Wimbledon 2009
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Wickmayer banned for doping rule break - report
LONDON (Reuters) - Belgium player Yanina Wickmayer, a semi-finalist at this year's U.S. Open, was handed a one-year ban on Thursday for failing to comply with doping regulations, a report on the Belgium Tennis Federation's website said. Full Article
FACTBOX - Prize money milestones in the women's game
(Reuters) - Prize money milestones in women's tennis after Serena Williams set a single-season prize money record on the women's tour by earning $6,545,586 (3,991,211 pounds) in 2009. Full Article
FACTBOX - David Beckham signs new Milan loan deal
(Reuters) - England midfielder David Beckham will rejoin AC Milan on loan in January from Los Angeles Galaxy, the Italian club said Monday. Full Article
Serena beats Venus to win WTA Championships
DOHA (Reuters) - Ruthless Serena Williams underlined her dominance at the top of women's tennis on Sunday, completing her year in style with a 6-2 7-6 defeat of big sister Venus in the final of the WTA Championships. Full Article
Serena beats Venus to win WTA Championships
DOHA (Reuters) - Serena Williams underlined her dominance at the top of women's tennis on Sunday, completing her year in style with a 6-2 7-6 defeat of sister Venus in the final of the WTA Championships. Full Article
Roddick leads local support for Agassi
MIAMI (Reuters) - Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick said Andre Agassi remained his hero despite revelations his fellow American took the recreational drug crystal meth in the late 1990s and lied about the reasons for a positive test. Full Article
Agassi revelations leave tennis in shock
DOHA (Reuters) - Eight-times grand slam winner Andre Agassi left the tennis world in a state of shock on Wednesday when he admitted using the recreational drug crystal meth and lying to men's governing body the ATP to escape a ban. Full Article | Video
Serena crowned No.1 as desert duel goes flat
DOHA (Reuters) - The anticipated duel in the desert for the world number one spot failed to materialise at the WTA Championships Wednesday as Dinara Safina withdrew with a back injury to gift the prize to American Serena Williams. Full Article
FACTBOX - Andre Agassi confesses to using recreational drug
(Reuters) - Former tennis champion Andre Agassi, 39, an eight-times grand slam winner, has admitted in a new autobiography that he used the recreational drug crystal meth in 1997 when his career was floundering. Full Article
Inspired Dementieva leaves Venus reeling
DOHA (Reuters) - Elena Dementieva lit up the WTA Championships on Tuesday with a sensational comeback to beat title holder Venus Williams 3-6 7-6 6-2 on the opening day of group matches. Full Article
