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Until Serena Williams's circuitry went haywire in the 2009 US Open, Melanie Oudin's impressive run into the quarterfinals was one of the tournament's most ... 		Serena Williams vows to defend title after Elena Dementieva defeat
Serena Williams insisted that she will be fit to defend her Australian Open title despite hobbling to defeat by Elena Dementieva in the final of the Sydney ... 		Ousted from the Australian Open, Rafael Nadal is no longer invincible
If you've stayed with the television coverage from Melbourne, you're likely predicting a Serena Williams-Justine Henin final -- a dream scenario for the ...
'Bad day' as Sharapova loses to Russian rival
Sharapova hit 11 double-faults and made 77 unforced errors in her first defeat here since she lost to Serena Williams in the final three years ago. The world No 14 dismissed the setback as simply "a bad day". The returning Belgians, Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin, enjoyed straight-sets wins over Valérie Tétreault and Kirsten Flipkens respectively. Henin now meets Elena Dementieva, the No 5 seed, in the second round.Jelena Dokic, who captivated the crowd with her performances here last year, fell at the first hurdle to Russia's Alisa Kleybanova on a disappointing evening for the locals. Rafael Nadal had got the night session under way with a 7-6, 6-1, 6-4 victory over another A... 		Sports Blogs
... exhibition for victims of the earthquake in Haiti, Stosur appeared uneasy sharing the court with the likes of Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams. ... 		Postcards From the Pre-Season
Serena Williams took a different view to her elder sister. As well as the necessary training, the world No.1's break from the Tour included a busy round of ...
  
Na Li's success shows China is a growing force

On the face of it, that means you can start debating who wins the final out of Serena Williams and Justine Henin right now. Serena is [1.19] to get to the final after she's faced Li, while comeback queen Henin is [1.27] to go through against Zheng. But that would be to ignore how China is becoming a growing force in world sport. When Beijing won the right to stage the 2008 Olympics, their next priority wasn't about how to make the area around the Bird's Nest Stadium look pretty afterwards, but how they were going to win gold when the Games took place. That meant targeting sports where progress was possible, and they identified the women's tennis d...
Sport Briefs

Tin Bikic, the boyfriend, and his brother Borna, were interviewed by police when the plane landed. Both apologised. - Sapa-AFP SERENA Williams came from a ...
Female Athlete of the Year

Tennis great Serena Williams came first, and the horse Zenyatta came second. While sports editors have a reputation for being sexist and chauvinistic, they also deserve a reputation for courting controversy through cheap stunts designed to bait feminists. And these efforts often work. Unsurprisingly, online feminists were outraged. As one blogger wrote: "We live in a world in which animals are eligible to win 'Female Athlete of the Year' from one of the most important global news agencies. That's some shameful stuff. And for the record, none of the male athletes of the year were anything but human. That said, the winner was NASCAR driver Jimmie Johnson.
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE

Roger Federer teamed with Serena Williams, Lleyton Hewitt and Samantha Stosur to play a team composed of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters. In the end, Federer’s Red Team beat the rival Blue Team 7-6 in their one-set match that featured mixed doubles with player substitution. The teams were named for the colors of Haiti’s flag. The fundraiser was Federer’s idea, and he also was master of ceremonies. “It was a fun afternoon for all of us,” the Swiss star told the crowd.” But most important is that we can help Haiti,” Several players have reached into their pockets for contributions to the earthquake victims. Maria Sharapova, who won the Australi...