Kim Clijsters declared herself a work in progress after coming through her first match at the French Open in five years in reasonably comfortable fashion against Anastasiya Yakimova today.

Jelena Dokic rallied to beat Japan’s Karumi Nara 3-6 7-6 6-2 and progress to the quarter-finals of the BMW Malaysian Open today.

Second seed Vera Zvonareva survived a major scare at the Australian Open today before edging out teenager Bojana Jovanovski.

World number three Kim Clijsters saw off Russia’s Alisa Kleybanova in three sets today to advance to the final of the Sydney International.

World number 11 Li Na has progressed to the final of the Sydney International with a straight-sets victory over Serbian teenager Bojana Jovanovski.

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.

Maria Sharapova recovered from a poor second set to dump fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova out of the Cincinnati Open in the first round on Tuesday 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.

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