RAFAEL NADAL made a winning debut under the Centre Court roof as he booked his place in the third round of Wimbledon with a 6-3 6-2 6-4 win over Ryan Sweeting.

Last year’s Wimbledon runner-up Vera Zvonareva survived a first-round scare to defeat promising young American Alison Riske 6-0 3-6 6-3 this afternoon.

Third seed Vera Zvonareva came back from match-point down to defeat ailing German Sabine Lisicki 4-6 7-5 7-5 in the second round of the French Open this evening.

World number one Rafael Nadal was one of a host of seeds to progress into the third round of the Madrid Open today, with a mouth-watering showdown against Juan Martin Del Potro awaiting the Spaniard tomorrow.

Vera Zvonareva and Svetlana Kuznetsova today moved Russia to the brink of the Fed Cup final with victories in their semi-final singles rubbers against two-time defending champions Italy in Moscow.

Kim Clijsters admitted she ran out of "fighting spirit" as she lost to Victoria Azarenka in the quarter-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

Vera Zvonareva upset world number one Caroline Wozniacki to win the Qatar Ladies Open in Doha today.

Kim Clijsters produced a masterclass to see off Vera Zvonareva and advance into the Australian Open final today.

Kim Clijsters is confident of producing the improved performance she feels is required to beat Vera Zvonareva in the Australian Open semi-finals tomorrow.

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.

Second seed Vera Zvonareva survived a major scare at the Australian Open today before edging out teenager Bojana Jovanovski.

Kim Clijsters successfully defended her US Open title with a one-sided victory over Russia’s Vera Zvonareva in a disappointing final at Flushing Meadows.

Defending champion Kim Clijsters will face Vera Zvonareva in today's US Open final after coming from behind to beat Venus Williams in their semi-final.

Russia’s Vera Zvonareva today reached her second successive Grand Slam final with a comprehensive victory over top seed Caroline Wozniacki in the US Open.

RUSSIA’S Vera Zvonareva last night reached the semi-finals of the US Open for the first time in her career with a hard-fought win over Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi.

Maria Sharapova will face the new hero of American tennis for the second year running at the US Open after booking her place in the third round at Flushing Meadows.

Wimbledon finalist Vera Zvonareva safely moved into the third round of the US Open today with victory over Germany’s Sabine Lisicki.

Elena Dementieva’s defence of her Rogers Cup title was ended in the third round by China’s Zheng Jie.

SERENA WILLIAMS is determined not to enjoy her incredible tennis success too much – so she can have more of it.

Serena Williams etched her family’s name on the Venus Rosewater Dish for the ninth time in 11 years with a comprehensive 6-3 6-2 victory over surprise Wimbledon finalist Vera Zvonareva this afternoon.

SERENA WILLIAMS heads into her sixth Wimbledon final today as one of the hottest favourites on record, but insists she would much rather be facing the imposing figure of her sister Venus on the other side of the net.

Serena Williams will take nothing for granted in her bid to become a four-time Wimbledon champion despite heading into tomorrow’s showpiece against Vera Zvonareva as red-hot favourite to regain the crown.

SERENA WILLIAMS revealed her record-breaking ace count is giving some cause for concern after out-muscling gutsy Czech Petra Kvitova to advance to her sixth Wimbledon final on Centre Court yesterday.

Russia's Vera Zvonareva produced a storming finish to overcome spirited Bulgarian outsider Tsvetana Pironkova today to reach her first Wimbledon final at the eighth attempt.

Serena and Venus Williams suffered their first Grand Slam doubles defeat since last year's French Open to crash out in the Wimbledon quarter-finals today.

SERENA WILLIAMS will be the only top-20 women’s seed in the Wimbledon semi-finals after her sister Venus fell victim to the biggest shock yet in a tournament of surprises.

Vera Zvonareva edged a gruelling Centre Court battle with US Open champion Kim Clijsters today to set up a Wimbledon semi-final against the unseeded Tsvetana Pironkova.

Jelena Jankovic made a dismal fourth-round exit from Wimbledon as she retired injured in the second set after being outplayed by Vera Zvonareva.

Top seed Dinara Safina was dumped out of the WTA LA Women’s Tennis Championships by Zheng Jie last night.

Dinara Safina is into her second grand slam final after powering past Vera Zvonereva at the Australian Open.

Serena Williams and Ana Ivanovic have withdrawn from the season-ending Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championship in Doha.

Top seed Ana Ivanovic confirmed her return to form today, routing Vera Zvonareva in the final of the Generali Ladies Linz.

Russia remain on course for another Fed Cup title after taking a commanding 2-0 lead over Spain in the final.

Roger Federer cruised into the second round of the Beijing Olympics and then vowed not to “freak out” at his impending demotion to world number two.

Top seed Justine Henin powered into the last 16 of the US Open today as she opened third-round play at the Arthur Ashe Stadium with an easy victory over Russian qualifier Ekaterina Makarova.

Kim Clijsters booked her place in the second round with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Vera Zvonareva – but the number two seed had to fight for every point.

HOME crowd favourite Tim Henman rallied from a two-set deficit to defeat Jarkko Nieminen of Finland, 3-6, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 on the second day of the Wimbledon tournament yesterday.

Lindsay Davenport showed Vera Zvonareva just how to keep a cool head after the former champion booked a place in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon for the seventh time.

A “TIRED” French Open champion Anastasia Myskina could not hide her disappointment after bowing out of Wimbledon on court two, the ‘graveyard of the seeds’.

ANDRE AGASSI, Andy Roddick and Lindsay Davenport kept the stars and stripes flying high above Melbourne Park yesterday with a trio of sizzling performances in the Australian Open fourth round.

LEYTON HEWITT, the 2001 champion, cruised into the second round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows as he thrashed Victor Hanescu of Romania 6-3 6-2 6-2.