Sydney, Mar 31 (ANI): World number one Serena Williams secured her record sixth WTA Miami women's title after beating Maria Sharapova 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 in the final.

London, Feb. 19 (ANI): Caroline Wozniacki - currently preparing for WTA Dubai Tennis Championships - was spotted taking some time off her busy schedule to enjoy a ride on one of the two artificial surfing machines at Wild Wadi waterpark located in the area of Jumeriah.

Melbourne, Jan 17 (ANI): One half of US electro group LMFAO - Redfoo has sent tongues wagging after he followed tennis star Victoria Azarenka, around the WTA Tour events for the best part of a year.

Washington, Oct 24(ANI): Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova's hopes of ending this year as world's number one player got a boost after she beat Italy's Sara Errani 6-3 6-2 in straight sets to win opening match in White Group at the WTA Championships in Istanbul.

London, Oct 23 (ANI): Elite female tennis stars including Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams posed for a glamorous photoshoot ahead of a tournament in Istanbul on Tuesday.

Sydney, Oct 23 (ANI): Tennis stars Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams have confessed that they got distracted by some X-rated girl talk during the draw ceremony for the WTA Championship - the tour's flagship event.

London, Oct 22(ANI): Heather Watson, who became the first British woman to win a WTA Tour with her victory at the Japan Open, has said not getting selected for the London Olympics was a big setback for her, but added that it made her stronger.

London, June 29(ANI): Umpires are set to be issued grunt-o-meter guns which would help them silence the mounting screeches of women tennis stars like Maria Sharapova, whose grunts reaches to a level of 100 decibels.

Washington, June 28(ANI): The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is set to crackdown on players who shriek, shout and grunt as they hit the ball.

Washington, June 28 (ANI): The head of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), Stacey Allaster has hit back at comments made by French star Gilles Simon.

Washington, June 27(ANI): The Women's Tennis Association (WTA) is set to crackdown on players who shriek, shout and grunt as they hit the ball.

London, June 23 (ANI): The stars of women's tennis were present at the WTA Pre-Wimbledon Party at Kensington's Roof Gardens but one unwanted guest - the British weather - threatened to cause havoc.

London, June 22 (ANI): Maria Sharapova, who is expected to win the competition on centre court next week, did the same in the style quotient at the WTA Pre-Wimbledon party.

Berlin, Apr 29 (Xinhua-ANI): Second-ranked Maria Sharapova made short work of top-ranked Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Stuttgart WTA title for her first crown of the year.

Dubai, Mar 6 (ANI): Ana Ivanovic reveals that she does her best to live up to the expectations of herself and her fans.

Dubai, Mar 5 (ANI): Ana Ivanovic feels that while it is important to play well and win titles, what stays with players in the end is character and respect for the game.

Washington, Nov 22 (ANI): The ingenious engineering of the brilliant blue wings of the mountain swallowtail (Papilio ulysses) have inspired engineers to design a new water-repellent surface.

Beijing, Oct. 7 (ANI): Chinese tennis star Li Na on Thursday became the first Chinese singles player to book a spot on the WTA season-ending tournament.

London, Aug 15 (ANI): After winning the Toronto WTA title by beating Australia's Samantha Stosur, tennis ace Serena Williams is now gearing up to play in the US Open that starts in two week's time.

Toronto, Aug 13(ANI): Women's tennis is preparing for a boom in China following Li Na's historic French Open win, according to Women's Tennis Association (WTA) chairman Stacey Allaster.