Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark will finish at the top of the world rankings this year after she pulled off a 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 win over Francesca Schiavone at the WTA Tour Championships here on Thursday.
Samantha Stosur's win over world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki was not the only surprise for an unsuspecting crowd at the WTA Championships, where music, dance and even a frightened feline vied with the tennis for attention.
World No 1 Caroline Wozniacki moved to within one win of the year-end top spot when she continued her 12-week hot streak at the WTA Championships on Tuesday.
Zhang Chenglong and Feng Zhe added to China's gold-medal tally by claiming two more titles on the final day of the world gymnastics championships here on Sunday.
Roger Federer won the 64th trophy of his glittering career on Sunday, moving level with Pete Sampras in the title Pantheon after a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Florian Mayer at the Stockholm Open.
Caroline Wozniacki will become one of the more unlikely year-end world No 1s if she wins two matches at the WTA championships, which start on Tuesday.
Matteo Manassero did just as advised by his fellow Italian Edoardo Molinari when the 17-year-old became the youngest winner on the European Tour on Sunday.
Swiss master Roger Federer beat Germany's Florian Mayer 6-4 6-3 to win the Stockholm Open on Sunday and equal Pete Sampras's haul of 64 ATP titles.
The Kremlin Cup suffered a double blow on Wednesday when top seed Nikolay Davydenko was beaten in his opening match while champion Mikhail Youzhny was forced to pull out with a virus infection.
In a statement e-mailed to the AP by her agent, the younger Williams said Tuesday she "re-tore the tendon" in her right foot, which she originally injured by cutting it on glass at a restaurant shortly after winning Wimbledon in July.
Britain's world number four Andy Murray romped to a 6-3 6-2 win over Switzerland's Roger Federer to claim the Shanghai Masters title on Sunday.
China's male tennis players are eager to follow in the footsteps of their female compatriots, China Daily reports in Shanghai
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