A gale force in the shape of Roger Federer blew aside local favourite Gael Monfils 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 on a blustery Tuesday at the French Open as the Swiss set up a mouth-watering French Open semi-final with Novak Djokovic.
They beat the Czech-Italian pair of Kveta Peschke and Francesca Schiavone in the second round of the Nasdaq-100 Open.
While Mahesh Bhupathi and Wesley Moodie were ousted in the second round in Rotterdam
A jet-lagged Andy Murray won his opening match of the year on Monday but it was not enough to prevent Britain from losing 2-1 to Italy in the Hopman Cup mixed team event.
Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Francesca Schiavone 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 to give Russia their third Fed Cup title.
Laura Siegemund entered the record books with her defeat of fifth-seeded Xiyu Wang of China in four hours, nine minutes at the Thailand Open in Hua Hin on Wednesday.
Justine Henin knocked out Swiss Patty Schnyder 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 to reach the Qatar Open semi-finals.
Maria Sharapova responded to a scolding from her coach to beat Italy's Francesca Schiavone 7-5, 2-6, 6-1.
Italy were handed Fed Cup title when Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne pulled out due to injury in the deciding doubles match.
Venus Williams beat Czech Lucie Safarova 6-1, 6-4 in the second round of the Italian Open
Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova cruised past American Meghann Shaughnessy in the second round of the Family Circle Cup.
The Swiss beat third seed Francesca Schiavone 6-1, 6-2 at the Qatar Open
The US Open champion will meet Francesca Schiavone in the final of the Belgian Open.
The French second seed was humbled by Slovenian qualifier Katarina Srebotnik at the Zurich Open.
Mary Pierce beat unseeded Italian Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 6-3 in the Kremlin Cup final to win her second title in Moscow
A livid French team were preparing to launch an official protest after Italy grabbed a 2-0 lead on the opening day of their Fed Cup first round tie on Saturday. A chilly Moscow proved an inhospitable place for China as they went 2-0 down to champions Russia.
World number one Justine Henin struggled to a 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova to earn a meeting with 19-year-old Frenchwoman Tatiana Golovin, who ousted Italy's Francesca Schiavone 6-0, 6-4.
Justine Henin will face Frenchwoman Tatiana Golovin in the final of the Zurich Open.
Sania slipped four places to 46th, while a hat-trick of ITF Futures titles saw Prakash Amritraj jump 66 places to 498th.
Sania Mirza beat Crotia's Karolina Sprem 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the US Open.
Iga Swiatek cemented her position as the undisputed queen of clay
Images from Day 2 of the French Open in Paris on Monday.
Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis advanced to the second round of the Wimbledon Championships, defeating the duo of Saisai Zheng and Zarina Diyas in the opening round on Wednesday night. The top seeded Indo-Swiss pair defeated the Chinese-Kazakh team 6-2, 6-2.
Fighter. That's what Svetlana Kuznetsova is all about. And she tries to tell the story of her resilience through tattoos.
Pavlyuchenkova finally reached a Grand Slam final in her 52nd appearance
Italian tennis ace Francesca Schiavone has said that she regards Serena Williams better than Steffi Graf after she drew within four Grand Slam titles of the former German great's Open-era record.
IMAGES from Day 9 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Tuesday.
Poland's world number four Agnieszka Radwanska breezed past Spaniard Larra Arruabarrena 6-0, 6-2 in the semi-finals of the Korea Open on Saturday to set up a title clash with Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Top seed Caroline Wozniacki and former World No 1 Venus Williams ensured Auckland Classic organisers' dream final remained on track with the duo both recording comfortable victories in their first round matches on Tuesday.
Flavia Pennetta beat unseeded Italian compatriot and childhood friend Roberta Vinci 7-6(4) 6-2 to win the US Open women's singles title on Saturday.
Steady rain hit the US Open on Monday, washing out the last match on Arthur Ashe Stadium court featuring five-time champion Roger Federer.
Five things to watch out for on day five of the French Open on Thursday
Top ranked Serena Williams made a successful return to hard courts with a 6-3, 6-2 thrashing of former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone in the second round of the Rogers Cup on Wednesday.
The Pole said she wanted to do better this time and felt the pressure.
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