Eighth seed Justine Henin-Hardenne fought back from a set down to topple the top seed and reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open.
Maria Sharapova beat sixth seed Nadia Petrova 7-6, 6-4 in an all-Russian quarter-final at the Australian Open.
Both survived tough opening matches at the Pacific Life Open Masters Series.
Maria Sharapova-led Russian brigade captured four of the round of 16 berths at the Australian Open on Friday
Maria Sharapova will take on Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova, while Amelie Mauresmo will meet Australian Alicia Molik in the semi-finals.
Maria Sharapova pulled out from the Gold Coast WTA event due to a shoulder injury.
The 20-year-old Russian made no secret of the fact that she preferred faster surfaces.
More than 1,800 Thais and foreign tourists are confirmed to have died and the death toll is expected to climb.
Defending champion Maria Sharapova was forced to drop a set before beating Patty Schnyder in the season-ending WTA Championships.
The world No. 1 scraped into the Kremlin Cup quarter-finals when Anna-Lena Groenefeld retired with an ankle injury leading the second-round match 6-1, 4-2.
Beckham, Ronaldo, Messi, Nadal, Rooney, paid moving tribute to Paris victims.
Djokovic continues to lead ATP Rankings
Roger Federer hasn't won a Grand Slam title this year but the 17-time Grand Slam champion tops Forbes magazine's list of the 10 top tennis moneymakers, announced on Tuesday.
Lindsay Davenport beat Russian Anna Chakvetadze 6-3, 6-3 to reach the final of the New Haven Open
The American will regain the world number one ranking from Russian Maria Sharapova if she reaches the final.
The 16-year-old Sharapova won her first WTA title, something her better-known compatriot is yet to achieve.
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