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Two women who hold three of the four Grand Slam championships will start the season in Sydney in January.

It only makes sense that Serena Williams, who finally reclaimed the No. 1 WTA ranking, should also regain the No.

Melanie Oudin hasn't won a main-draw tennis match since the U.S. Open, when she captivated the crowd with her relentless fight, fist pumps and an unwillingness to lose easily.

Share + Nov 8, 2009 11:03 am US/Central REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy 1 of 1 American Melanie Oudin reacts during her U.S. Open quarterfinal match against Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Sept.

Top seeds Marion Bartoli and Samantha Stosur were among Wednesday's round-robin winners at the $600,000 Tournament of Champions tennis event.

Serena Williams of the U.S. reacts to her win over her sister Venus Williams during their WTA Championships final tennis match in Doha November 1, 2009.

Russia's Dinara Safina reacts after she retired midway through her Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships against Serbia's Jelena Jankovic in Doha yesterday.

Comment about "Safina and Serena ready for championships shoot-out in Doha" Phone Name Comment 0 Tennis Safina and Serena ready for championships shoot-out in Doha Martyn Herman Dinara Safina - fully focused on world no.1 ranking.

Year-end No. 1 Serena Williams improved to a perfect 3-0 this week and secured a berth in Saturday's semifinals at the $4.55 million Sony Ericsson Championships.

With the season-ending championships coming up, let's look at what the stakes are for each of the eight qualifiers who have convened in Doha, Qatar, to hold a tug-of-war for the WTA Sony Ericsson Championships title -- theoretically, the most important title after the four majors.

Serena Williams opened with a win, while her big sister Venus came up a round-robin loser Tuesday at the season-ending $4.55 million Sony Ericsson Championships.

The world's top eight tennis players pose with officials at Qatar's Museum of Islamic Art yesterday.

Kirsten Flipkens defeated third-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues 7-5, 6-3 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals of the Luxembourg Open.

Isiah Thomas said Thursday that he's "disappointed and hurt" over criticisms levied by once good friend Magic Johnson in a new book chronicling the careers of Johnson and Larry Bird.

Martina Hingis won't make a comeback to competitive tennis. The 29-year old Hingis, who retired after getting a two-year ban in 2007 for testing positive for cocaine, said Tuesday in an interview with L'Equipe that she is happy with her new life.

Bad news, guys. This wasn't even Japan's Kohei Uchimura at his best. Uchimura ran away with the men's title at the world gymnastics championships in London on Thursday night, adding it to his silver medal from the Beijing Olympics.

Rafael Nadal advanced to the Shanghai Masters final on Saturday after Feliciano Lopez became the ninth player to retire from the tournament.

Antawn Jamison will miss the rest of Washington's exhibition games with a right shoulder injury.

Second-seeded Marion Bartoli of France moved into the quarterfinals at the $220,000 HP Japan Women's Open with a swift 6-1, 6-1 dismantling of Japanese wild card Kurumi Nara.

Doha: Current World No. 6 Venus Williams and World No. 7 Victoria Azarenka are the latest players to qualify for the Sony Ericsson Championships - " Doha 2009, in the singles competition.