It’s hard to pick a clear winner for the US Open but you can’t really bet against Serena Williams when it comes to the Grand Slams, she has this knack of turning it on for the big events. She hasn’t actually performed very well since Wimbledon, I’ve watched some of her matches and she’s lacked [...]

Maria Sharapova continued her domination of fellow Russian and 10th seed Nadia Petrova with victory in round one of the Rogers Cup in Toronto. Former world number one Sharapova came through 6-3 6-4 for her eighth win in nine meetings with Petrova, and third this year. Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine beat 13th seed Marion Bartoli [...]

Maria Sharapova’s bid to reach the third round of the Aegon Classic was delayed by rain on Wednesday, with the former Wimbledon champion leading American teenager Alexa Glatch 6-3, 5-4 before a downpour halted play. Sharapova twice held match point but was unable to close out and play was suspended for the day with 19-year-old [...]