Australian Ashleigh Barty Claims World No.1 Ranking With Win In Birmingham

Ashleigh Barty displaced Japan's Naomi Osaka as women's world number one.

French Open: Maria Sharapova Desperate To End 14-Year Losing Streak To Serena Williams

Maria Sharapova's last win over Serena Williams came at the 2004 WTA Tour Championships -- before even the birth of Twitter and YouTube.

Serena Williams Makes Stunning Comeback To Reach French Open Third Round

Serena Williams, seeking a 24th Grand Slam title, will face Germany's Julia Goerges for a place in the French Open last 16.

Julia Goerges Withdraws From Sydney International After Auckland Win

Organisers of the Sydney tournament, a warm-up for the first Grand Slam of the year, said Julia Goerges had pulled out with a right knee injury.

Julia Goerges Stuns Caroline Wozniacki in Latest Auckland Classic Upset

The 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Caroline Wozniacki, the Danish third seed and former world number one, eliminated the last of the WTA Auckland Classic drawcards, a day after the exit of the two top seeds Serena and Venus Williams.

Julia Goerges Crushes Svetlana Kuznetsova as Seeds Tumble in Dubai

Julia Goerges cruised past double Grand Slam winner Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-0, 6-1 in the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Martina Hingis makes return to WTA Tour with doubles win

Hingis consistently showed the deft hands that made her a nine-time Grand Slam doubles champion. The 32-year-old is scheduled to play doubles with Hantuchova in four tournaments, including the U.S. Open.

Angelique Kerber reaches quarterfinals of Monterrey Open

Kerber, ranked sixth in the world, broke Kudryavtseva 10 times, but dropped her own serve eight times to allow her Russian opponent to stay in the match.

China's Li Na books a place in Australian Open's fourth round

The sixth seed, a finalist at Melbourne Park in 2011, won 6-4, 6-1 in 71 minutes and will next play 18th-seeded German Julia Goerges, who beat Li's compatriot Zheng Jie in their third round clash.

Samantha Stosur admits she choked to send China's Zheng Jie through

Zheng was never going to be a pushover. Once ranked 15 in the world with four career singles titles to her name, she has slipped to 40 but had the measure of Stosur in the first set.