Second seed Dinara Safina took less than an hour to end British number one Elena Baltacha's run at the Australian Open.

Caroline Wozniacki brought fellow teenager Melanie Oudin's giant-killing run at the US Open to an end under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium last night.

American teenager Melanie Oudin continued her giant-killing run at the US Open when she knocked out a third Russian seed in succession Nadia Petrova at Flushing Meadows.

Kim Clijsters made a winning return to the professional circuit today with a 6-4 6-3 success against Marion Bartoli of France at the Women's Open in Cincinnati.

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.

DEFENDING champion Venus Williams launched her bid for Wimbledon singles title number six with a 6-3 6-2 win over Stefanie Voegele yesterday.

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.

Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt fought back from a set down to reach the second round of the Miami Masters today with victory over Israel’s Dudi Sela.

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.

Rafael Nadal will celebrate his rise to the top of the world on Monday as the new Olympic champion after a straight sets victory over Chilean Fernando Gonzalez in Beijing today.

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.

AMELIE MAURESMO believes her first-round win over Olga Savchuk will help to dismiss any “mental fears” she had coming into the French Open.

Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo was beaten 3-6 6-3 6-3 by top seed Anna Chakvetadze in the quarter-finals of the Open Gaz de France on Friday.

Ana Ivanovic remained on course for a potential showdown with Venus Williams with another easy victory at the US Open in New York.

Second-seed Maria Sharapova put aside her injury problems to breeze past America’s Jill Craybas in straight sets in the second round of the French Open.

Second-seed Maria Sharapova put aside her injury problems to breeze past America’s Jill Craybas in straight sets in the second round of the French Open.