Novak Djokovic laid down an early marker ahead of the Australian Open with a scintillating performance on Tuesday as Serbia beat Australia to move closer to a place in the final of the Hopman Cup mixed team event. The world number three brushed aside former world number one Lleyton Hewitt 6-2, 6-4 to secure an unbeatable 2-0 lead for the top seeds after Ana Ivanovic eased to a 6-4, 6-0 win over Alicia Molik.
Facts and figures from the women's competition at the French Open, which begins from May 25.
Belgium's US Open champion Kim Clijsters showed no mercy against her childhood friend Alicia Molik at the Brisbane International on Tuesday, whipping the Australian 6-0, 6-3 to cruise into the third round.
US Open champion Kim Clijsters began her 2010 season with a comfortable 6-2, 6-1 victory over Italian Tathiana Garbin in the first round of the Brisbane International on Sunday.
Sania Mirza's preparation for the Australian Open suffered a setback as she crashed out of the WTA Hobart International after losing a hard-fought first round match to wild card Alicia Molik in Hobart on Monday.
Sania Mirza kept her doubles campaign afloat, but fifth seeds Leander Paes and Paul Hanley were sent packing by Rohan Bopanna and Rajeev Ram in men's doubles as the Indians completed a reasonably good day at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.
French Open champion Justine Henin enjoyed a swift 60-minute workout to overcome Russia's Vera Dushevina to enter the third round.
Reader Shirley sent us pictures of Bhupathi and Paes from Adelaide.
They defeated Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden and Australia's Alicia Molik in the mixed doubles final at Wimbledon.
Amelie Mauresmo received an easy passage into the final of the Advanta Championships in Philadelphia on Saturday when Maria Sharapova was forced out of the event with a sore shoulder.
Shikha Uberoi has been given a wild card entry to the Bangalore Open.
Sania Mirza's impressive showing at the Hobart WTA saw her move to world number 53.
Hosts Australia beat Russia 2-1 in the opening tie of the Hopman Cup.
India's Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna fell by the wayside at the Australian Open on Monday.
Sania Mirza and Australian partner Alicia Molik beat the unseeded Greco-German pair of Eleni Daniilidou and Jasmin Woehr 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 while Rohan Bopanna and American-Indian Rajeev Ram ousted the British-American duo of James Auckland and Sam Querrey 6-1, 7-6(4) to advance to the second round at the Australian Open.
The United States booked their place in the Hopman Cup final by moving into an unassailable 2-0 lead over Australia in their Group B match.
The Indian pair maintained their unbeaten run to tame Australia's Alicia Molik and Peter Luczak in the mixed doubles encounter to pull off their first win in group 'A' of the Hopman Cup in Perth on Wednesday.
The 2004 French Open finalist withdrew from the Grand Slam with an elbow injury
The third-seeded Australian, who missed several months after suffering a virus that upset her balance, was beaten 6-4, 6-2 at the Bali International.
The US Open champion claimed her fourth title of the year on Sunday by beating unseeded Hantuchova 6-1, 4-6, 6-3.
Tatiana Golovin overcame Natalie Grandin 6-4, 7-5 to set up a semi-final clash with Maria Sharapova in Edgbaston
Hence the Fed Cup women's team tennis competition in New Delhi received another blow.
Russian Anastasia Myskina scraped past Israeli teenager Shahar Peer 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the third round of the Amelia Island Championship.
Maria Sharapova will take on Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova, while Amelie Mauresmo will meet Australian Alicia Molik in the semi-finals.
The Indo-Aussie combination were beaten 6-2, 6-4 by Alona Bondarenko and Anastasia Yakimova
Sania Mirza and Alicia Molik drubbed Jelena Kostanic and Angelique Widjaja 6-3, 6-3 in Istanbul
Her manager Lisa Chaffey said the Australian has been forced to take a break due to a persistent virus that is affecting her balance.
Alicia Molik has pulled out of the Grand Slam due to an inner-ear infection.
Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova staged a superb rally to smother the challenge of Alicia Molik and win the $600,000 Qatar Open.
Maria Sharapova beat Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 6-4 in the semi final to set up a title clash with Australian Alicia Molik.
Conchita Martinez rallied from a set down to beat Roberta Vinci of Italy 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 in the first round of the Qatar Open.
She will meet Anastasia Myskina or Venus Williams who were playing their semi-final later on Saturday.
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