Samantha Stosur News

Charleston, S.C. A - Venus Williams, former World No. 1 and 2004 Family Circle Cup Champion, has officially entered the 2012 Charleston event.A Williams joins World No.

FED Cup captain David Taylor does not want to ''stress out'' Samantha Stosur by making her commit to April's World Group play-offs. Australia's 4-1 win over Switzerland in Fribourg early yesterday earned the nation the right to contest a play-off for a spot in the elite eight-nation competition next year.

Jarmila Gajdosova made amends for her opening day defeat by securing a nail-biting win in the reverse singles as Australia trumped Switzerland 4-1 in the Fed Cup.

Australia's Fed Cup tie against Switzerland is delicately poised after the unheralded Stefanie Voegele upset Jarmila Gajdosova in a marathon encounter in Fribourg.

A refreshed Samantha Stosur aims to spark her faltering 2012 season into life in Australia's Fed Cup tie against Switzerland in Fribourg this weekend.

FED Cup captain David Taylor admits he has some big selection issues to sort out for Australia's World Group II tie against Switzerland this week.

VICTORIA Azarenka is predicting a competitive future for women's tennis after her victory at the Australian Open saw her become the fifth different title-winner in the last five grand slams.

IT IS 25 years since the Australian Open was last played on grass and moved to Melbourne Park to become a hardcourt event.

"When anyone's nervous, I think the first thing that goes is your footwork. You don't move your feet as well.

IN THE days before the Australian Open, Samantha Stosur was the only home-grown US Open champion being considered as a possible, much less probable, ingredient in the second Monday mix.

In the days before the Australian Open, Samantha Stosur was the only home-grown US Open champion being considered as a possible - never mind probable - ingredient in the second Monday mix.

It has been a glorious Australian Open so far and with the exception of home time favorite Samantha Stosur, all the contenders for the 2012 Australian Open have moved on to the second week, and some with relative ease.

MELBOURNE, Australia -- U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur will lead Australia in a Fed Cup World Group II match at Switzerland next month.

As Week 1 at the Australian Open in Melbourne draws to a close, there are some mouthwatering matches we earnestly pray will happen.

As Sam Stosur's 33rd and final unforced error touched down a few inches beyond the baseline, sealing the first upset of the Australian Open, I found myself wandering back to last year's U.S. Open, where Stosur became the accidental Grand Slam champion of the year.

US Open champion Samantha Stosur's struggles on home soil continued as she made a stunning first-round exit from the Australian Open.

Djokovic, Murray ease into Australian Open 2nd round MELBOURNE: Defending champion Novak Djokovic and the player he beat in last year's final, Andy Murray, advanced in contrasting styles at the Australian Open on Tuesday.

UFC returns to Australia; Lleyton Hewitt reaches round two of the Australian Open, but Samantha Stosur not so lucky; Israel Folau ready for the AFL; carnage in the Tour Down Under.

MELBOURNE, Australia -- On paper, Fernando Verdasco and Bernard Tomic was the match of the day Monday at the Australian Open.

Coverage: Watch live on Eurosport, singles finals on BBC Two/website; listen on BBC Radio 5 live; text commentaries and reports on the BBC Sport website All of us British players know how much people back home want us to win, so it's great to see Andy Murray keeping the flag flying at the Australian Open.