roland Garros yesterday.

Svetlana Kuznetsova outplayed Australia's Samantha Stosur to book an all-Russian Roland Garros final against the top seed Dinara Safina.

The Aussie did her best but there was no stopping the Russian juggernaut rolling into the French Open final.

The women's tournament at Roland Garros will have its second all-Russian final of the modern era, after Svetlana Kuznetsova, born in St Petersburg, today went through to Saturday's title-match on Court Philippe Chatrier, where she will play Dinara Safina, a Muscovite.

Fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva failed to get out of the third round of the 2009 French Open, falling in three sets to 30th- seeded Samantha Stosur in early action Saturday at Roland Garros.