Azarenka begins Austrian campaign with a win

Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka started off her last tournament before the season-ending WTA Championships by beating Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands 6-0, 6-2 Wednesday in the first round of the Generali Ladies.

Samantha Stosur suffers more Wimbledon woe

US Open champion Samantha Stosur suffered another Wimbledon nightmare as the Australian fifth seed crashed out in the second round on Wednesday.

Second seed Clijsters out of French Open

Second seed Kim Clijsters crashed out of the French Open on Thursday but insisted she had no regrets over her decision to return to Paris after a five-year absence and injury-plagued build-up.