Wta Tour Championships

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  French Open: Maria Sharapova Desperate To End 14-Year Losing Streak To Serena Williams

  Maria Sharapova's last win over Serena Williams came at the 2004 WTA Tour Championships -- before even the birth of Twitter and YouTube.

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  Serena Williams survives injury scare, makes winning start

  Serena Williams survived an injury scare here Monday to make a winning start in her bid to cap a brilliant comeback season by regaining the WTA Championship title in the tour's season-end event.

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  Girl talk not tennis on Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams' minds

  Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams admitted on Monday that they had been distracted by some x-rated girl talk during the draw ceremony for the WTA Championships, the tour's flagship event.

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  Caroline Wozniacki backs Serena Williams for Istanbul

  Serena Williams is "the favourite" to win the WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul next week, former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki said after winning the Kremlin Cup tennis tournament here.

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  Li Na books last place at WTA Championships

  Chinese star Li Na has booked the eighth and final place at WTA Tour Championships after reaching the semi-final of the China Open.

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  WTA Championships seeks host city for 2014, beyond

  The women's tennis tour is opening the bidding process to find a host city for its season-ending WTA Championships starting 2014.

• Wozniacki to finish year as World No 1

  Caroline Wozniacki secured the year-end number one spot in the world ranking on Thursday, becoming the first ever Dane to do so, but only after suffering an early fright at the WTA Tour Championships here.

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  Henin-Hardenne out of WTA Tour Championships

  Justine Henin-Hardenne will not play in next week's season-ending WTA Tour Championships in Los Angeles.