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Kim Clijsters into Semifinals at Australian Open

Australian Open - Women's Quarterfinal

3 Kim Clijsters d 12 Agnieszka Radwanska - 63 76(4)

Hey momma, you're gonna need to stop going on those walk-abouts.

You made a big unnecessary mesh of that second set.

But hey, what do I know. You won!

In winning Kim advances to her 6th Aussie Open Sf: 1-4.

This is also her 15th Slam Sf: 7-7.

I only the tie-break of this match. State of the Union ended on the 1st point.

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Australian Open Day 8: A Quick Summary

The following are all 4th round matches.

1 Rafael Nadal d 15 Marin Cilic - 62 64 63

Much has been made of Rafa's lingering illness the last few days, well...

Rafa: Today I felt very good, no? I didn't sweat like the other days.

Today was the first day that I felt perfect physically.

There you go.

Rafa advances to his 5th AO Qf: 2-2. He lost to Murray in the Qf last year.

He has only faced 16 break points in 4 matches - losing serve just 3 times.

3 Kim Clijsters d Ekaterina Makarova - 76(3) 62

Kim has not looked terribly great in her last two matches. But still gets thru.

Ut-oh: This is Kim's 6th trip to the Qf's - a round in which she has never lost.

Kim will face Agnieszka Radwanska - Kim destoyed her in their only match.

5 Andy Murray d 11 Jurgen Melzer - 63 61 61

UNBELIEVABLE: In 4 matches Andy has lost only 22 games.

Half of the 12 sets he has played have had this score: 6-1.

Another two went to: 6-2. The rest went to: 6-3. That's all. Totally crazy.

Upside: Welcome to the top 10 Jurgen. Well deserved.

2 Vera Zvonareva d Iveta Benesova - 64 61

As we all know, Vera is looking for her maiden Slam.

Vera: The assessment? Well, I think I did pretty good overall. You know,

I started off okay, but then she was able to go 4 2 up in the first set.

I thought I was a little bit slow, a little bit passive. But then...

I was able to find the right momentum, stay a little bit more aggressive.

I kept that till the end of the match and I'm really happy about that.

7 David Ferrer d Milos Raonic - 46 62 63 64

I think a lot of people were predicting an upset here & after the 1st set...

David showed them. In the end he made 10 unforced errors in the match.

But hey, there is no denying Milos is going to be huge - SOON.

This is David 2nd trip to the Qf's: 0-1. As a reward - he get's Rafa next.

But he must think he's in with a chance - he's beaten Rafa 3 times.

12 Agnieszka Radwanska d Shuai Peng - 75 36 75

Well, we knew from the history of these 2 that is was going deep in the 3rd.

This is Agnieszka's 4th trip to a Slam Qf: 0-3.

Remember, she recently had surgery on her ankle.

Ag: Yeah, I think I should have surgery before every Grand Slam definitely.

Hey, whatever works!

Alexandr Dolgopolov d 4 Robin Soderling - 16 63 61 46 62

Shock of the tournament. Could very well go down as the upset of the year.

This, in only his 4th Slam main draw.

Vowels: Doesn't it look like he's missing a letter in both names? An E & an O.

Alex: I was on tour all the time when my father was a coach.

Then I started to play myself. It's a lot of work.

Now I'm happy something's paying off and I'm getting my goals together...

25 Petra Kvitova d 22 Flavia Pennetta - 36 63 63

This is Petra's 2nd Slam Qf: 1-0. She got to the Sf's at Wimby last year.

With a 2nd round loss her last year look for her ranking to get a nice bump.

Consolation: Flavia is seeded #1 in doubles with Gisela Dulko & still alive.

Photos: Reuters/Getty Images

Australian Open Day 6: A Quick Summary

The following are all 3rd Round matches.

5 Andy Murray d Guillermo Garcia-Lopez - 61 61 62

Utter and complete demolition of the Spaniard. Outclassed from first ball.

Andy moves into his 13th Slam 4th round: 6-6.

He'll next play 11 Jurgen Melzer - H2H: 4-0/AM.

3 Kim Clijsters d Alize Cornet - 76(3) 63

Kim wins even though playing spotty tennis.

And this is how Alize celebrated her 21st birthday.

This is Kim 7th trip to the Aussie Open 4th round: 5-1.

Incredible: She has also advanced to 23 Slam 4th rounds: 17-5.

4 Robin Soderling d Jan Hernych - 63 61 64

Ok Robin, where have you been hiding those abs? Someone call Armani!

Heads-up: Robin hasn't dropped a set and is on fire so far in 3 matches.

In fact, Robin hasn't dropped a set yet this year!

15 Marin Cilic d 20 John Isner - 46 62 67(5) 76(2) 97

Marin is trying to get to the Sf's for a 2nd straight year.

He'll next take on 1 Rafael Nadal - a player he beat pretty badly 2 years ago.

Will Marin be the one to stop the Rafa Slam?

Photos: Reuters/Getty images

Kim Clijsters Wins 2nd Round Match in a Hurry at the Australian Open

Australian Open - Women's Second Round

3 Kim Clijsters d Carla Suarez Navarro - 61 63

Kim took little over an hour to reach her 8th 3rd round at AO: 6-1.

Remember she loss a shocker in the 3rd round last year to Nadia Petrova.

She will next face Alize Cornet - H2H: 0-0.

Kim had a very funny post-match interview with Todd Woodbridge...

Apparently he texted Stubbsy that he thought she was pregnant.

She set him straight and let him know that she wasn't. Funny stuff:

Photo: Reuters

Kim Clijsters Serving Bagels at Australian Open

Australian Open - Women's First Round

3 Kim Clijsters d Dinara Safina - 60 60

This was a battle of former #1's. Wait, no. Not much of a battle at all.

44 minutes.

Hard to believe Dinara was the #2 seed here just a year ago.

Even harder to believe: Dinara won FOUR points in the 1st set. FOUR.

Dinara, aptly: There was nothing that I could hurt her. Embarrassing.

Add the loss to Bartoli last week in Hobart - she's won 1 game in 2 matches.

Kim imporves her record over Dinara to 8-2.

This is also the 6th time Kim has served-up a double bagel in Slam play.

This performance surely makes Kim the favorite to win her 1st Aussie title.

For what its worth: All of the ESPN commentators have picked her to win.

Photo: Reuters

Li Na Wins WTA Premier Title at Sydney

WTA Sydney - Women's Final

8 Li Na d 3 Kim Clijsters - 76(3) 63

Incredible - Li was down 5-0 in the 1st in about 15 minutes before, well...

The Kim-plosion. (I stole that from someone on Twitter.)

The 2nd time serving for the set saw Kim double-fault THREE times.

Turn-around queen: Li was also down 36 35 to Sveta in the Qf's.

She also becomes the 1st Chinese player to win at the WTA Premier level.

Li: I was 5-0 down and saw the time, it was only 15 minutes. I thought,

Yeah, the fans pay a lot of money & the match will be over in half an hour.

Kim: I think I just softened the quality of my strokes.

I wasn't hitting as deep or aggressively as before & she took over very quickly.

Ok ladies, off to Melbourne. 

Photo: Getty Images

 

Kim Clijsters & Li Na to Play for Sydney WTA Title

Sydney WTA - Final Preview

3 Kim Clijsters vs 8 Li Na - H2H: 4-1

This will be their 3rd match in Sydney: 2-0/KC. And 1st tour final together.

Li's lone win over Kim came at Miami in '07. Li has taken 3 sets off of Kim.

A win by Kim in the final will move her up to #2 on the WTA rankings.

Kim could easily leave Australia as the #1 player in the world.

A ranking well deserved I might add.

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Semifinal Results

8 Li Na d Q Bojana Jovanovski - 76(5) 63

Ok, this match was aired live on TC and I didn't bother to watch.

To be fair, I was riveted by the memorial service unfolding in Tucson.

And then The Middle. Yea, Li/Bo couldn't tear me away from The Middle.

3 Kim Clijsters d Alisa Kleybanova - 46 63 76(1)

Ugly match: Neither played particularily well yesterday.

At all.

Kim: Sometimes it's even better to win a match like this.

You can take more from it.

Not to be too snarky: Shouldn't Alisa at least try to look like an athlete?

