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.

Flavia Pennetta caused the biggest upset of the US Open so far with a gutsy 6-3 3-6 6-4 victory over third seed Maria Sharapova on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

The withdrawal of Flavia Pennetta allowed US Open top seed Caroline Wozniacki to reach the last four of the Pilot Pen Tennis without playing in New Haven, Connecticut.

Maria Sharapova recovered from a poor second set to dump fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova out of the Cincinnati Open in the first round on Tuesday night.

Flavia Pennetta sealed Fed Cup victory for Italy with a straight-sets win over US teenager Melanie Oudin in Reggio Calabria.

Serena Williams continued her bid to retain the US Open title by beating Italy’s Flavia Pennetta 6-4 6-3 in their quarter-final overnight.

Maria Sharapova was dumped out of the WTA LA Women’s Tennis Championships by Flavia Pennetta in the semi-finals on Saturday night.

Venus Williams was once again forced to go the distance before sealing a 6-2 5-7 6-1 victory over lucky loser Agnes Szavay of Hungary in the quarter-finals of the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL tournament.

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.

Ana Ivanovic's late-season slump continued today as she suffered a 6-1 1-6 6-2 defeat by Russian Nadia Petrova during their second-round match at the Pacific Open.

RAFAEL NADAL hit back from a set down against Mardy Fish to secure a place in the semi-finals of the US Open for the first time.

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

Lucie Safarova defeated Italy’s Flavia Pennetta 6-3 6-4 to win the Australian Women’s Hardcourts tournament at the Gold Coast.

MARTINA HINGIS admitted her semi-final clash with Flavia Pennetta had been one match too many after she tumbled out of the Mondial Women’s Hardcourts tournament.

Martina Hingis was beaten in the semi-final of the Mondial Australian Women’s Hardcourts tournament on her comeback after over three years out of the WTA Tour.

Former champion Serena Williams tonight crashed out of Wimbledon, another victim of the ‘Graveyard of Champions.’

Justine Henin-Hardenne, semi-finalist and finalist in Wimbledon’s last two championships and currently champion of France, again had to rouse herself against an opponent of surprising quality to earn a passage into the third round.