Dominika Cibulkova knows anything is possible after watching best friend Marion Bartoli win Wimbledon.

Rafael Nadal’s bid to regain the world number one ranking got off to a fine start with a routine 6-2 6-4 win over Colombian qualifier Santiago Giraldo in the first round of the China Open in Beijing.

Serena Williams gained revenge for her Australian Open defeat by sweeping past Sloane Stephens and into the quarter-finals of the US Open.

Serena Williams’ conqueror Sabine Lisicki believes the best is yet to come ahead of today’s quarter-final clash with Kaia Kanepi.

World number seven Angelique Kerber became the latest seed to exit Wimbledon as she fell to a shock defeat to Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi on another rain-affected day.

Grand slam winners Li Na and Samantha Stosur made bright starts on the opening day at Wimbledon.

Top seed and defending champion Juan Martin Del Potro marched into the quarter-finals of the Estoril Open in Portugal today with a 6-1 6-0, 62-minute demolition of home hope Rui Machado.

Maria Sharapova may have dropped just two games in cruising into the third round of the Australian Open, but the Russian today denied that indicated a lack of depth in the women’s game.

US Open champion Samantha Stosur's struggles on home soil continued today as she made a stunning first-round exit from the Australian Open.

Serena Williams felt her third-round victory over fourth seed Victoria Azarenka at the US Open yesterday was worthy of a semi-final.

World number one Caroline Wozniacki eased into the third round of the New Haven Open as play continued after the earlier evacuation following the after shocks of the earthquake that has hit the east coast.

Defending champion Venus Williams was forced to battle for the second successive match to book her place in the final of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament.

Venus Williams kept the defence of her Abierto Mexicano Telcel tournament title on track with a straight-sets win over Kaia Kanepi.

Serena Williams stepped up the defence of her Australian Open title today with a crushing straight sets third-round win over 32nd seed Carla Suarez Navarro.

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.

Defending champion Venus Williams had little trouble seeing off Carla Suarez Navarro in their third-round match on Centre Court.

Ana Ivanovic demonstrated some of the form which made her world number-one as she booked her place in the fourth round at Wimbledon.

LLEYTON HEWITT is targeting more Wimbledon success after dumping fifth seed Juan Martin Del Potro out in the second round.

Defending champion Venus Williams breezed into the third round of Wimbledon today after beating Kateryna Bondarenko in just 69 minutes.

Third seed Venus Williams became the biggest casualty at the French Open as she was beaten in straight sets by inspired Hungarian Agnes Szavay in the third round today.

Reigning champion Ana Ivanovic continued her ruthless streak at the French Open with a straight-sets thrashing of Iveta Benesova in the third round today.

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

Second seed Serena Williams has been dumped out of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in her first game in Rome after suffering a 6-2 2-6 6-1 defeat to Patty Schnyder in the second round.

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 expressed surprise that the roof on Rod Laver Arena was not closed prior to the start of her quarter-final against Carla Suarez Navarro.

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.

Venus Williams today became the first high-profile casualty at the Australian Open after being downed 2-6 6-3 7-5 by Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro, a player ranked 40 places below her.

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.

Iva Ivanovic believes her current level of performance could carry her all the way to the French Open title.

RAFAEL Nadal secured his 25th consecutive win at the French Open yesterday after dispatching Fernando Verdasco in straight sets.

Jelena Jankovic recovered from a second-set collapse against Agnieszka Radwanska to progress to the last eight of the French Open today.