Defending champion Albert Costa narrowly escaped a humiliating French Open fate on Tuesday. A round-up of Day 2.
While Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova was buried 6-0, 6-0 by Lindsay Davenport in the semi-finals.
A year after Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka were both caught up in a whirlwind of conflicting emotions, both will be trying to make history in the US Open final on Saturday.
Justine Henin-Hardenne returns to the court where she won her first grand slam on Monday.
The country's newspapers hailed the French Open final between Justine Henin-Hardenne and Kim Clijsters as a "new day for Belgian sport".
American brothers Bob and Mike Bryan were named ITF men's doubles champions.
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.
Revenge will again be in the air when the top seed meets Henin in a semi-final grudge rematch on Thursday.
The World number two stayed on a collision course with fellow Belgian and world number one Kim Clijsters.
She beat fifth seed Justine Henin-Hardenne 6-3 6-3 in 74 minutes.
A round-up of Day 11 at the final Grand Slam of the year.
'Remarkable discipline for training, competition, sacrifice, perfection, a little crazy but a legend of a bloke. Bravo Andy'.
The defending Wimbledon champion avenged her French Open defeat with a 6-3, 6-2 victory.
Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki will compete for high stakes in Saturday's Australian Open final, having each needed to save match points to prevent a premature exit at Melbourne Park.
Henin maiden Grand Slam success was the result of sublime claycourt tennis and the way she has transformed her once-unhappy private life.
The fourth-seeded Belgian will meet compatriot Kim Clijsters in the women's French Open final.
Ukrainian Svitolina came into the match riding high on a nine-match winning streak from the start of the season but, hampered by a hip injury, was completely outplayed by the aggressive Belgian on Rod Laver Arena.
Clijsters completed her inexorable progress to Sunday's final with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Sugiyama.
Tennis fans -- commoners and celebrities -- took to Twitter to convey their congratulatory messages to newly crowned Wimbledon champion Serena, who claimed a record-equalling 22nd major title with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Angelique Kerber in Saturday's Wimbledon final.
The 21-year-old will play crowd favourite fourth seed Kim Clijsters in Thursday's semi-finals.
Sloane Stephens will be defending her title at the U.S. Open but all eyes will be on Serena Williams over the coming two weeks as the six-times champion attempts to win her first Grand Slam title since becoming a mother.
"I generally don't play with pain, but this is a Grand Slam and I just wanted to win," said the American.\n\n
Serena Williams beat crowd favourite Kim Clijsters in one of the greatest comebacks in tennis history.
Dhruv Munjal insists that women's tennis needs a golden generation, one that can make matches competitive and viewing more riveting.
The World No. 2 had pulled out of Badminton Asia Team Championships because of injury earlier this month, and also exempted herself from participating in the Lucknow Open and South Asian Championships to work on her fitness.
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