World number one Dinara Safina had to come from a set down to beat Flavia Pennetta of Italy 3-6 7-5 6-0 on Saturday to set up a final showdown against fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova at the WTA tournament in Stuttgart.
Venus Williams stayed on course for a semifinal showdown with her sister and world number one Serena with a straight sets win over fast-improving Alize Cornet of France in Dubai.
Venus Williams is just one match away from reclaiming the title she last won in 1999 after beating second seed Ana Ivanovic 4-6 6-3 6-4 to reach the final of the Zurich Open.
Wimbledon champion Venus Williams breezed into the semifinals of the WTA Zurich Open with a straight sets win over Francesca Schiavone of Italy on Friday night.
Roger Federer made up for the disappointment of missing out in the singles by winning his first Olympic gold medal as he teamed up with Stanislas Wawrinka to claim the doubles title on Saturday.
World number one and top seed Ana Ivanovic survived a scare lasting three hours and 24 minutes before disposing of France's Nathalie Dechy 6-7 7-6 10-8 in a Court One epic at Wimbledon.
Top seed Nikolay Davydenko clinched the Poertschach claycourt title for the third time on Saturday beating Argentina's Juan Monaco 6-2 2-6 6-2 in the final.
World number one Dinara Safina had to come from a set down to beat Flavia Pennetta of Italy 3-6 7-5 6-0 on Saturday to set up a final showdown against fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova at the WTA tournament in Stuttgart.
Venus Williams stayed on course for a semifinal showdown with her sister and world number one Serena with a straight sets win over fast-improving Alize Cornet of France in Dubai.
Venus Williams is just one match away from reclaiming the title she last won in 1999 after beating second seed Ana Ivanovic 4-6 6-3 6-4 to reach the final of the Zurich Open.
Wimbledon champion Venus Williams breezed into the semifinals of the WTA Zurich Open with a straight sets win over Francesca Schiavone of Italy on Friday night.
Roger Federer made up for the disappointment of missing out in the singles by winning his first Olympic gold medal as he teamed up with Stanislas Wawrinka to claim the doubles title on Saturday.
World number one and top seed Ana Ivanovic survived a scare lasting three hours and 24 minutes before disposing of France's Nathalie Dechy 6-7 7-6 10-8 in a Court One epic at Wimbledon.
Top seed Nikolay Davydenko clinched the Poertschach claycourt title for the third time on Saturday beating Argentina's Juan Monaco 6-2 2-6 6-2 in the final.
Returning veteran Lindsay Davenport won her first match at Key Biscayne for five years as she progressed to the third round of the WTA Tier One Tournament on Saturday.
Anna Chakvetadze defeated Pole Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 2-6 6-4 in the first round of the Dubai Open, then spoke about the anguish caused by being assaulted and burgled in her Moscow home in December.
Maria Sharapova was given a brief scare on her way to a 6-1 6-4 victory over Russian qualifier Alla Kudryavtseva in the French Open third round on Saturday.
Top seed Justine Henin shrugged off a determined challenge from Australia's Alicia Molik to reach the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open with a 6-2 7-6 victory on Wednesday.
Tommy Robredo came from a set down to beat Mario Ancic and give Spain an unassailable 2-0 lead in their Hopman Cup match against Croatia at the Burswood Dome in Perth on Monday.
World number five Nadia Petrova and number eight Tommy Robredo have been confirmed in the line-up for the Hopman Cup team competition in Perth at the end of the year.
Eleni Daniilidou of Greece held on for a 6-3 2-6 7-6 win over fourth-seeded Ai Sugiyama in the Korea Open final Sunday to earn her fourth WTA singles title.
Italy reached their first Fed Cup final on Sunday when Flavia Pennetta overcame Spain's Lourdes Dominguez-Lino 6-2 6-4 to give her team an unassailable 3-1 semifinal lead in Zaragoza.
Justine Henin-Hardenne's replacement Kirsten Flipkens will open Belgium's bid to reach the Fed Cup final against American Jill Craybas in Ostend on Saturday.
Kim Clisters and Justine Henin-Hardenne boosted Belgium's chances of winning a second Fed Cup when they were named in the squad for the semifinal against a weakened United States.
Defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne avenged one of her most disappointing defeats on Saturday when she dispatched Italian Tathiana Garbin 6-4 6-0 to reach the French Open fourth round.
Francesca Schiavone saved a match point as she beat world number one Amelie Mauresmo 4-6 7-6 6-4 to give Italy a 2-1 lead over France in their Fed Cup first round tie in Nancy on Sunday.
Fifth-seeded Daniela Hantuchova needed two hours 48 minutes to see off the challenge of unseeded Kveta Peschke of the Czech Republic in the first round of the US$600,000 Qatar Open on Tuesday.
Second seed Amelie Mauresmo returned from a month-long layoff to open the defence of her Rogers Cup title with a 6-2 6-3 second round win over Dally Randriantefy.
Belgian former world number one Kim Clijsters has recovered from wrist surgery and will return to tennis action next week at a low-key event in her homeland.
A sluggish Justine Henin-Hardenne had her French Open title ripped from her grasp, as the Belgian suffered the earliest defeat of a women's top seed in the grand slam's history.
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