wwos.com.au top tennis stories http://www.wwos.ninemsn.com.au en-au Copyright(c) 2005 Ninemsn All rights reserved. 5 http://ninemsn.com.au/share/img/nh_logo.gif wwos.com.au top tennis stories http://www.wwos.ninemsn.com.au 142 40 Bulgarian Kutrovsky gets tennis doping ban http://www.wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8468173 Bulgarian tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years after testing positive to the banned substance methylhexanamine in California. Young Aussie realises French tennis dream http://www.wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8468535 Twelve year-old Destanee Aiava will head to Roland Garros to play in the future tennis aces tournament. Hewitt, Barty get French Open wildcards http://www.wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8468258 Three-times quarter-finalist Lleyton Hewitt and Wimbledon junior champion Ashleigh Barty have received wildcards into the French Open. Djokovic outclasses Tomic in Rome http://www.wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8468174 Top-seeded defending champion Novak Djokovic has eliminated Australian teenager Bernard Tomic from the Rome Masters. Hewitt set for shock French Open return http://www.wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8467782 Three-times quarter-finalist Lleyton Hewitt is set to make a surprise comeback at the French Open after three months out following toe surgery. Tomic books Rome date with Djokovic http://www.wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8467528 Bernard Tomic will meet world No.1 Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Rome Masters, however fellow Aussie Jarmila Gajdosova has been beaten. Federer, Serena Williams win in Madrid http://www.wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8466932 Roger Federer and Serena Williams take home trophies from the Madrid Masters, hoping to channel their clay success into more glory at Roland Garros. Federer tip helps Dellacqua win ITF event http://www.wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8467076 Casey Dellacqua has won the ITF tennis tournament in Fukuoka, Japan, while compatriot Luke Saville won in Bangkok. Blue is the way forward, says Masters boss http://www.wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8466936 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMT Madrid Masters organiser Ion Tiriac says blue clay courts are the way forward, but it'll be up to the ATP whether the Madrid Masters stays blue in 2013. Williams crushes Azarenka in Madrid http://www.wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8466577 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMT American Serena Williams has won a second straight WTA clay court title, beating world No.1 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-1 6-3 in the Madrid final. Aussie Groth sets new serve speed record http://www.wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8466578 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMT Australian Samuel Groth has broken Ivo Karlovic's record for the fastest serve in tennis with a 263km/h missile in a challenger tournament in South Korea. Serena Williams v Azarenka in Madrid final http://www.wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8466283 World No.1 Victoria Azarenka will play 9th seed Serena Williams in the WTA final at the Madrid Masters. Blue clay will get better with age http://www.wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8466291 There are no complaints about the blue colour and promises have been made to improve the traction on the new clay tennis courts in Madrid. Nadal loses to Verdasco at Madrid Masters http://www.wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8465684 Rafael Nadal has crashed out of the Madrid Masters, going down 6-3 3-6 7-5 to compatriot Fernando Verdasco. Stosur through to the Madrid quarters http://www.wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8465056 Samantha Stosur is through to the quarter-finals of the Madrid Masters with a comfortable straight-sets win over Petra Cetkovska.