Defending champion Serena Williams was knocked out of the Australian Open by Daniela Hantuchova
A resurgent Serena Williams overcame a strong challenge from fellow-American Meghann Shaughnessy, winning 6-7, 6-1, 6-4.
Daniela Hantuchova said that Serena did not need the medical-timeout during their third-round match.
They set up a second round clash with Shikha Uberoi and Jelena Jankovic at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford.
The 22-year-old player has had a solid year, winning the mixed-doubles titles at the French and U.S Open.
Three persons of Indian origin were brutally killed in separate robbery attempts on the suburbs of the city, triggering panic among the community in South Africa.
India's doubles specialist Mahesh Bhupathi also believes that Sania Mirza will break into top ten
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek went through several anxious moments before getting the better of Daniele Bracciali and Jonathan Erlich in the first round of the men's doubles at Wimbledon on Friday, even as the pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Daniela Hantuchova lost in the mixed doubles
The Indo-Swiss pair beat Yeu-Tzuoo Wang and Na Li 6-2, 6-2 in the first round at Australian Open
They set up a clash with Samantha Stosur and Paul Hanley of Australia in the semi-finals which will be played on Thursday.
Ronaldo took his new girlfriend to watch him training with Brazil on Tuesday while coach Carlos Alberto Parreira thanked her for helping the Real Madrid forward lose weight.
Davenport saved two match points to beat Hantuchova and reach the quarter-finals of the Zurich Open.
However, French Open champion Anastasia Myskina's run of miserable form continued when she was beaten by Switzerland's Patty Schnyder.
Maria Sharapova will take on Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova, while Amelie Mauresmo will meet Australian Alicia Molik in the semi-finals.
They beat Katarina Srebotnik of Slovakia and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia 6-4, 6-2 in the final at the US Open.
The American will regain the world number one ranking from Russian Maria Sharapova if she reaches the final.
The Indian ace was beaten in straight sets by Japan's Akiko Morigami.
She beat Kristina Brandi 7-6, 7-5 in the second round of the Western and Southern Financial Group Women's Open.
The sixth seeded Indo-US pair lost to Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia and Fabrice Santoro at the French Open.
Conceding that the performance of the Indian team in the Rio Olympics table tennis competition was not up to his expectations, former national coach Kamlesh Mehta, on Thursday, said it does not mean they should not have taken the flight to Brazil.
Clijsters and Xavier Malisse gave Belgium a 2-0 winning lead over Slovakia in the Hopman Cup.
Maria Sharapova beat Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 6-4 in the semi final to set up a title clash with Australian Alicia Molik.
Slovakia clinched a place in the Hopman Cup final for the second successive year after they beat the Netherlands 3-0.
The Indian ace surrendered tamely after winning the first set to the US Open doubles champion in the first round of the Medibank International Open.
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