Williams sisters, Dementieva advance at Aussie

Serena Williams, trying to maintain her record of winning the Australian Open every alternate year since 2003, has won her first-round match at Melbourne Park.

Jankovic, Kuznetsova rally to reach Open 2nd round

Svetlana Kuznetsova shook off an early break and rallied to a 7-6 (3), 6-1 victory over Sorana Cirstea in the second round of the U.S. Open.

Davenport, Dementieva advance at U.S. Open

Lindsay Davenport enjoyed a brisk workout on her return from a two-month injury layoff with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Aleksandra Wozniak in the first round of the U.S. Open.

...Sorana Cirstea of Romania plays a backhand during the women's singles round one match against Ekaterina Bychkova of Russian Federation on day two of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England...

Rezai, Wickmayer upset in Palermo first round

Third-seeded Aravane Rezai and No. 6 Yanina Wickmayer were upset in the first round of the Palermo International.

Venus, Jankovic move on at French Open

Jelena Jankovic got a little love from the net to help her beat Monica Niculescu 7-6 (3), 6-2 Monday and advance to the second round of the French Open.

Top-seeded Pennetta moves on at Mexico Open

Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta defeated Russian Ekaterina Bychkova 6-4, 6-1 on Monday in the first round of the Mexican Open.

Second-seeded Cornet drops opener in Bogota

Second-seeded Alize Cornet of France lost in the first round to Maria Emilia Salerni of Argentina 6-4, 6-2 at the Copa Colsanitas on Monday.

Muller, Koryttseva to quarters at Cachantun Cup

Martina Muller of Germany and Mariya Koryttseva of Ukraine reached the quarterfinals of the Cachantun Cup.

Craybas, Polish teen advance to Pattaya final

Teenager Agnieszka Radwanska will meet American veteran Jill Craybas in the final of the Pattaya Open after both won their semifinals convincingly Saturday.

American Craybas advances to Pattaya semis

American Jill Craybas and top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska advanced Friday to the semifinals of the Pattaya Women's Open.

Williams sisters, Henin, Ivanovic advance

Venus Williams was made to work a little harder than expected at the U.S. Open on Wednesday when she battled past Ioana Raluca Olaru of Romania 6-4, 6-2 to reach the third round.

Schiavone advances at Gastein Ladies tourney

Top-seeded Francesca Schiavone beat Emmanuelle Gagliardi of Switzerland 6-0, 6-4 Wednesday in the first round of the Gastein Ladies.

Radwanska advances to quarterfinals at Palermo

Third-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska extended her winning streak to seven matches by beating Klara Zakopalova 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Palermo International quarterfinals.

Second-seeded Muller advances at Palermo

Second-seeded Martina Muller of Germany beat Slovenian qualifier Andreja Klepac 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of the Palermo International on Tuesday.