The Wimbledon champion will begin his defence against the talented Richard Gasquet of France
The Indian will take on seventh seed Elena Dementieva in the first round at Wimbledon
The women's singles at Wimbledon will boil down to a contest between Russian grace and American gristle.
Serena Williams voiced concern for fellow tennis player Peng Shuai, who has not been seen publicly since she accused a former vice-premier of China, Zhang Gaoli, of sexual assault.
It took about two years for Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin to come out of retirement. Kimiko Date Krumm waited 12 years before letting the fire inside her burn again and Dinara Safina felt the full heat in Paris.
They beat the Czech-Italian pair of Kveta Peschke and Francesca Schiavone in the second round of the Nasdaq-100 Open.
Amelie Mauresmo pummeled Martina Hingis 6-2, 6-2 in the semi-final of the Qatar Open.
The two will meet in the semi-final of the Dubai Open on Friday
The country's newspapers hailed the French Open final between Justine Henin-Hardenne and Kim Clijsters as a "new day for Belgian sport".
The Swiss defending champion unleashed an unstoppable barrage of winners to shatter the American sixth seed and book a place in a record-equalling seventh consecutive Grand Slam final
Justine Henin-Hardenne clinched the year-end number one spot and a place in the final of the WTA Championships when she ended Maria Sharapova's 19-match winning streak.
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.
Dinara Safina and Maria Kirilenko were upset in the first round of San Diego Classic.
Martina Hingis lost to by Ai Sugiyama 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 in the third round at Wimbledon
Justine Henin-Hardenne battled her way to a 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory over Russia's Nadia Petrova to leave the countries level at 1-1 in Fed Cup
Justine Henin-Hardenne returns to the court where she won her first grand slam on Monday.
Nadia Petrova pulled off a stunning 6-3, 7-5 victory over the world number two and top seed.
American brothers Bob and Mike Bryan were named ITF men's doubles champions.
The American ace was assured the year-end top spot after world number two Kim Clijsters of Belgium was knocked out at the round robin stage at the WTA Championships.
Belgium's Justine Henin- Hardenne secured the year-end number one ranking in resounding fashion on Friday.
The US Open champion said the only secret of her success is hard work.
Venus Williams bravely fought off five match points to stun third seed Patty Schnyder 2-6, 7-6, 6-2 to enter the final in Stanford
Revenge will again be in the air when the top seed meets Henin in a semi-final grudge rematch on Thursday.
After injuries, illness and doubts they would ever return to top level tennis, Henin-Hardene and Clijsters are back upto speed.
While Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova was buried 6-0, 6-0 by Lindsay Davenport in the semi-finals.
Nirupama Vaidyanathan salutes the Belgian ace, who retired earlier last month as world No. 1.
She beat fifth seed Justine Henin-Hardenne 6-3 6-3 in 74 minutes.
The World number two stayed on a collision course with fellow Belgian and world number one Kim Clijsters.
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