Maria Kirilenko News

Former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki is still without a win in a major clay-court tournament this season as the French Open approaches after losing a marathon match to Bojana Jovanovski 2-6 6-4 7-6 at the ATP/WTA Rome Masters on Tuesday.

Serena Williams from U.S. during the match against Maria Kirilenko from Russia at the Madrid Open tennis tournament, in Madrid, Thursday, May 9, 2013.

Having already established control by winning Youzhny's second service game, Nadal kept a point going with a deft no-look backhand flick before nailing a winner down the line to hold his serve and delight his fans at the Caja Magica.

When Williams is plugged in, she's still the most dominant player in the world. Her biggest challenge is protecting against lapses in focus.

Ekaterina Makarova of Russia ended world No. 3 Victoria Azarenka's perfect start with a 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory Wednesday in the second round of the Madrid Open.

Oeiras, Portugal Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova beat Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro 7-5, 6-2 on Saturday to win the Portugal Open and claim her first trophy on clay.

Rare is the non-major that features every woman in the WTA top 10, but Madrid can lay claim to that honor this year.

The championship match of the 2012 New Haven Open at Yale between Maria Kirilenko and Petra Kvitova, in New Haven, Conn.

Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won the decisive doubles match Sunday as Russia completed a 3-2 comeback victory over Slovakia to reach the Fed Cup final.

The latest results from the Fed Cup World Group semifinals, World Group play-offs and World Group II play-offs taking place on 20-21 April.

Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina won the decisive doubles match Sunday as Russia completed a comeback victory over Slovakia to reach the Fed Cup final.

PARIS: Slovakia and Italy edged closer to a Fed Cup final showdown on Saturday after sweeping into 2-0 leads over fading Russia and defending champions Czech Republic respectively.

Dominika Cibulkova rallied to beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 in the opening singles Saturday to give Slovakia a 1-0 lead over Russia in the Fed Cup World Group semifinals.

Russia's Anastasiya Pavlyuchenkova will face Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova in the opening singles of their Fed Cup semifinal on Saturday.