Dinara Safina beat Maria Sharapova 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 in the fourth round of the French Open
The victory sent the Swiss through to the Italian Open final against 16th seed Dinara Safina.
Venus Williams beat Czech Lucie Safarova 6-1, 6-4 in the second round of the Italian Open
Kim Clijsters beat Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5, 6-2 to win the Warsaw Cup
The second seeded Russian will play her doubles partner Anna-Lena Groenefeld, in the Family Circle Cup.
Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova cruised past American Meghann Shaughnessy in the second round of the Family Circle Cup.
Top seed Nadia Petrova fired five aces in securing her 22nd victory of the year at the Amelia Island tournament.
Second seed Patty Schnyder was beaten by fifth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia in the quarter-finals.
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.
Seven top 20 ranked players have already withdrawn from the event.
"If someone wants to make a fashion statement they should go on stage, not on a tennis court," she said with Sharapova in mind.
Maria Sharapova-led Russian brigade captured four of the round of 16 berths at the Australian Open on Friday
The Indian ace and her American partner Corina Morariu will play 14th seeds Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia and Amelie Mauresmo of France in the first round.
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.
Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame a dogged Shinobu Asagoe 6-1, 5-7, 7-5 on Sunday.
Anastasia Myskina kept Russia's Fed Cup hopes alive by beating Moscow-born Tatiana Golovin in the second singles of the competition final against holders France.
Hot favourites Russia will take on an under-strength France in the Fed Cup final after both nations completed 5-0 wins in the semis.
The world number two said she wants to concentrate on the 2005 season.
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.
The Belgian defeated Russia's Maria Kirilenko 6-2, 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA tournament on Wednesday.
Yelena Isinbayeva beat Russian team mate and bitter rival Svetlana Feofanova with a world record to claim the Olympic women's pole vault gold.
Teenage sensation Sania Mirza has jumped up by 20 places to move to a career-best 77 in the latest WTA Tour tennis rankings.
Amelie Mauresmo beat American Lindsay Davenport for the first time in 12 matches to enter the semi-finals of the China Open.
The world No 1 beat the American for the first time in 12 matches to enter the semi-finals of the China Open.
The Russian is aiming to become the first gymnast to win the same apparatus title at three consecutive Olympic Games.
The Indian ace's match against Svetlana Kuznetsova and the quarter-final against Jelena Jankovic will be telecast on March 3, from 1930 hours.
The Indian tennis sensation played superbly to beat the Russian in straight sets.
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.
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