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With the US Open in the rear view mirror, the women head to Tokyo for the Japan Women’s Open which runs from Monday, September 11 through Sunday, 17. Elise Mertens is a lukewarm favorite to win this event at odds of +750, while four players are listed at +850 including top seed Kristina Mladenovic who is the highest ranked player in the field at No. 13 in the world. Let’s look at this event, tennis odds and tennis picks.... 

The last WTA event before the U.S. Open is the Connecticut Open, which takes place in New Haven, Connecticut. Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka won’t be participating, but Maria Sharapova got a wild card and she is joined in the field by defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska, Dominika Cibulkova and two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, among others. A total of 10 players in the field of 32 players have won at least one tournament already this year.... 

The countdown is on to the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam event of the season. The Western & Southern Open continues the Masters series in North America. Cincinnati is one of the most desired venues in the country, and that's why most of the top ladies on the WTA Tour are going to flock to this event in the middle of August.Western & Southern Open will begin on Monday, August 14, 2017 and continue through the finals on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati, OH. Live matches will be seen throughout the tourney on the Tennis Channel, Watch ESPN and ESPN2.... 

Tennis' version of the "Sister Act" is back. It's been eight years since Serena Williams and Venus Williams met in the final of a grand slam event, but now, they're paired together on the biggest stage Down Under in the finale of the Australian Open. American tennis fans have been waiting for this since it became clear that the draw was opened up for both women to reach the final, and now, this is exactly what we have at our disposal early on Saturday morning.The fixture between Venus Williams and Serena Williams will take place on Saturday, January 28, 2017, at 3:30 a.m. ET at Rod Laver Stadium. The match will be broadcast live on ESPN.... 

All eyes are going to be on Serena Williams to see if she can win her record fifth gold medal in women's tennis at the Olympics this year. She's going to be the overwhelming favorite, but recent trips in majors definitely have bettors a bit scared of potential upsets.... 

The argument could be made that Serena Williams is the most dominant tennis player in the history of the WTA. She's on the verge of her seventh Australian Open title and her 21^st Grand Slam championship overall. The only woman left standing in her way of that feat is the No. 7 ranked player at the Aussie Open, Angelique Kerber.... 

Roberta Vinci was a 10 to 1 choice of the oddsmakers in the semifinals against Serena Williams.She pulled off the shocking upset, and now she has to turn around just 24 hours later to take on fellow countrywoman Flavia Pennetta in the U.S. Open women's final.... 

The last major of the year is kicking off on Monday morning, as all of the best players in the world on the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour descend upon the Big Apple for the U.S. Open.... 

Saturday is shaping up to be a huge day in the history of women's tennis.It isn't all that often that anyone holds all four Grand Slam titles at the same time, but Serena Williams can successfully do just that if he knocks off Spaniard Garbine Muguruza in the Wimbledon ladies' final.... 

The big knock on the ATP Tour over the course of the last decade is that there really have only been a few players who have had a chance to win any of the major tournaments. However, Stanislav Wawrinka has broken the mold just a bit, reaching the French Open men's final against Novak Djokovic.... 

WHAT TO KNOWMaria Sharapova has won two of the last three French Opens on the women’s side, making it to the finals all three years....