Serena sails into final at China Open
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Though in an unfamiliar city, top seed Serena Williams turned the inaugural China Open WTA tennis tournament into a home court in Beijing on Saturday as she stormed into the singles finals over Vera Zvonareva of Russia for a 2-0 victory.
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Xie Xingfang defended her crown when she   beat world number two Zhang Ning to win an all-Chinese women's   singles final 21-16 21-14 at the world championships in Madrid   on Sunday.
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Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova  capped her stunning year by overcoming an injured Serena  Williams, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, in the final of the season-ending WTA  Tour Championships on Monday.
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Champion Serena Williams withstood a tough fourth-round challenge from Nicole Vaidisova to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday.
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Maria Sharapova trounces Jelena Jankovic 6-3 6-1 to reach the final of the Australian Open.
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Third seed Serena Williams served up  her best performance of the U.S. Open to date as she beat  Switzerland's Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday to reach the  quarter-finals.
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Top-seeded Serena Williams of the United States rallied in the final set Wednesday to beat Dinara Safina and reach the quarterfinals of the China Open.
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Beijing, Sep 23 - Top seed Serena Williams is through to the quarterfinals of the China Open following a 6-4 3-6 6-3 victory over Dinara Safina of Russia.
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Top seed Serena Williams battled her way into the China Open final yesterday, overcoming two service breaks to defeat Vera Zvonareva of Russia, 6-2, 6-3.
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WIMBLEDON champion Maria Sharapova capped her stunning year by overcoming an injured Serena Williams 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the final of the season-ending WTA Tour Championships in Los Angeles yesterday.
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Top seed Serena Williams of the United States and Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova of Russia have advanced to the quarterfinals of the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing.
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Serena Williams overcomes a rib injury and rallies to defeat top-ranked Lindsay Davenport to win the Australian Open title Saturday.
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Serena Williams beats Amelie Mauresmo to reach the Tour Championships final.
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BEIJING - Serena Williams erased a match point in the second set and came all the way back to beat U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 Sunday at the China Open for her first title in six months...
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BEIJING - Top-seeded Serena Williams struggled Wednesday, beating Russia's Dinara Safina 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the China Open quarterfinals.   "Out of a 10, I'd give myself a one," Williams said    Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova had an easier time, routing fellow Russian Tatiana Panova 6-1, 6-1 to also advance to the final eight...
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Beijing, China (Sports Network) - Top-seeded American Serena Williams and Wimbledon winner Maria Sharapova of Russia both posted second-round wins Wednesday and moved into the quarterfinals at the inaugural $585,000 China Open.
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Defending champion Serena Williams eases past Jarmila Gajdosova to move into the second round of the Australian Open.