The WTA followed around the doubles finalists of the 2012 TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships - Istanbul (phew!) -- that's Lucie Hradecka Andrea Hlavackova -- as they saw the sights of this ancient city (including the Grand Bazaar, Blue Mosque, and Ciragan Palace).

In what has to be the best costume ever donned by one of the sports steeliest queens, we present Steffi Graf as Bjork.

Video: It was a busy Monday in Sofia as the event's top 8 players took to a media blitz that included a Style Suite, Iconic Photo Shoot, Draw Ceremony and All-Access Hour. 

Andy Murray, this week competing for the final ATP Masters Series event of the year -- the BNP Paribas Masters in Bercy -- gave his thoughts on the current state of drug testing in tennis.

American tennis legend Lori McNeil has joined Houston's Zina Garrison Academy as Director of Tennis. The news is to be celebrated with commemorative silver coins.

Serena Williams may be the top dog in the last four big events of the WTA season, but she's still only No. 3 in the lastest women's rankings.

What was that about Los Angeles? Who knows. Those Sharapova shrieks echoing in that cavernous Southern California space are all but a distant memory -- the 2012 TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships knocked it out of the park, setting records for attendance, TV broadcast, and digital media.