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Serve like Serena and you too can dominate – Evert

Chris Evert believes an inability to dominate on serve is preventing the current crop of female players from usurping Serena Williams.
Williams of the U.S. serves to Vinci of Italy during their women’s singles semi-final match at the U.S. Open Championships tennis tournament in New York

Majestic Muguruza keen to avoid Bouchard fate

Breakthrough star Garbine Muguruza hopes she doesn't share the same fate Canadian star Eugenie Bouchard did.
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Muguruza cruises while Kvitova breaks her duck

Spain's Garbine Muguruza moved to the brink of the WTA Finals last four with a 6-4 6-4 win over Angelique Kerber on Wednesday after Petra Kvitova opened her account with a 7-5 7-5 victory over fellow Czech Lucie Safarova.

Sharapova screams past Halep, retiring Pennetta prevails

Maria Sharapova continued to assert her dominance over her opponent in a match which turned out nail-biting in the end.
Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates defeating Simona Halep of Romania during their women’s singles tennis match of the WTA Finals at the Singapore Indoor Stadium

New WTA chief eyes fundamental calendar changes

New WTA CEO Steve Simon will make "fundamental" changes to the cramped end-of-year tennis calendar after Serena Williams withdrew from this year's event.

Serena’s absence gives rivals hope in WTA finals

Serena Williams' absence from the Singapore tournament starting on Sunday is a blow for its organisers.
U.S. tennis player and designer Williams acknowledges attendees after presenting her Spring/Summer 2016 collection during New York Fashion Week in New York

Sharapova wary of Finals chances after injury-hit season

Maria Sharapova is renowned for her sheer determination in the face of adversity but in Singapore.
Russia’s tennis player Maria Sharapova poses before the Spring/Summer 2016 women’s ready-to-wear collection for fashion house Chanel in Paris

Is Andy Murray worthy of being World Number 2?

Is writing off Murray as ‘lucky’ for his high ranking actually justified? Is success only about the titles or more about consistency & the level of play?

Dominant Djokovic dispatches Tsonga in Shanghai final

Djokovic, the world no. 1 continued his frightening dominance of men's tennis by blitzing past Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win another Shanghai Masters title.

Tsonga downs Nadal to meet Djokovic in the Shanghai final

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga recorded a first win over Rafa Nadal in almost four years.
Tsonga is congratulated by Nadal after beating him in their men’s singles semi-final match at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai

Nadal trounces Wawrinka, Djokovic tames Tomic

Rafa Nadal displayed more signs of a return to top form with a ruthless 6-2 6-1 hammering of Stan Wawrinka.
Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates winning his men’s singles tennis match against Milos Raonic of Canada at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai

Djokovic cruises but Murray struggles

Novak Djokovic sauntered past Spaniard Feliciano Lopez to reach the quarter-finals of the Shanghai Masters on Thursday but Andy Murray had to claw past big-serving American John Isner after losing a first-set tiebreaker in Shanghai .