...however, the older of the Williams sisters prevailed for her 22nd consecutive match victory of the year, longest on the WTA Tour this season. "She was playing very well, living off my power," Williams said of Shaughnessy. "I was little confused...

...scrambled atop women's tennis. Seldom, if ever, has the WTA Tour enjoyed such a depth of championship talent. Five players...Australian Open. When it comes to overall balance, the WTA Tour still can't compete with the men. The future is bright...

CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) -- The WTA Tour rankings are so confusing that Venus Williams can beat Monica Seles to win the Acura Classic and still drop to fourth in the world...

...championships because of a wrist injury and could be penalized by the tour. Bart McGuire, chief executive officer of the WTA Tour, said the injury will be investigated. He said Williams could lose as much as $140,000 in year-end bonus money...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Six years after she quit playing the WTA Tour, Martina Navratilova is still winning titles. Her latest is Hall of Famer. The left-hander will be inducted into the International...

...Kournikova to break through and live up to her potential are also losing patience. How long will it be before she wins on the WTA Tour? ''I just started,'' she said with as much sass as she could muster. ''I have maybe 10 years more. I think...

...her legs buckling. She tried to brace her fall with her left hand and rolled onto her stomach, writhing in pain. The WTA Tour said X-rays showed no fracture, but there is the possibility of soft-tissue damage to the left elbow and shoulder...

...then, I've changed my attitude." After Serena defeated her for the first time last fall, Venus disappeared from the WTA Tour, blaming tendinitis in her wrists. A planned sabbatical of a few weeks turned into six months, during which time...

...victory here since 1998. She zipped through the opening set before the Tauziat, at 33 one of the oldest players on the WTA Tour, picked up her game and took a 5-3 lead in the second set. Hingis fought back to send the set into a tiebreaker...

...five unforced errors to give her opponent a 4-2 advantage. The win was a repeat of their only previous meeting on the WTA Tour, a third-round match at Indian Wells last March during which Clijsters recovered from a one-set deficit to win...