Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi won her second career title as she stormed to a 6-2 6-1 win over Daniela Hantuchova in the Brisbane International final.

RUSSIA’S Vera Zvonareva last night reached the semi-finals of the US Open for the first time in her career with a hard-fought win over Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi.

Caroline Wozniacki survived her first test of the tournament to underline her status as top seed at the US Open with a fourth-round victory over former champion Maria Sharapova.

Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki felt she had justified her position as top seed after setting up a fourth-round clash with former champion Maria Sharapova at the US Open.

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki and former champion Maria Sharapova will meet in the fourth round of the US Open after enjoying embarrassingly one-sided victories today.

Jelena Jankovic’s bid for a first Grand Slam title was blown off court by a combination of Kaia Kanepi and strong, blustery winds at the US Open.

SERENA WILLIAMS will be the only top-20 women’s seed in the Wimbledon semi-finals after her sister Venus fell victim to the biggest shock yet in a tournament of surprises.

Rising Czech star Petra Kvitova will play a maiden grand slam semi-final against defending champion Serena Williams on Thursday after staging a stunning fightback against Estonian qualifier Kaia Kanepi.

Sam Stosur followed fellow French Open finalist Francesca Schiavone in exiting Wimbledon at the first-round stage.

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

Top seed Andy Roddick ended his losing streak against fellow American James Blake at the ATP Morgan Keegan Championships but third seed Radek Stepanek and fourth seed Tommy Haas crashed out in Memphis on Wednesday.

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.

Svetlana Kuznetsova wasted little time in booking her place in the last eight of the French Open today after completing a straight-sets win over Victoria Azarenka.