World number one Caroline Wozniacki has suffered a setback ahead of next week’s Australian Open, crashing out in the second round of the Sydney International in straight sets at the hands of Dominika Cibulkova.

Wild card Sally Peers caused an upset in the first match of the 2011 season as the Australian defeated seventh seeded Russian Alisa Kleybanova 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the first round of the Brisbane International at the Queensland Tennis Centre.

Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm upset 12th seed Maria Sharapova in three sets in the first round of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo today.

Former world number one Ana Ivanovic fought from a set down to dump ninth seed Victoria Azarenka out of the Cincinnati Open on Monday night.

Former world number one Dinara Safina claimed a straight sets victory over Alona Bondarenko in the first round of the Mercury Insurance Open in San Diego last night.

Former world number one Dinara Safina suffered a shock first-round loss to Kimiko Date Krumm at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, United States.

JELENA JANKOVIC insisted her career is “back on track” after continuing her bid to progress beyond the last 16 at Wimbledon for the first time with a fine victory over Alona Bondarenko.

Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters each cantered to victory at Wimbledon today to set up the an eye-catching all-Belgian fourth-round clash.

Serena Williams today revealed she was suffering with a cold and sickness bug after a medical time-out helped her recover from a second-set malaise to reach the last 16 of the French Open.

Ana Ivanovic’s miserable grand slam run continued today when the 2008 champion crashed out of the French Open barely an hour after play finally got under way at Roland Garros.

Andy Murray was today once again made to wait by the rain as he looked to complete his French Open second-round match against Juan Ignacio Chela.

Top seed Elena Dementieva continued her fine form to reach the final of the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.

Top seed Elena Dementieva moved into the third round of the Malaysia Classic with a straightforward win over Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski.

REIGNING US Open champion Kim Clijsters had a day to forget as she crashed out of the Australian Open yesterday.

Justine Henin today fought back from a set down to keep her Australian Open title quest going just a month after returning from retirement.

Svetlana Kuznetsova survived a second-set scare to come through her first-round match at the Medibank International in Sydney against fellow Russian Alisa Kleybanova today.

Dinara Safina looks set to lose her world number one ranking after a shock defeat by wild card Shuai Zhang in the second round of the China Open today.

Jelena Jankovic remained on course to win a third title in 2009 as she made light work of Russian Elena Vesnina in Tokyo.

Elena Dementieva stunned red-hot favourite and second seed Serena Williams today to set up a Rogers Cup final with fellow underdog Maria Sharapova.

Maria Sharapova breezed through to the second round of the WTA LA Women’s Tennis Championships in Los Angeles with a straight-sets victory over Jarmila Groth.

TOP seed Rafael Nadal yesterday created a French Open record for consecutive wins in the men’s singles – but he admitted he was not at his all-conquering best in his straight-sets triumph over qualifier Marcos Daniel.

Top seed Dinara Safina confirmed her status as title favourite by crushing British number one Anne Keothavong on day two of the French Open.

Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli was the only seed to fall today as the first round of the Madrid Open got under way.

Dinara Safina and Ana Ivanovic crashed out of the Sony Ericsson Open in the third round today, while sisters Venus and Serena Williams advanced.

Roger Federer admitted he is facing an important week in his season after breezing into the third round of the Miami Masters.

Jelena Dokic’s dream run at the Australian Open ended today against third seed Dinara Safina.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic bowed out of the Australian Open after retiring in his quarter-final match against Andy Roddick, handing the American seventh seed a semi-final place against either Roger Federer or Juan Martin Del Potro.

Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic both produced mixed performances as they moved into the third round of the Australian Open with straight sets victories over Kirsten Flipkens and Alberta Brianti respectively.

IT HAS been a year of unprecedented shocks at Wimbledon, but a women’s final without either of the Williams sisters would arguably top the lot.

ANDY MURRAY came from two sets down to beat Richard Gasquet in a thrilling Centre court showdown — to set up a quarter-final clash with Rafael Nadal today.

Defending champion Venus Williams breezed back into the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a painfully predictable 6-3 6-4 victory over Russian 18-year-old Alisa Kleybanova on Court Two today.

Jelena Jankovic headed into her Wimbledon last-16 clash with Thai veteran Tamarine Tanasugarn today wary of the conditions which played a part in the demise of her top-seeded rivals.

LLEYTON HEWITT will take inspiration from Tiger Woods as he attempts to end Roger Federer’s 62-match unbeaten run on grass at Wimbledon today.

Russian star Svetlana Kuznetsova has rapped her rivals who groan about having to play on grass at Wimbledon and told them to follow clay-court ace Rafael Nadal’s example.

Fifth seed Serena Williams hailed an “unbelievable” performance from Katarina Srebotnik after crashing out of the French Open at the third-round stage today.

Venus Williams insisted her bid for a first Australian Open title remained on track despite a shaky second-round win against Frenchwoman Camille Pin.