Photos: Getty Images

Kim Clijsters Win Match in Sydney - Eyes a Return to #1 at the Australian Open

Sydney WTA - 2nd Round

3 Kim Clijsters d Q Barbora Zahlavova Strycov - 61 64

So for all you number-crunchers out there for Kim to get to #1:

She needs to win one more match in Sydney & then reach the Aussie final.

Not a slam dunk but clearly doable - she always plays well in Australia.

She next faces Victoria Azarenka in the Qf's in Sydney - H2H: 3-1/KC.

They've played some close matches. Kim has won all 3 matches on hard court.

Also, the numbers are good for Vera Zvonareva to get to #1 as well...

It's a 3-way race for the top spot in Melbourne. Go.

Photo: Getty Images

ATP Men's & WTA Women's Title Count for 2010

Winner in Paris: 4 Robin Soderling (above) d 12 Gael Monfils - 61 76(1)

2010 MEN'S TITLISTS

SEVEN titles: Rafael Nadal

FOUR titles: Roger Federer, Sam Querrey

THREE titles: Juan Carlos Ferrero

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TWO titles: Nicolas Almagro, Juan Ignacio Chela, Marin Cilic,

Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer, Mardy Fish, Michael Llodra,

Albert Montanes, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Fernando Verdasco,

Robin Soderling, Sergiy Stakhovsky, Mikhail Youzhny

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ONE title: Marcos Baghdatis, Thomaz Bellucci, Juan Ignacio Chela,

 Nikolay Davydenko, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez

Richard Gasquet, Andrey Golubev, Ernests Gulbis, Lleyton Hewitt,

John Isner, Mikhail Kukushkin, Ivan Ljubicic, Feliciano Lopez,

Jurgen Melzer, Gael Monfils, David Nalbandian, Gilles Simon,

Viktor Troicki, Stanislas Wawrinka

2010 WOMEN'S TITLISTS

SIX titles: Caroline Wozniacki

FIVE titles: Kim Clijsters (above)

TWO titles: Victoria Azarenka, Elena Dementieva, Justine Henin,

Ana Ivanovic, Alisa Kleybanova, Anastasia Palyuchenkova,

Aravane Rezai, Maria Sharapova, Francesca Schiavone,

Agnes Szavay, Serena Williams, Venus Williams

***

ONE title: Iveta Benesova, Alona Bondarenko,

Anna Chakvetadze, Alexandra Dulgheru, Julia Goerges,

Jarmila Groth, Jelena Jankovic, Kaia Kanepi,

Alla Kudryavtseva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Kateryna Makarova,

Mariana Duque Marina, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Li Na,

Tamira Paszek, Flavia Pennetta, Anastajia Sevastova, Sam Stosur,

Tamarine Tanasugarn, Roberta Vinci, Yanina Wickmayer, Vera Zvonareva

ATP Men's & WTA Women's Title Count for 2010

Winner's Today:

Montpellier: 3 Gael Monfils d Ivan Ljubicic - 62 57 61

Vienna: Jurgen Melzer d L Andreas Haider-Maurer - 67(10) 76(4) 64

St. Petersburg: Mikhail Kukushkin d 1 Mikhail Youzhny - 63 76(2)

2010 MEN'S TITLISTS

SEVEN titles: Rafael Nadal

FOUR titles: Sam Querrey

THREE titles: Roger Federer, Juan Carlos Ferrero

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TWO titles: Nicolas Almagro, Juan Ignacio Chela, Marin Cilic,

Novak Djokovic, Mardy Fish,

Michael Llodra, Albert Montanes, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick,

Fernando Verdasco, Sergiy Stakhovsky, Mikhail Youzhny

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ONE title: Marcos Baghdatis, Thomaz Bellucci, Juan Ignacio Chela,

 Nikolay Davydenko, David Ferrer, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez

Richard Gasquet, Andrey Golubev, Ernests Gulbis, Lleyton Hewitt,

John Isner, Mikhail Kukushkin, Ivan Ljubicic, Feliciano Lopez,

Jurgen Melzer, Gael Monfils, David Nalbandian, Gilles Simon,

Robin Soderling, Viktor Troicki, Stanislas Wawrinka

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Doha: 3 Kim Clijsters d 1 Caroline Wozniacki - 63 57 63

