THE new “Nike Chums” Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods remain the top two players in the world golf rankings in spite of missing the cut in last week’s Abu Dhabi Championship.

Ana Ivanovic's late-season slump continued today as she suffered a 6-1 1-6 6-2 defeat by Russian Nadia Petrova during their second-round match at the Pacific Open.

Elena Dementieva has maintained her recent run of fine form by cruising into the quarter-finals of the Pacific Open.

Jamie Murray and Max Mirnyi have been knocked out of the Pacific Life Open after a straight sets semi-final loss to Israeli duo Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram.