MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Six WTA Tour titles, a grand slam final and a world ranking of four has all come as a bit of a surprise to Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki. "I didn't expect to do that well this early," the 19-year-old told reporters after she beat Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak 6-4 6-2 in their Australian Open first-round match on ...

Two-time Grand Slam champion Amelie Mauresmo retired from tennis Thursday, saying she no longer had a burning desire for competition. The 30-year-old Frenchwoman is a former No. 1 player who finished this season at No. 21. "I don't want to train anymore," Mauresmo said after shedding tears about the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Former world number one Maria Sharapova continued her salvage operation at the Pan Pacific Open by screeching into the quarter-finals on Wednesday. Wearing a pink dress, the Russian beat compatriot Alisa Kleybanova 2-6 6-2 6-2 -- to the relief of Tokyo organizers after a flood of early upsets at the $2 million event. "It took a while to get ...

Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm on Sunday became the oldest winner of a WTA event since Billie Jean King in 1983 by claiming the Korea Open title. Date-Krumm upset Spain's second seed Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3, 6-3 for a famous victory. She achieved the feat aged 38 years, 11 months and 30 days and is the second oldest winner since ...