Kim Clijsters and Li Na, last year’s champion and runner-up respectively, eased into the third round of the Australian Open today, dropping just five games between them.

Second seed Vera Zvonareva survived another battle at the US Open today to reach the fourth round at Flushing Meadows.

Petra Kvitova became the first reigning Wimbledon champion to lose in the first round of the US Open in the Open era last night.

Caroline Wozniacki avenged last week's defeat by Christina McHale by defeating the American 7-5 6-3 to move into the semi-finals of the New Haven Open.

Kim Clijsters suffered a worrying injury setback as the second seed abandoned her opening match at the Rogers Cup in Toronto last night.

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.

JELENA JANKOVIC was blasted off court by Samantha Stosur yesterday before claiming her opponent had played like a man.

Jelena Jankovic was blasted off court by Samantha Stosur today before claiming her opponent had played like a man.

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.

Former champions Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams stayed on course for a last-16 showdown at Flushing Meadows after both coming through their US Open second-round ties.

The Williams sisters both made it into round three of the French Open today - but in very contrasting styles.

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

Elena Dementieva has shrugged off suggestions she is the favourite to win the women’s title at the Australian Open after she extended her winning run to 14 matches with an easy 6-2 6-2 fourth-round win over Dominika Cibulkova.

Second seed Serena Williams eased into the fourth round of the Australian Open today while her sister’s nemesis Carla Suarez Navarro’s dream run continues in her first appearance in the Melbourne grand slam.

Elena Dementieva stretched her winning run to 12 matches as she booked her place in the third round of the Australian Open with a 6-4 6-1 win against Iveta Benesova.

Russia remain on course for another Fed Cup title after taking a commanding 2-0 lead over Spain in the final.

JELENA JANKOVIC survived a second-set scare before advancing to the third round of the US Open with victory over Sofia Arvidsson yesterday.

Jelena Jankovic survived a second-set scare before advancing to the third round of the US Open with victory over Sofia Arvidsson.

ANA IVANOVIC crashed out of Wimbledon admitting she must come to terms with her new status as the prized scalp of women’s tennis.

Svetlana Kuznetsova celebrated her 23rd birthday today with a battling victory over Barbora Zahlavova Strycova in the third round at Wimbledon.

SERENA WILLIAMS brushed aside Polish teenager Urszula Radwanska on Court Two at Wimbledon yesterday and is now relishing the chance to face another former champion Amelie Mauresmo in the third round.

Top seed Maria Sharapova edged through to the quarter-finals of the Bausch & Lomb Championships but second seed Anna Chakvetadze was knocked out on Thursday.

Tommy Robredo admits he will be facing “the best player in the world” when he meets Roger Federer in the French Open quarter-finals.

SECOND SEED Maria Sharapova saved two match points before progressing to the quarter-finals of the French Open after an epic fourth-round clash against Patty Schnyder yesterday.

Serena Williams set up a potential quarter-final clash with reigning champion Justine Henin at the French Open after steamrolling past Dinara Safina in straight sets on Sunday.

Anastasia Myskina overcame a slow start to cruise past Anabel Medina Garrigues and into the fourth round at Wimbledon.

Former champion Martina Hingis will make what is sure to be an emotional return to Centre Court later today.

World number two Kim Clijsters played down her 44 unforced errors during her 6-3 6-4 third-round victory over Spain’s Anabel Medina Garrigues.

Second seed Lindsay Davenport progressed to the fourth round of the US Open with a 6-3 6-2 rout of Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues despite a shaky performance.

SPANISH sensation Rafael Nadal progressed to the third round of the US Open yesterday without any undue alarm, beating American wild card Scoville Jenkins in straight sets.

Justine Henin-Hardenne relishes each triumph these days following her nightmare 2004 when glandular fever kept her out of action for most of the year.

The Russian contingent at Roland Garros have enjoyed a successful day with number two seed Maria Sharapova leading the charge into the women’s fourth round.

Venus Williams insists she remains a “great player” regardless of evidence to the contrary provided by her humiliating loss to 15-year-old Sesil Karatantcheva at the French Open.

Former champion Justine Henin-Hardenne cruised into the third round of the French Open today with a straightforward victory over Spain’s Virginia Ruano Pascual.

French Open, Roland Garros, Paris, France

US Open Championship, Flushing Meadows, New York

French Open tennis results:

World number one and defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne has admitted to rushing her comeback from glandular fever after crashing out of the French Open.

Fourth seed Amelie Mauresmo continued her inexorable march through the early rounds of the Australian Open with another powerful display at Melbourne Park.

Fourth seed Amelie Mauresmo cruised into the third round of the Australian Open with a straight sets victory over Slovakian Ludmila Cervanova at Melbourne Park.

The opening match of the day at the Australian Open ended when Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues injured her knee in the seventh game against 10th seed Monica Seles.

Anna Kournikova ended a run of five defeats with a win over Jana Kandarr in the first round of the SEAT Open.