Former finalist Marion Bartoli was the most prominent woman to lose on day four at Wimbledon as Mirjana Lucic reached the third round for the first time since 1999.

Italy’s Sara Errani moved closer to capturing her third clay-court title in succession after coasting past compatriot Alberta Brianti to reach the semi-finals of the Budapest Grand Prix.

Venus Williams took another huge step on her comeback as she knocked seventh seed Jelena Jankovic out of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston last night.

Serena Williams was happy with her start to the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Miami, as she dropped just five games to Chinese opponent Zhang Shuai.

Marina Erakovic and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova will meet in the final of the Bell Challenge in Quebec after winning their respective semi-finals on Saturday.

Serena Williams sent out an ominous message to the women's game as she stormed past Maria Sharapova, booking her place in the semi-finals of the Bank of the West Classic for the loss of just four games.

IT IS not a good idea to sting Roger Federer into concerted action on a tennis court.

Third seed Jelena Jankovic battled through pain to reach the third round of the French Open today.

Top seed Maria Sharapova admitted she only had herself to blame as she came close to becoming the first high-profile casualty in this year’s French Open.

Third seed Jelena Jankovic was forced to battle hard before eventually seeing off first-round opponent Monica Niculescu at the French Open on Monday.

Justine Henin made a confident start to her Sony Ericsson Open challenge with a straight-sets win over Angelique Kerber on Friday.