Venus Williams loses in 3rd round of French Open to 31st-seeded Agnes Szavay

September 2nd, 2009 Venus Williams moves into 3rd round at US OpenNEW YORK — Even with her left leg all taped up, Venus Williams has advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open in straight sets.

August 19th, 2009 Venus Williams loses in 2nd round in TorontoTORONTO — Venus Williams' tuneup for the U.S. Open hit a surprising roadblock Tuesday with a 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko in the second round of the Rogers Cup.

August 19th, 2009 Safina ousted in second roundTORONTO — Dinara Safina is out of the Rogers Cup. The No. 1-ranked Russian fell 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 to Aravane Rezai of France in a second-round match Wednesday at the $2 million WTA Tour event.

August 18th, 2009 VWilliams upset, Ivanovic advances at Rogers CupTORONTO — Venus Williams is still winless at the Rogers Cup. The third-ranked Williams was upset 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 by Kataryna Bondarenko of Ukraine in the second round Tuesday.

July 10th, 2009 Szavay, Bondarenko reach Budapest semifinalsBUDAPEST, Hungary — Fourth-seeded Agnes Szavay of Hungary defeated qualifier Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland 6-2, 6-3 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Budapest Grand Prix. Szavay won the last four games of the first set after breaking Bacsinszky for a 3-2 lead, and continued to control the play in the second.

June 27th, 2009 Venus Williams moves into 4th round at WimbledonWIMBLEDON, England — Venus Williams has powered her way into the second week of Wimbledon, defeating Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-0, 6-4 Saturday to reach the fourth round. Williams is trying to become the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1991-93 to win three consecutive titles at the All England Club.

June 3rd, 2009 Serena loses to Kuznetsova in French quartersPARIS — Serena Williams' bid for a third consecutive Grand Slam title has been ended by Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarterfinals of the French Open. Williams was unable to convert a set point in the opening set and lost a seesaw struggle 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-5 Wednesday.

May 31st, 2009 Defending champion Ivanovic loses at French OpenPARIS — Defending champion Ana Ivanovic has lost at the French Open, losing to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-2, 6-3 in the fourth round. The eighth-seeded Serb called for a trainer to look at her neck before the final game of the first set on Sunday.

May 31st, 2009 Ivanovic loses in 4th round at French OpenPARIS — Defending champion Ana Ivanovic was eliminated from the French Open in the fourth round Sunday, losing to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-2, 6-3. The eighth-seeded Serb did little right on Court Suzanne Lenglen, converting only two of her five break points and making 20 unforced errors.

May 31st, 2009 Safina eases past another opponent at French OpenPARIS — Dinara Safina cruised to another easy win at the French Open, advancing to the quarterfinals by beating Aravane Rezai of France 6-1, 6-0. The top-seeded Safina won 11 straight games to close out the match.

May 31st, 2009 Gonzalez, Cibulkova reach quarterfinals at FrenchPARIS — Fernando Gonzalez became the first player to reach the quarterfinals at this year's French Open, beating Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 Sunday. Gonzalez, who reached the 2007 Australian Open final, ended the match with his 21st forehand winner.

May 30th, 2009 Serena Williams reaches 4th round at French OpenPARIS — Serena Williams rallied to reach the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday, beating Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. The second-seeded Williams seemed to have trouble dealing with her opponent's serve-and-volley tactics, and piled up plenty of unforced errors.

May 29th, 2009 Venus out, Ivanovic and Nadal advance at FrenchPARIS — Venus Williams was eliminated from the French Open on Friday, losing in the third round of the clay-court major for the third straight year. The third-seeded Williams, who reached the 2002 final at Roland Garros, lost to No.

May 29th, 2009 Venus out, Ivanovic advances at French OpenPARIS — Venus Williams was eliminated from the French Open on Friday, losing in the third round of the clay-court major for the third straight year. The third-seeded Williams, who reached the 2002 final at Roland Garros, lost to No.

May 29th, 2009 Venus Williams beaten at French; Sharapova winsPARIS — Out of breath and out of sorts, Venus Williams played her way right out of the French Open on Friday with her most lopsided Grand Slam loss since 2001. That the No.