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.

Kim Clijsters and Li Na, last year’s champion and runner-up respectively, eased into the third round of the Australian Open today, dropping just five games between them.

Serena Williams' hopes of claiming a third consecutive title in the build-up to the US Open were shattered when she was forced to withdraw from the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati with a toe injury.

Kim Clijsters suffered a worrying injury setback as the second seed abandoned her opening match at the Rogers Cup in Toronto last night.

The Williams sisters’ five-year grip on the Wimbledon title was ended today as both Venus and Serena crashed out in the fourth round.

Serena Williams will resume her title defence in the more grand surroundings of Court One today after the All England Club acquiesced to the champion’s plea to move away from the outer reaches of Wimbledon.

Caroline Wozniacki had to come from behind to beat Yanina Wickmayer and progress in the Family Circle Cup in Charleston.

Kim Clijsters retired injured from her fourth-round match in the ATP & WTA BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells last night.

RAFAEL NADAL fired out a warning to his Australian Open rivals by beating Marin Cilic and then declaring himself back to full fitness.

Kim Clijsters completed the quarter-final line-up at the Australian Open although she was made to struggle by Ekaterina Makarova.

Vera Zvonareva remained on course for a third successive grand slam final appearance after moving into the last eight of the Australian Open today with victory over Iveta Benesova.

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.

Daniela Hantuchova battled from a set down to sink Melanie Oudin in the first round of the WTA LA Women’s Tennis Championships in Los Angeles yesterday.

Second seed Venus Williams survived a second-set scare to edge past Sania Mirza in the second round of the Family Circle Cup in Charleston.

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.

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

BELGIAN pair Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne continued their march into the last 16 but there will be no fairytale final for former Wimbledon champion Martina Hingis.

Neither Nathalie Dechy of France nor Jelena Jankovic of Serbia & Montenegro will be entering the US Open in a positive frame of mind.

Former world number one Venus Williams was stunned after she bowed out from the French Open’s third round at the hands of 15-year-old unseeded Bulgarian Sesil Karatantcheva.

Two 18-year-olds with a world of talent meet in the third round at Roland Garros today when Spaniard Rafael Nadal clashes with Richard Gasquet of France.

FRUSTRATED by the French clay and a Chinese teenager, Lindsay Davenport glared at her racket, clenched her teeth and mounted a comeback.

World number one Lindsay Davenport admits she has low expectations of the French Open fortnight after scraping past Chinese teenager Shuai Peng into the third round.

Anastasia Myskina’s defence of the French Open crown she won in glorious fashion last year ended with a whimper today as she crashed out in the opening round of this year’s event at Roland Garros.

Top seed Lindsay Davenport shrugged off a set and a half of sluggish form to overcome Slovenia’s Katarina Srebotnik 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the first round of the French Open on Monday.