Petra Kvitova moved closer to a third straight Connecticut Open crown after defeating Ekaterina Makarova 6-3, 6-1 to reach the semi-finals on Thursday.
India's focus on day eight will be centered around tennis mixed doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna who are to take on the US pair of Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram, on Saturday night, in the semi-finals at the Rio Olympics.
A abdominal strain forced the former world No.1 to withdraw from the elite eight-woman event.\n\n
She upset Saori Obata of Japan in the first round of the main draw at the US Open.
Venus Williams, the 2000 and 2001 champion was shocked by Croatia's Karolina Sprem in the second round at Wimbledon.
Revenge will again be in the air when the top seed meets Henin in a semi-final grudge rematch on Thursday.
Kim Clijsters swept past doubles partner Ai Sugiyama of Japan 6-3, 6-2.
Top seeded Briton Andy Murray was knocked out of the Australian Open in the fourth round on Sunday, losing 7-5 5-7 6-2 6-4 to German world number 50 Mischa Zverev on Rod Laver Arena.
Following Iga Swiatek's victory over Coco Gauff in the final, here's a list of French Open women's singles champions:
The world number two secured her first title in Belgium by defeating Italy's Silvia Farina Elia 6-3 6-0 to win the Antwerp Diamond Games.
Sofia Kenin lifted her first Grand Slam trophy in Melbourne at the start of the year and then added a WTA title in Lyon, days before the circuit came to a halt due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Venus and Serena have not been beaten as a pair for 16 months now.
She beat fifth seed Justine Henin-Hardenne 6-3 6-3 in 74 minutes.
The former world No. 1, after half a year out of the limelight, put in a punishing practice session on an outside court at Melbourne Park on Wednesday.
Factbox on American Sloane Stephens, who beat compatriot Madison Keys 6-3 6-0 to win her first U.S. Open singles title on Saturday:
Marion Bartoli stormed into her second Wimbledon final after routing Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium in straight sets in the first semi-final of the women's singles in London, on Thursday.
The 2000 and 2001 champion will be gunning for revenge when play starts on Centre Court at 1400 GMT.\n\n
The sisters are doing it for themselves but their styles could not be more different on and off court
"So far I like what I see. But I think with Venus, if she could just go to net more often," said the six-time Wimbledon champ.
The French top seed beat the American 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in the final of the Antwerp Diamond Games.
U.S. captain Billie Jean King called up the big guns for the tie against the Czech Republic.
Images from Day 7 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Sunday.
The American tennis ace is mapping out a new career as an interior designer.
The US faces the Czech Republic in the first round from April 26-27.
Garbine Muguruza swapped her rackets for crampons and headed to Tanzania with a friend to climb 5,895 metre (19,340 feet) Mount Kilimanjaro, a five-day expedition in which she scaled
The world number two said her near-misses initially left her deflated and sick of tennis, but she was now over the pain.
Less than a month after her run to the Wimbledon final, where she lost to Spain's Garbine Muguruza, 37-year-old Williams again had to turn back time against a young challenger.
