Starting on December 7—the 25th day left in 2010—TENNIS.com will countdown from the year-end No. 25 on both tours with "The Last Word," a look back at the year that was and a look ahead at the season ...

Alisa Kleybanova has won her first match on return to tennis from treatment for cancer. The 248th-ranked Kleybanova, who received a wild card entry into the tournament, dropped the first set to ...

Alisa Kleybanova could be forgiven for simply being happy to be here, as the old sports cliche goes. Happy to be rid of cancer. Happy to be playing tennis. Happy to be participating in a major ...

NEW YORKNEW YORK — Alisa Kleybanova of Russia won her first Grand Slam match since being treated for cancer, beating 44th-ranked Monica Puig of Puerto Rico 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 on Monday at the U.S. Open.

Last July 15, on her 22nd birthday, Alisa Kleybanova announced she was leaving the WTA to get treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma. The Russian, who had ascended to a career-high of No. 20 earlier in the ...

Alisa Kleybanova will play at the Sony Ericsson Open next month. (Francisco Leong/AFP/Getty Images) Alisa Kleybanova, who has been sidelined with Hodgkin's lymphoma since May 2011, will return to the ...

KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (Reuters) - Alisa Kleybanova says she will bring a whole new approach to her tennis career when she returns to tournament action on Tuesday after a ten month battle with cancer.

CARLSBAD, Calif.CARLSBAD, Calif. — Jelena Jankovic had hoped to use the hardcourt season to prepare herself for the U.S. Open. Instead, the world’s No. 2 ranked player was left with doubt after a 7-5, ...

Alisa Kleybanova gives us some tennis advice, through her words about her game. With her second tournament this clay-court season, Alisa arrives with hopes of more wins and success. "It would be great ...

FEZ, Morocco(AP) Second-seeded Alisa Kleybanova of Russia advanced to the semifinals of the Grand Prix SAR on Thursday by beating Polona Hercog of Slovenia 6-3, 6-4. Kleybanova broke Hercog once in ...

Alisa Kleybanova of Russia won her first Grand Slam match since being treated for cancer, beating 44th-ranked Monica Puig of Puerto Rico 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 on Monday at the U.S. Open. Kleybanova, 24, was ...

Alisa Kleybanova, who last played in Rome, reached a career-high No. 20 in the rankings in February, 2011. (Getty Images) Alisa Kleybanova will make her return to the court at the Sony Ericsson Open ...