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.
Top seed Maria Sharapova was stretched by Serbia's Ana Ivanovic before she claimed a 7-6 7-5 win to reach the semi-finals of the Linz Open on Friday.
The Wimbledon champion beat Kristina Brandi of Puerto Rico 6-1, 6-4 at the $1.3 million Montreal Cup.
Sania Mirza lost to Tatiana Golovin 6-4, 6-2 in the second round at the Open Gaz de France
Maria Sharapova-led Russian brigade captured four of the round of 16 berths at the Australian Open on Friday
Defending champion Maria Sharapova was forced to drop a set before beating Patty Schnyder in the season-ending WTA Championships.
Top seed Amelie Mauresmo reached the semi-finals of the Nasdaq-100 Open after a 6-1, 6-4 win over tennager Ana Ivanovic on Wednesday.
The Belgian former world number one takes a break from tennis to recover from fatigue.
Top seed Jelena Jankovic battled to an impressive 7-5, 6-4 win over Nadia Petrova to reach the semi-finals of the Los Angeles Classic on Friday. Jankovic, who is closing in on the world No.1 ranking, will face Dinara Safina in the last four after the Russian crushed Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 6-1.
Amelie Mauresmo shocked the world number one 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 in the semi-finals of the Amelia Island championship.
The world No. 1 was beaten by unseeded Russian Lina Krasnoroutskaya in the third round of the Canadian Open.
The Belgian duo set up a rematch of their French Open final after winning their semi-finals at the Ordina Open. \n\n
The Indian ace demolished Russian Yaroslava Shvedova 6-0, 6-3 in just 55 minutes.
Defending champion Nadia Petrova was also shown the door in the quarter-finals of the German Open.
The top seeds scored a 3-0 whitewash of France to make the grade.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic is the top seed in the men's draw which includes five-times US Open champion and 17-times Grand Slam winner Roger Federer as seventh seed - his first time the Swiss has been placed outside the top three in a Grand Slam in over ten years.
Sania Mirza, who is bidding adieu to the game, says she never had the fear of losing in her heart because it makes a player defensive.
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