Serena Williams is looking forward to the new clay season after scoring her first win on the surface in almost two years.
Home favorite Samantha Stosur admitted that the expectation on her shoulders ahead of the Australian Open feels "like a bombshell" following Monday's first-round defeat at the Sydney International.
The Czech Republic have secured their first Fed Cup title since 1988 after doubles duo Lucie Hradecka and Kveta Peschke won the deciding rubber to give them a 3-2 victory over Russia in Moscow on Sunday.
Dominika Cibulkova will be bidding for her first WTA Tour title when she plays Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in the final of the Kremlin Cup Sunday.
Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska has secured the final place in the eight-strong field for the WTA Championships in Istanbul next week after illness ended the hopes of her closest rival.
Marion Bartoli kept alive her hopes of qualifying for the season-ending WTA Championships by marching into the quarterfinals of the Kremlin Cup on Thursday.
1. Clockwork Caro. Clay-court season kicked off last week. There were a number of counterintuitive results, but form held in Charleston where top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki won her third title of 2011, taking the Family Circle Cup. Among her victims: Jelena Jankovic and then Elena Vesnina in the final. "I know I can win a Slam," Wozniacki professes. Her next chance comes in Paris in a few weeks.
Caroline Wozniacki cemented her position as world number one with a straight sets win over unseeded Russian Elena Vesnina in the final of the WTA tournament at Charleston Sunday.
Caroline Wozniacki will face Russia's Elena Vesnina in Sunday's final at the WTA Tour event in Charleston, South Carolina.
World number one Caroline Wozniacki battled past Barbora Zahlavova Strycova on Thursday to advance into the quarterfinals of the WTA Tour event in Charleston, South Carolina.
Reigning champion Andy Roddick suffered a shock defeat in the second round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami on Saturday losing 6-4 7-6 (4) to Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas.
Defending champion Andy Roddick advanced to the quarterfinals of the season-opening Brisbane International in Australia with a 6-4 6-1 triumph over Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov on Wednesday.
Roger Federer aims to bounce back from his crushing final defeat in Shanghai as he enters his final four tournaments of 2010 with a long-awaited return to Sweden this week.
Maria Sharapova crashed out of the China Open on Tuesday, with the former world No. 1 suffering her second consecutive early exit.
Venus and Serena Williams' bid for a fifth consecutive Grand Slam doubles title ended when they were beaten in the Wimbledon quarterfinals.
Holder Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame a shaky start to reach the second round of the French Open with a straight sets victory over Romania's Sorana Cirstea on Sunday.
Serena Williams and Dinara Safina, the world's top-ranked women's tennis players, made winning starts to their 2010 season at the Sydney Invitational tournament on Tuesday.
Venus Williams has crashed out of the Rodgers Cup in Toronto after a shock 1-6 7-5 6-4 second round defeat by qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko.
Argentina's unseeded Gisela Dulko caused an upset on Centre Court with a battling win over former champion Maria Sharapova.
Roger Federer and Andy Murray eased into the quarterfinals of the Madrid Masters with straight sets victories on Thursday.
Top seed Elena Dementieva stayed on course to claim the Family Circle Cup in Charleston as her Slovakian opponent Dominika Cibulkova was forced to pull out of their quarterfinal match through injury.
Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt is through to his first clay-court final in 10 years after a straight sets victory over Russian Evgeny Korolev at the US Men's Clay Court tournament in Houston, Texas.
Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt reached the semifinals of the U.S. Clay Court Championship in Houston with a 6-3 6-4 win over Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.
Tennis superstar Maria Sharapova returned to action after a seven month injury layoff in a doubles match at Indian Wells in California.
Russian former world number one Maria Sharapova will return to competitive action after a six-month injury absence in this week's tournament at Indian Wells.
Serena and Venus Williams will meet for the 19th time in a competitive tournament after claiming staight sets victories in the quarterfinals of the Dubai Open on Thursday.
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.
Rafael Nadal will play Fernando Gonzalez of Chile for Olympic tennis gold after both came through epic semifinals on Friday.
Top seed Ana Ivanovic was taken to three sets by unseeded Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru before reaching the third round of the Pacific Life Open on Saturday.
World number one Justine Henin and defending champion Serena Williams both progressed to the last 16 of the Australian Open with straight sets wins in Melbourne on Friday.
World number one Justine Henin set up a mouthwatering semifinal clash with Serbia's Ana Ivanovic with a straight sets victory over Estonia' s Kaia Kanepi in Sydney.
World number four Ana Ivanovic needed some encouragement from her coach to come from the edge of a shock defeat and reach the quarterfinals of the Sydney International.
Justine Henin used her formidable backhand and clever angles to beat Russian Elena Vesnina 6-1 6-3 in the third round at Wimbledon.
Richard Gasquet began the defense of his Nottingham Open title by defeating American Vincent Spadea 6-3 6-4.
Day one of the French Open has been a stunted affair, with Roland Garros plagued by constant rain showers.
Justin Henin opened the defense of her French Open crown with a battling 6-4 6-3 win over 20-year-old Russian Elena Vesnina on Sunday.
Top-seeded Martina Hingis advanced to the Australian women's hard court championships semifinals with a 6-3 6-1 win over Catalina Castano of Colombia.
Martina Hingis needed only 46 minutes to complete a 6-0 6-1 second round win over Australian Nicole Pratt at the Australian Women's Hardcourt Championship at Gold Coast on Tuesday.
Top seed Amelie Mauresmo joined Russian trio Elena Dementieva, Nadia Petrova and Anna Chakvetadze in the Kremlin Cup quarter-finals on Thursday.
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