2010 WOMEN'S TITLISTS

SIX titles: Caroline Wozniacki

FIVE titles: Kim Clijsters

TWO titles: Victoria Azarenka, Elena Dementieva, Justine Henin,

Alisa Kleybanova, Anastasia Palyuchenkova, Aravane Rezai,

Maria Sharapova, Francesca Schiavone, Agnes Szavay,

Serena Williams, Venus Williams

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ONE title: Iveta Benesova, Alona Bondarenko,

Anna Chakvetadze, Alexandra Dulgheru, Julia Goerges,

Jarmila Groth, Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic, Kaia Kanepi,

Alla Kudryavtseva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Kateryna Makarova,

Mariana Duque Marina, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Li Na,

Tamira Paszek, Flavia Pennetta, Anastajia Sevastova, Sam Stosur,

Tamarine Tanasugarn, Roberta Vinci, Yanina Wickmayer, Vera Zvonareva

Kim Clijsters Wins Year-End WTA Title in Doha

Doha WTA Year-End Championships Final

3 Kim Clijsters d 1 Caroline Wozniacki - 63 57 63

Kim was up a set and 4-1... Caro at least turned a rout into a match.

Since Kim's comeback she has been perfect in finals: 6-0. For 2010: 5-0.

She has also beaten the current or former #1 player 11 times in that span.

Kim has now won the year-end title 3 times adding to '02 & '03.

She will finish the year ranked #3.

Coulda been higher: Had she played the French she might actually be #1.

The #1 ranking will immediately be up for grabs to start the 2011 season...

Caroline, Vera & Kim all lost early in Australia - who would you bet on?

If this week is any indication - I'd surely go with Jada's mom.

Photo: Getty Images

WTA Doha Championships: A Whopper of a Day 3

Doha WTA Championships - Round Robin Day Three

1 Caroline Wozniacki d 5 Francesca Schiavone - 36 61 61

3 Kim Clijsters d 8 Victoria Azarenka - 64 57 61

7 Elena Dementieva d 6 Samantha Stosur - 46 64 76(4)

***

So I bitched the last couple days about crappy matches...

Well, we got a great slate of 3-setters today.

With Caro's win she sealed the deal for year-end #1. Congrats!

Like I've said before - she reminds me so much of Martina Hingis.

At 20 Caro is the youngest YE #1 since the Swiss Miss.

Kim moves into the Sf's & keeps hopes of year-end #2 alive.

Sam needed to win a set to clinch a Sf birth - done.

So tomorrow the matches will decide who plays each other on Saturday:

Caroline Wozniacki will play the Vera Zvonareva/Kim Clijters winner.

Samantha Stosur will obviously play the Vera/Kim loser.

Any way you slice it - we are looking at a great weekend of tennis.

Photo: Reuters

WTA Doha Champs: A Little Better Than Yesterday

Doha WTA Championships - Day Two

5 Samantha Stosur d 1 Caroline Wozniacki - 64 63

2 Vera Zvonareva d 8 Victoria Azarenka - 76(4) 64

3 Kim Clijsters d 6 Jelena Jankovic - 62 63

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6 matches played so far - not a single 3-setter yet.

Caro was playing to seal #1 for the year - she will again tomorrow.

Vera still has an outside shot at stealing #1 away from Caro. Slim.

With 2 matches won Sam has more than likely booked a Sf spot.

Kim was playing her first match since winning the US Open.

Jelena needs to go back to the drawing board on the off-season.

And I'd look for Vika to have a break-out 2011.

Photo: Getty Images

Caroline Wozniacki is #1 - Get Over It

At a Doha presser Kim had this to say about Caro being #1 without a Slam:

"In a couple of years you won’t ask this question again."

Kim should know. She hit #1 in '03 and won her 1st Slam in '05.

But ya know, this conversation is just annoying...

Of course Caro is #1 - and Serena fans (I am one) need to get over it.

Serena can't expect to be #1 having played only 6 tourneys this year.

In fact, the defending champ may not even be in the top 5 after Doha.

(I'm already bracing myself for the aftermath on that one.)

I guess there is a solution - give Serena 1,000,000 points for Wimbledon?

Sorry guys, the 'Serena Era' has produced a lot of non-Slam #1's.

That's because she has enjoyed being a part-time player.

