Tennis - Williams wins Italian Open title

MADRID - Victoria Azarenka lost her temper, broke her racket and argued with the chair umpire in an exit Wednesday from the Madrid Open, where she's been the runner-up the past two years.Losing to Ekaterina Makarova of Russia, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3, in the ...

Red-hot Serena Williams, two-time reigning champion Maria Sharapova and Belarusian star Victoria Azarenka were a trio of easy third-round winners Thursday at the $2.37 million Italian Open, a clay- court French Open tune-up.The world No. 1 American ...

(BelTA) World number three Victoria Azarenka of Belarus will miss the tournament in Monterrey, Mexico, which is due on 1-7 April. The Belarusian tennis icon told the organizers of the competitions that the player's ankle still bothers her. Victoria ...

Victoria Azarenka's boyfriend, American musician and rapper Redfoo, has entered the US Open national playoffs in a bid to earn a spot in the final grand slam of the year. Redfoo, who will play under his given name of Stefan Gordy, has entered the ...

Victoria Azarenka told the Belarusian Telegraph Agency "I think one cannot compare the Olympic medals with the first position in the WTA rankings. During the 2012 Olympic Games I experienced totally different emotions. I think I was more glad when I ...

(BelTA) Belarus best tennis player Victoria Azarenka has retained the third spot in the WTA ranking with 9,325 points. The WTA ranking was updated on 8 April, BelTA has learnt. Victoria Azarenka has not played for several weeks due to injury but ...

The 2nd place will be taken by the Russian Maria Sharapova, who reached the final of the Indian Wells tournament. The Belarusian withdrew from the competition in the quarterfinal because of an ankle injury. The first position in the rating will be ...

Australia's Samantha Stosur bowed out of the Rome Masters after a three-set loss to nemesis Victoria Azarenka on Saturday morning. Stosur, whose win-loss record to the Belarusian now stretches to 0-8, lost out in a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 tussle as Azarenka ...

Madrid, Spain Victoria Azarenka will not reach a third straight Madrid Open final after suffering a second-round upset Wednesday at this $4 million French Open tune-up. Russian Ekaterina Makarova stunned onlookers by taking out the third-seeded ...