Barbora Zahlavova Strycova

WTA Tour Chairman and CEO Larry Scott will step down from his post in July this year, capping off six successful years in the said position. Several monumental changes were seen in the women’s tour under Scott’s leadership. According to the WTA Tour, Scott has accepted the job as Commissioner of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) PAC-10 Conference. Scott explained his reasons for leaving his current post. “With women’s professional tennis more popular than ever, the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in the strongest business position in its history and with a fantastic senior management team in place, now is the right time for ... Read Full Story

Iveta Benesova upset in Estoril Open Iveta Benesova was upset by Jarmila Groth 75 64, in the second round of the Estoril Open. “We’ve never actually played each other before, even though we’ve practiced together so many times,” Groth said. “She’s a good player, the No.1 seed, just reached the Top 30 and she played well in Miami, so it was a good win. So she knew me as well, we’ve practiced together, her coach has known me since I was very young, so it was really just a matter of who was going to play better today.” Groth will play next against Shahar ... Read Full Story

Jankovic Jankovic enter Quarter Final by defeating Tunisia's Selima Sfar 6-3 6-0. World Number four will face Italy's Roberta Vinci for a place in the last four. In other match injury hampered Williams fell 6-4 3-6 6-1 to Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic in their first-round match. Williams still not recovered from the injury which affected her performance in Miami last week and was broken seven times by Zakopalova. Read Full Story

Katarina Srebotnik makes a welcome return to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour at the US Open After 10 months out of the tennis world due to injury, Katarina Srebotnik is returning to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour at the US Open. In 2008, Srebotnik reached the second week of Roland Garros and the US Open, and make it into the top 20 in the rankings but by the Sony Ericsson Championships in November the pain was too much. “I was having pain in my Achilles in the last few months of the year but decided to treat it rather than do something drastic. It ... Read Full Story

Iveta Benesova beat Shahar Peer 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Monterrey Open. Thanks to reaching the Hobart final in January and the Acapulco semifinals last week, Benesova improved her ranking to No. 31, her best career ranking. After starting slowly and found herself 3-0 down to Peer, Benesova cranked up her game and didn't give Peer another break chance, leading three more Czechs into the second round. Barbora Zahlavova Strycova defeated Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-3 2-6 7-6 and Petra Cetkovska made it past Jarmila Groth 6-3 6-2. Agnes Szavay, was also among the winners after defeating Pauline Parmentier and will next play ... Read Full Story