Rafael Nadal celebrated his 1,000th tour level match with a come-from-behind victory over German veteran Philipp Kohlschreiber to reach the fourth round of the Miami Open.
By advancing to the second round at Wimbledon the Indian ace returned to her career-high WTA ranking.
Sania Mirza lost her Wimbledon second round singles match against Svetlana Kuznetsova.
In the semi-finals, Clijsters beat defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova while Douchevina accounted for Roberta Vinci.
Justine Henin-Hardenne soaked up the full force of Svetlana Kuznetsova's armoury to stay in the hunt for a second French Open crown.
Justine Henin-Hardenne fought from a match point down to beat Svetlana Kuznetsova and set up a clash with Maria Sharapova
Serena Williams won her 750th career match to stay on track for her ninth Miami Open title when she beat Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan 7-5 6-3 in the third round in Florida on Saturday. The world number one improved her career record to 750-125, seventh on the all-time list and just three match wins behind Lindsay Davenport's 753. Martina Navratilova sits atop the all-time list with 1,442 wins. The 34-year-old Williams will meet Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round. The 15th seed defeated France's Caroline Garcia 4-6 6-2 7-6(6). Unlike the last time they met, when Williams required 54 minutes and Diyas won just two games, the 22-year-old Kazak gave the American some trouble in the heat and humidity of Miami.
The world number one who won the Dubai Open on Saturday is hot favourite to complete a Gulf double at the Qatar Open.
The Belgian claimed her second successive claycourt title when she beat Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final of the Warsaw WTA event.
The Belgian was beaten by Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semi-finals of the Warsaw WTA claycourt event.
The Belgian won 7-6, 6-3 to earn a meeting with Russian second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the semi-finals of the WTA event in Warsaw.
Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova was the first player to reach the semi-finals in Warsaw on Friday when she defeated eighth seed Silvia Farina Elia 6-3, 6-4.
The American ace beat Vera Zvonareva while US Open champion Kuznetsova accounted for Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova in the semi-finals of the China Open.
The U.S. Open champion beat Germany's Marlene Weingartner 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Wismilak International.
Novak Djokovic wore down Lucas Pouille after an even first set, dispatching the Frenchman 7-6(2), 6-1 in a Cincinnati Masters quarter-final in Ohio on Friday.
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 Scot lost 6-4, 6-4 to Richard Gasquet in his first singles match since January before saying he had turned down a wild card into the men's draw at the year's final Grand Slam.
The Russian seized an historic gold medal in the all-round competition at the gymnastics world championships
Andy Murray embarks on his first Grand Slam campaign as world number one with much stronger title credentials, even if he has lost five finals at Melbourne Park.
The Belgian ace made the semi-finals of the Acura Classic along with Justine Henin-Hardenne and Lindsay Davenport.
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The top seed celebrated her 23rd birthday with a come-from-behind win over Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the final.
The Russians will clash in the semi-finals of the China Open.
World number four Stan Wawrinka began the new season with a straight-sets victory over Viktor Troicki in his Brisbane International debut on Wednesday. Second seed Wawrinka edged out Troicki 7-6(5) 6-4 to maintain his perfect record against the Serbian whose seventh attempt at beating the Swiss failed at the Pat Rafter Arena. "I'm quite happy with my level at the start the year," Wawrinka said.
U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Australian Samantha Stosur 6-4, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals.
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