Photo: Getty Images

WTA Championships in Doha Start Tomorrow - A Look at the Players

Fran, Kim, Vera, Caro, Jelena, Elena & Sam. Vika not pictured.

Last years finalists (Serena d Venus) both qualified but have withdrawn.

The gals have been split into 2 groups of 4 for round-robin play:

White Group: Vera, Kim, Jelena, Victoria

Maroon Group: Caroline, Francesca, Samantha, Elena

2 players from each group will move to the knockout Sf round.

*** The Players ***

Caroline Wozniacki

Ranking: 1

Previous best was a Sf here last year.

She has won 6 titles this season including 4 of the last 5 she's played.

Caro owns a tour-leading 59 match wins (and counting) for 2010.

Vera Zvonareva

Ranking: 2

She was a runner-up at the WTA Championships in 2008.

She played in 6 finals this year winning only 1: Pattaya City.

She was the runner-up at Wimbledon and at the US Open.

Kim Clijsters

Ranking: 4

She has previouly won the WTA Championship in 2002-03.

Kim won 4 titles this season including her 3rd at the US Open.

She ha not lost to a top 10 player all year: 6-0.

Francesca Schiavone

Ranking: 6

This is her first trip to the WTA Championships.

She won 2 titles in 2010 including her famous win at Roland Garros.

Where she became the first Italian woman to win a Slam.

Samantha Stosur

Ranking: 7

This is her first appearance at the WTA Championships.

Sam has won 1 title in 2010 and was runner-up at Roland Garros.

She has served 280 aces this season - 2nd only yo Nadia Petrova.

Jelena Jankovic

Ranking: 8

Previously she has reached the Sf's twice: 2008-09.

She won 1 title in 2010 - at Indian Wells.

In Rome became the 7th player to beat Serena & Venus in the same tourny.

Elena Dementieva

Ranking: 9

Previously she has reached the Sf's in 2000 & 2008.

This is her 10th trip to the WTA Championships.

She has won 2 titles this in '10 & is 1 of 4 active players with 500 tour wins.

Victoria Azarenka

Ranking: 10

Vika booked her spot in Doha after winning in Moscow just last week.

Previously she lost in the round-robin here a year ago.

She won 2 titles in 2010 - at Stanford and Mocow.

She is the only player in the field to have not played in a Slam final.

***

The 8 players have a combined title count for 2010 of 19.

That seems fairly low if you ask me.

Caroline Wozniacki & Vera Zvonareva to Play for WTA Title in Beijing

Beijing Women's Final Preview

1 Caroline Wozniacki vs 2 Vera Zvonareva - H2H: 2-3

Let's not forget Vera thumped Caro at the US Open a couple weeks ago.

Also, that wrap on Caro's knee doesn't look good - but she cruised in her Sf.

Vera's win over Li Na yesterday will move her to a career high #3.

With Serena returning next week the race for #1 is going to be fun.

Caro, Serena, Vera and Kim all have a clean shot at it.

Road to Doha: And you thought the year gets boring after the Open...

Photos: Getty Images

Women's Tennis Season-Ending Players Set for Doha '10

Here are your 8 combatants for the season-ending championships in Doha.

1. Caroline Wozniacki 2. Serena Williams 3. Vera Zvonareva

4. Kim Clijsters 5. Samantha Stosur

6. Francesca Schiavone 7. Jelena Jankovic 8. Elena Dementieva

Venus & Justine would've qualified but have ended her years owing to injury.

The tournament begins on Oct. 25 and will be aired live on Tennis Channel.

Hopefully without that annoying ticker...

Kim Clijsters Pulls Out of Beijing with Foot Injury

First Kim took to her Twitter page to explain:

Hi everyone, i am disappointed i won't make it to Beijing this year.

I had a mole removed under my right foot and the wound got infected...

Then she posted a photo of it!

Ew! We believed you Kim. We really did.

Women's Tennis: The Race for Year End #1 is On

With the end of the season drawing close there looks to be a six-way race for the year-end #1 ranking. As of now Serena looks to be comfortably ahead of the pack but in taking a closer look all is not as it seems. Kim, Vera, Caro & Venus are all within striking positions. Sure, Jelena is a very big dark horse in this race but I threw her in there simply because she has done it before, in 2008.

