Akiko Morigami News

Akiko Morigami ended her career with a straight sets defeat to Erika Takao in the women's singles quarterfinals at the national championships on Thursday.

AUSTRALIAN third seed Samantha Stosur is into her second WTA final of the year after upsetting Danish top seed Caroline Wozniacki in the semi-finals of the Japan Open.

Defending champion and top seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark breezed past Great Britain's Katie O'Brien, 6-0, 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals at the $220,000 HP Japan Women's Open.

Australia's Sam Stosur has won through to the second round of the Japan Open in Osaka with a straight sets victory over Russia's Alexandra Panova.

Japan's Akiko Morigami said on Monday she will retire from competitive tennis at the end of the season as she is no longer able to perform at a high level.

SERENA WILLIAMS walked into the post-match press conference in a T-shirt that rammed home her accomplishments as well as her playfulness.

Tennis Week is teaming with legendary coach Nick Bollettieri to provide previews and in-depth analysis of Wimbledon.

China's Yan Zi and Zheng Jie celebrate a point against Akiko Morigami and Ayumi Morita of Japan during their second round women's doubles match at Wimbledon yesterday.

Defending champion Venus Williams hammered out a warning to her Wimbledon rivals as she cruised into the semi-finals with a 6-1 6-2 victory over 11th seed Agnieszka Radwanska.

Defending champion Venus Williams took the express route into the quarter-finals at Wimbledon as Ana Ivanovic was forced to quit Monday's fourth round match with a thigh injury.

Venus Williams admits her seemingly unstoppable march towards a sixth Wimbledon title is being driven by the painful memory of the last time she dropped a set at the All England Club.

A year after undergoing knee surgery, Japan's Akiko Morigami seems to have found her stroke again.

Two-time defending champion Venus Williams was dominant in a first-round win Tuesday at the Wimbledon Championships in London.

FORMER French Open champion Ana Ivanovic looked set to be the biggest women's casualty so far when she found herself match point down against Czech Lucie Hradecka on Court Four.