Dinara Safina made a scrappy start to her Beijing duel with Serena Williams for the world number one spot by beating Italian Roberta Vinci 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the $6.6 million China Open on Sunday.
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Order of play on the main showcourts on the first day of the June 23-July 6 Wimbledon tennis championships on Monday.
Maria Sharapova rallied to beat Kaia Kanepi on Thursday and will meet Serena Williams in the Brisbane International semi-final knowing she must drastically improve to end her run of 13 straight defeats against the world number one.
Venus Williams edged sister Serena 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (3) on Friday to reach the final of the Dubai Championships.
Sania Mirza's challenge in the WTA Dubai Open ended on Thursday when she, along with her Italian partner Mara Santangelo, were beaten by the American-Zimbabwean combine of Liezel Huber and Cara Black in the second round.
Sania Mirza's singles campaign at the Dubai Open ended when she was beaten 5-7, 2-6 by world No 24 Kaia Kanepi of Estonia in the second round on Tuesday.
Maria Sharapova was feeling off colour but her game looked in good health.
Ana Ivanovic recovered from an awful start to beat Kaia Kanepi at the Brisbane International on Thursday and remain on track for a glamour meeting with Maria Sharapova.
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Justine Henin made a belated start to her build-up for next week's Australian Open by thumping Estonia's Kaia Kanepi 6-2, 6-0 at the Sydney International on Wednesday.
The Indian ace is looking to better her fourth round appearance at the US Open in 2005.
Top-seeded Nadia Petrova gave up just 13 points in the second set en route to a 6-4 6-0 triumph over Kaia Kanepi in the second round of the Amelia Island championship on Tuesday.
The Belgian world number six will face Kaia Kanepi the final of the Hasselt Cup.
Halep's near-flawless display at the All England Club marked a spectacular return to form after her world ranking dropped from first to seventh between mid-January and July.
The Indian ace beat Estonian Kaia Kanepi to move into the second round of the women's singles at the US Open.
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Croatia's Karolina Sprem toppled an injured Elena Likhovtseva, the second seed in the semi-finals.
The Russian top seed beat Florida-based Shikha Uberoi to join Estonia's Kaia Kanepi and Croatia's Karolina Sprem in the last four stage of the Sunfeast Open.
Paths to the final in the women's singles at the U.S. Open (prefix denotes seedings)
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Serena, a six-times champion in New York who is seeded 17th, will start her campaign against Polish world number 60 Magda Linette and could face Venus in the third round before a possible fourth-round showdown with Romanian top seed Halep.
Images from Day 2 of the French Open matches played at Roland Garros on Monday
Maria Sharapova suffered a shock 7-6(4), 6-3 defeat to compatriot and wildcard Daria Gavrilova.
The draw for the first Grand Slam of the season was made on Thursday and the top seeds could face some early tests of their credentials when play gets underway in Melbourne on Monday.
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.
Serena Williams took the first cautious step towards a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title with a 6-4, 6-0 first-round win over Magda Linette.
A summary of Sunday's matches at the French Open.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday
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American teenager Amanda Anisimova, fresh off an impressive run at Indian Wells, beat China's Wang Qiang 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 at the Miami Open on Tuesday to set up a second round clash with Spanish third seed Garbine Muguruza.
Images from the action on Day 2 at the Australian Open.
amiliar names, however, are tipped to take off with the winners' trophies. The following is a list of talking points at the Australian Open:
Simona Halep believes this year's French Open victory has helped justify her position as the women's world number one
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Williams, a record 23-times Grand Slam champion, will be returning to the All England Club for the first time since giving birth to her daughter last September.
Form guide for American Serena Williams ahead of Thursday's US Open semi-final clash against Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova:
World No 55 Haase improved to a 2-2 career record against Zverev, including victories in their last two meetings.
New coach Rainer Schuettler's experience as a former player at the top level has been invaluable for Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber and the world number two believes her poor end to last season is truly behind her.
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