Maria Sharapova reached the quarter-finals of the US Open for the first time since winning the title six years ago, but was given a real scare by fellow Russian Nadia Petrova.

Fourth seed Victoria Azarenka looked in imperious form as she booked a place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals with victory over Nadia Petrova this afternoon.

Vera Zvonareva believes the experience she gained from last year’s grand slam final appearances came to the fore as she squeezed past Lucie Safarova at the Australian Open today.

Top seed Nadia Petrova moved into the second round of the Korea Open with a comfortable 6-3 6-2 victory over Jarmila Groth of Australia in Seoul.

Eighth seed Nadia Petrova overcame a poor showing in the first set to book her place in the second round of the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament in New Haven.

Former world number one Dinara Safina claimed back-to-back wins for the first time since the Australian Open in January to reach the third round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal.

Francesca Schiavone today became the first Italian woman through to a grand slam final after a tearful Elena Dementieva dramatically quit their French Open semi-final.

FRENCH Open giant killer Robin Soderling insisted he never stopped believing he could end his hoodoo against Roger Federer after finally toppling the defending champion last night.

Francesca Schiavone today produced one of the most complete performances of this year's French Open to stun Caroline Wozniacki and become the first woman into the semi-finals.

An inspired Nadia Petrova today claimed the biggest scalp of this year’s French Open after beating Venus Williams for the first time in her career.

Serena Williams today revealed she was suffering with a cold and sickness bug after a medical time-out helped her recover from a second-set malaise to reach the last 16 of the French Open.

Justine Henin moved one step closer to another remarkable Belgian return when she advanced to the semi-finals of the Australian Open today.

Nadia Petrova claimed her second big-name scalp in as many rounds with an upset win over third seed Svetlana Kuznetsova at the Australian Open today.

REIGNING US Open champion Kim Clijsters had a day to forget as she crashed out of the Australian Open yesterday.

Second seed Serena Williams was knocked out of the China Open in the third round by Nadia Petrova amid a dramatic finish.

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.

ROGER FEDERER moved closer to a sixth successive US Open crown after stifling Spanish 14th seed Tommy Robredo 7-5 6-2 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals last night.

American teenager Melanie Oudin knocked out former champion Maria Sharapova to continue her amazing run at the US Open.

ROGER FEDERER will face Robin Soderling in the fourth round at Wimbledon in a rematch of the recent French Open final.

TOP seed Rafael Nadal last night broke another French Open record as he stayed on course for a fifth successive title with a routine straight-sets victory over Teimuraz Gabashvili in the second round yesterday.

German teenager Sabine Lisicki shocked second seed Venus Williams at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston by beating the American 6-4 7-6 (7/5) to advance to the quarter-finals.

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.

Ireland may have suffered boxing disappointment today at the Olympics, but the steeplechase semi-finals have gone spectacularly.

IT HAS been a year of unprecedented shocks at Wimbledon, but a women’s final without either of the Williams sisters would arguably top the lot.

VENUS WILLIAMS stayed on course for her fifth Wimbledon title eight years after her first – and declared she is still the same girl who jumped for joy on Centre Court back in 2000.

Defending champion Maria Sharapova was today sent crashing out of the US Open by 30th seed Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.

Nadia Petrova failed to progress beyond the third round of the US Open for the second straight year.

Ana Ivanovic admitted that the mental stress she faced on court today far outweighed the physical effort required to defeat Russia’s Nadia Petrova for a place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals.

Second seed Rafael Nadal and third seed Andy Roddick both recorded straight sets wins on yesterday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Pacific Life Open.

Second seed Rafael Nadal and third seed Andy Roddick both recorded straight sets wins yesterday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Pacific Life Open.

Serena Williams dug deep on centre court to earn a spot in the fourth round of the Australian Open while defending champion Amelie Mauresmo continued to impress on day five at Melbourne Park.

Serena Williams advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open after coming back from the brink of defeat to down fifth seed Nadia Petrova 1-6 7-5 6-3 today.

ROGER FEDERER stepped up a gear on day three of the Australian Open to sweep past Jonas Bjorkman in straight sets.

Defending champion Amelie Mauresmo and in-form Serb Jelena Jankovic stormed into the third round of the Australian Open in Melbourne after two impressive performances.

Andy Murray has been handed his highest seeding for a grand slam event after being installed at 15 for next week’s Australian Open.

Justine Henin-Hardenne has reached the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Championships with a match to spare.

The Kremlin Cup lost its two top seeds on Friday, but only one of them was beaten on the court.

Fifth seed Nadia Petrova has withdrawn from Wimbledon after failing to recover from a groin injury sustained prior to last month’s French Open.

ANDY RODDICK hopes to recapture his fitness in time for Wimbledon after being forced to retire from the first round of the French Open with a left ankle injury.

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE upset top seed Lindsay Davenport 2-6 6-2 6-3 yesterday to advance to the Australian Open semi-finals.

Maria Sharapova overcame a spirited performance by Russian compatriot Nadia Petrova to book a place in the semi-finals at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Maria Sharapova was delighted to recover from a “sluggish” start to beat Daniela Hantuchova to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open at the Rod Laver Arena.

Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin-Hardenne and Nadia Petrova all showed tremendous skill and poise to advance to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Lindsay Davenport is two wins away from successfully defending her title at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.