Third seed Elena Dementieva was a surprise loser in the second round of the Cincinnati Open yesterday, going down in straight sets to fellow Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

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.

Serena Williams was at her irresistible best as she marked the return to her rightful place on Wimbledon's Centre Court with a straight-sets win over Dominika Cibulkova in the third round.

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.

Daniela Hantuchova battled from a set down to sink Melanie Oudin in the first round of the WTA LA Women’s Tennis Championships in Los Angeles yesterday.

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.

Lindsay Davenport continued her remarkable progress since returning to the WTA Tour but Daniela Hantuchova was knocked out in the second round of the Bausch & Lomb Championships on Wednesday.

Venus Williams eased into the last four of the Korea Open with a straight-sets victory over Marta Domachowska on Friday.

Maria Sharapova may be one of the world’s most beautiful women, but she knows she cannot compete with England playing in a World Cup.