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Amelie Mauresmo has confirmed that the split from her coach and her trainer is not temporary.


Maria Sharapova is said to be romantically linked to Charlie Ebersol.


Malaysia will get a Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tournament some time soon.


Steve Flink writes about the tour.


Ksenia Palkina, ranked 203rd in the world, upset Olga Govortsova today in Tashkent. It was her first victory over a player in the top 50.


For those of you wondering how Laura Robson did in Shrewsbury: She was defeated in the semifinals by Maret Ani, who lost in the final to Roberta Vinci, the 7th seed.


Larcher de Brito watch: Michelle Larcher de Brito has defeated Andreja Klepac to get to the second round of the Tashkent Open. Her next opponent is Tatiana Poutchek, and that should be a, shall we say, boisterous match.


Maria Sharapova starts hitting tennis balls again next week, and that's a good thing.