This may surprise some but Serena is looking for only her 3rd year-end #1 Even more surprising perhaps is that Venus has never done it - in fact, Venus has spent a grand total of 11 weeks at #1, period. Caroline and Vera have never been to #1 and are certainly in the mix. But... if you want to bet the house I think the best odds are on Kim finishing the year on top.

There are 4 women vying for the year-end #1 that did not win a Slam this year. This has happened 5 times before so I really think that this conversation should be put to rest - it's just not new anymore. Martina Hingis did it in '00, Lindsay Davenport in '01, '04 & '05 and Jelena accomplished the feat in '08. By the way, Lindsay's '01 & '04 years were without even getting to a Slam final.

Current Ranking - Points to Defend thru Year's End

1. Serena Williams has 6995 with 1640 to defend.

The bulk of Serena's point to defend mostly come from winning the Tour Championships in Doha last year. Serena has not played a tournament since Wimbledon and has only just hit the practice courts. If she should happen to call it a year and show up next in Australia she will surely fall from the top. And if she plays in Doha it wouldn't be the first time she's entered a tournament cold and won the title. This will be interesting.

2. Caroline Wozniacki has 5910 with 667 to defend.

Had she not sprained her ankle in Charleston she might already be #1. She doesn't have any really great results to defend except the Sf's in Doha. This is a real possibility. She could use Martina Hingis' 2000 year-end #1 run as inspiration - Martina did not win a Slam that season but sealed the deal by winning the Tour Championships at year's end.

3. Venus Williams has 5786 with 811 to defend.

This just isn't going to happen. She just doesn't play enough - which explains the tepid affair she's had with #1 as I mentioned above. Save for Serena, these other women are going to outplay her right out of serious contention.

4. Vera Zvonareva has 5550 with 381 to defend.

Like Lindsay Davenport in '05 Vera is in the position to grab the year-end top spot on the back of 2 Slam runner-up showings. Vera does not have a lot of points to defend here on out but she might get run over by someone who could roll:

5. Kim Clijsters has 5325 with 30 to defend.

After Kim won the US Open last year in her 3rd tournament back from retirement she played the event in Luxembourg and then called it a year. This year she has qualified for Doha and depending on how many tournaments she enters leading up to the Tour Championships she could easily finish 2010 as the top ranked woman. I'm hoping she sees that and goes for it.

6. Jelena Jankovic has 5205 with 1205 to defend.

Given Jelena's up-and-down play this season she is not a serious contender. There is a very slim outside chance - she'd have to run the table and hope the other ladies ahead of her falter. It's not likely.

Men's ATP & Women's WTA Title Count for 2010

THE MEN

SIX titles: Rafael Nadal (above in Times Square)

FOUR titles: Sam Querrey

THREE titles: Juan Carlos Ferrero

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TWO titles: Nicolas Almagro, Marin Cilic, Roger Federer, Mardy Fish,

Michael Llodra, Albert Montanes, Andy Roddick, Fernando Verdasco,

Sergiy Stakhovsky (above)

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ONE title: Marcos Baghdatis, Thomaz Bellucci, Juan Ignacio Chela,

 Nikolay Davydenko, Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer, Richard Gasquet,

Andrey Golubev, Ernests Gulbis, Lleyton Hewitt, John Isner,

 Ivan Ljubicic, Feliciano Lopez, Andy Murray, David Nalbandian,

Robin Soderling, Stanislas Wawrinka, Mikhail Youzhny

THE WOMEN

FOUR titles: Caroline Wozniacki, Kim Clijsters (above in Central Park)

TWO titles: Elena Dementieva, Justine Henin,

Anastasia Palyuchenkova, Aravane Rezai, Maria Sharapova,

Francesca Schiavone, Agnes Szavay, Serena Williams, Venus Williams

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ONE title: Victoria Azarenka, Iveta Benesova, Alona Bondarenko,

Anna Chakvetadze, Alexandra Dulgheru, Julia Goerges, Jelena Jankovic,

Kaia Kanepi, Alisa Kleybanova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Kateryna Makarova,

Mariana Duque Marina, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Li Na, Flavia Pennetta,

Anastajia Sevastova, Sam Stosur, Yanina Wickmayer, Vera Zvonareva

Photos: Rafa - Reuters / Kim - Getty Images