Belgian Kirsten Flipkens caused a Centre Court sensation as she dumped the 2011 champion Petra Kvitova out of Wimbledon to reach the semi-finals yesterday.

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.

World number one Novak Djokovic kept his hopes of a third successive Australian Open title alive with an extraordinary defeat of Stanislas Wawrinka yesterday.

Maria Sharapova refused to look beyond her quarter-final opponent Ekaterina Makarova despite another lop-sided win at the Australian Open today.

Venus Williams was unable to stop the Maria Sharapova juggernaut tonight as the Russian powered into the fourth round of the Australian Open.

Top seed Agnieszka Radwanska made smooth progress into the semi-finals of the ASB Classic in Auckland with a 6-3 6-3 win over Russia’s Elena Vesnina.

Fourth seed David Ferrer passed a potentially dangerous test with flying colours as he defeated big-serving South African Kevin Anderson in the first round of the US Open.

FOUR-TIME French Open champion Rafael Nadal is braced for a tough battle as he faces Lleyton Hewitt at Roland Garros today.

Serena Williams today admitted she is taking great pleasure from silencing those who claimed she and sister Venus would never again hold the top two spots in the world rankings.

Fifth seed Elena Dementieva ensured the anticipated second-round meeting with Justin Henin will take place after beating Vera Dushevina 6-2 6-1 at the Australian Open today.

Former champions Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams stayed on course for a last-16 showdown at Flushing Meadows after both coming through their US Open second-round ties.

Top seed Dinara Safina cruised into the fourth round at Wimbledon with a 7-5 6-1 victory over Belgian Kirsten Flipkens.

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

Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic both produced mixed performances as they moved into the third round of the Australian Open with straight sets victories over Kirsten Flipkens and Alberta Brianti respectively.