]]> 2012-01-28T08:16:51.100 http://www.tennis.co.uk/news/kuznetsova_zvonareva_win_aussie_open_doubles_title_rss2051852.shtml Unseeded Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva won the Australian Open womens doubles crown on Friday, coming from behind to beat Italian pair ]]> 2012-01-27T09:16:50.997 http://www.tennis.co.uk/news/earplugs_ready_its_the_scream_queen_final_rss2051745.shtml On one side is the 'haaah', and on the other is the 'aaagh', and in between, a bit of tennis. Welcome to the Scream Queen final, where every sh]]> 2012-01-27T07:46:51.013 http://www.tennis.co.uk/news/azarenka_shocks_clijsters_to_reach_aussie_open_final_rss2050043.shtml Belarus's Victoria Azarenka upset defending champion Kim Clijsters in three tense sets to reach her first grand slam final at the Australian Ope]]> 2012-01-26T07:46:26.340 http://www.tennis.co.uk/news/margaret_court_braves_gay_anger_in_aussie_open_visit_rss2048125.shtml Tennis legend Margaret Court reignited controversy over her views on homosexuality Wednesday as she defied gay protest threats by visiting the A]]> 2012-01-25T06:46:26.257 http://www.tennis.co.uk/news/kvitova_sharapova_set_up_wimbledon_rerun_rss2048054.shtml Burgeoning superstar Petra Kvitova and glamorous Russian Maria Sharapova set up a hotly anticipated rematch of last year's Wimbledon decider in ]]> 2012-01-25T05:46:26.227 http://www.tennis.co.uk/news/williams_sisters_named_to_us_fedcup_tennis_squad_rss2047953.shtml Serena and Venus Williams were both named to the US squad to host Belarus in a Fed Cup first-round tie in Massachusetts next month.

The US]]> 2012-01-25T04:16:26.163 http://www.tennis.co.uk/news/injuryhit_clijsters_nursing_aussie_open_defence_rss2046787.shtml Belgium's Kim Clijsters Tuesday revealed she had been icing her injured ankle every 20 minutes in a desperate bid to keep her Australian Open ti]]> 2012-01-24T13:46:30.427 http://www.tennis.co.uk/news/clijsters_topples_wozniacki_from_top_spot_at_aussie_open_rss2046331.shtml Defending champion Kim Clijsters ousted top seed Caroline Wozniacki and ended her controversial reign as world number one with a straight-sets w]]> 2012-01-24T08:16:26.297 http://www.tennis.co.uk/news/sharapova_downs_lisicki_to_reach_aussie_open_quarters_rss2045230.shtml Fourth seed Maria Sharapova of Russia came back from losing the first set to beat tenacious German Sabine Lisicki in the fourth round of the Austr]]> 2012-01-23T11:46:27.580 http://www.tennis.co.uk/news/russias_makarova_savours_win_over_serena_williams_rss2045177.shtml Ekaterina Makarova savoured an "amazing" win Monday after she stunned Serena Williams 6-2, 6-3 to extend her fairytale progress at the Australian ]]> 2012-01-23T11:16:26.200 http://www.tennis.co.uk/news/martina_navratilova_slams_outdated_court_rss2044801.shtml Tennis legend Martina Navratilova slammed Margaret Court's "outdated" views on gay marriage and said the women's game was crying out for a new s]]> 2012-01-23T06:16:26.670 http://www.tennis.co.uk/news/dominant_serena_into_aussie_open_fourth_round_rss2041097.shtml Five-time champion Serena Williams raced into the fourth round of the Australian Open, demolishing Hungary's Greta Arn for the loss of just two ]]> 2012-01-21T09:46:30 http://www.tennis.co.uk/news/tears_as_zvonareva_bartoli_exit_aussie_open_tennis_rss2040908.shtml Russia's Vera Zvonareva left the Australian Open in tears Saturday after a shock loss to 56th-ranked Ekaterina Makarova -- as China's Zheng Jie ]]> 2012-01-21T05:46:28.557 http://www.tennis.co.uk/news/injury_agony_sets_up_li_clijsters_rematch_rss2039951.shtml Kim Clijsters and Li Na will meet in a rematch of last year's Australian Open final after a dramatic end to the women's third round on Friday]]> 2012-01-20T13:46:29 http://www.tennis.co.uk/news/sharapova_zvonareva_lead_russian_charge_at_open_rss2037605.shtml Russian duo Maria Sharapova and Vera Zvonareva eased into the third round of the Australian Open Thursday as Serbia's Ana Ivanovic also progress]]> 2012-01-19T03:46:28.520 http://www.tennis.co.uk/news/clijsters_li_race_towards_aussie_open_tennis_showdown_rss2035689.shtml Belgium's Kim Clijsters and Chinese star Li Na blazed into the Australian Open's third round Wednesday to lie just one win away from a rematch o]]> 2012-01-18T06:16:31.367