Maria Sharapova is back in action at the Stanford Classic in California. She made it through her first-round match, but not without some struggles. Sharapova beat Ai Sugiyama 6-4, 6-7, 6-1.
An artsy snap of Germany's Andrea Petkovic taken by Jan Ehlers. Petkovic defeated Ioana Raluca Olaru 6-2, 6-3 in the finals of the 2009 Nuernberger Gastein Ladies tournament for her first-ever WTA singles title.
And don't forget to take a look at the Petko Dance!
Congratulations to Serena Williams, your 2009 Wimbledon ladies singles champion. It's Wimbledon win No. 3 for Serena, and the 11th Grand Slam singles title of her great career.
Fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva took on second-seeded Serena Williams in the Wimbledon 2009 semifinals. It was an epic match, but in the Elena came up just a wee bit short, falling 7-6, 5-7, 6-8.
Dinara Safina was the No. 1 seed at Wimbledon 2009, and she advanced through the draw to the semifinals. There she ran into Venus Williams, and Venus must've been flawless. Because Safina got whupped the way you don't normally see top seeds getting whupped - 6-1, 6-0. Ouch.