World number one Roger Federer moved closer to a Sony Ericsson hat-trick on Monday, easing into the fourth round of the Masters Series event with 7-5 6-3 win over Spain's Nicolas Almagro.
Paula Radcliffe has spoken for the first time about the pain of missing the World Championships.
Martina Hingis of Switzerland climbed 232 places to number 117 after reaching the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.
Top seed Amelie Mauresmo, second seed Kim Clijsters and number three Justine Henin-Hardenne also won their quarter-finals.
The Indian will take on seventh seed Elena Dementieva in the first round at Wimbledon
Justine Henin-Hardenne secured a place in the semi-finals of the WTA Championships and remained on course to claim the year-end number one spot with a 6-4 6-4 win over Russia's Nadia Petrova on Thursday.
Wimbledon champion Venus Williams was pushed to the limit before beating third seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 4-6 6-1 7-6 on Wednesday to reach the US Open semi-finals.
Following is a list of American Serena Williams' 22 grand slam singles titles as she equalled Steffi Graf's professional era record with victory at Wimbledon on Saturday
The Indian has dropped 10 places to 54 in the latest WTA rankings.
The world number 19 said her victory was reward for her father Walter.
Kim Clijsters powered Belgium into their second Fed Cup final with a comfortable 6-0, 6-1 win over American teenager Vania King.
Champion Venus Williams was knocked out of the Family Circle Cup beaten 7-5, 6-4 by 17-year-old Tatiana Golovin of France.
Kim Clijsters beat Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 6-2 to win the Warsaw Cup
The third seed best her fellow Russian 6-1, 6-2 to win her first Pacific Life Open.
Seven top 20 ranked players have already withdrawn from the event.
The Russian ace was beaten by Nicole Vaidisova in the Family Circle Cup second round.
French Open champion Anastasia Myskina lost to 15-year-old Czech Nicole Vaidisova in the second round of the Family Circle Cup.
Mary Pierce beat unseeded Italian Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 6-3 in the Kremlin Cup final to win her second title in Moscow
Kim Clijsters captured the Rogers Cup with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over fellow Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne.
This year's WTA championships pays the winner $1 million, equalling the largest prize in women's sport.
The women's singles at Wimbledon will boil down to a contest between Russian grace and American gristle.
Unlike previous years when there seemed to be only a small handful of genuine contenders, there are as many as a dozen women vying for the crown this season.
Williams's last Grand Slam victory came 18 months ago at Wimbledon, and her form and fitness since returning to the tour after an eight-month layoff have been inconsistent.
The Belgian was beaten by Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semi-finals of the Warsaw WTA claycourt event.
The Russian battled back from a set down to beat French Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final.
After injuries, illness and doubts they would ever return to top level tennis, Henin-Hardene and Clijsters are back upto speed.
India's leading junior beat Australia's Jennifer Elie in the girls' singles at the Australian Open.
The 13th seeded Czech proved too strong for Serb, who lifted the Suzanne Lenglen Cup in 2008, winning 7-5, 6-4.
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