Sharapova beats Petrova to advance

Maria Sharapova signaled she might be close to a return to top form by dismissing 10th-seeded Nadia Petrova 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the $2 million Rogers Cup.

Clijsters, two others receive wild cards

Former world No. 1 player Kim Clijsters was one of three players awarded wild cards into the main draw of the Rogers Cup women's tennis tournament.

Canadian Dubois wins VanOpen title

Stephanie Dubois became the first Canadian woman to win the Odlum Brown VanOpen, beating top-seeded Sania Mirza of India 1-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Dubois will face top-seed Mirza

Canadian Stephanie Dubois advanced to the Odlum Brown VanOpen final Saturday night, beating American Mashona Washington 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.

Williams sisters reach 2nd round

Venus Williams beat Stephanie Dubois of Canada 6-2, 6-3 in the first round of the Bank of the West Classic.

Sharapova to face Glatch

Maria Sharapova beat Stephanie Dubois 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Aegon Classic.

Sharapova readies for Wimbledon

Despite missing the past 10 months rehabilitating shoulder surgery, Maria Sharapova says she hasn't ruled out winning Wimbledon again -- but probably not this year.

Craybas ousts Dokic to advance

Jelena Dokic lost to Jill Craybas of the United States 6-4, 6-2 in the opening round of the BNP Paribas Open.

Petrova rolls over Mokh in first round of Bell Challenge

Top seed Nadia Petrova breezed past Maria Mokh 6-1, 6-2 on Tuesday in the Bell Challenge.

Zvonareva, Xu, Craybas, Knapp among winners

Top-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia defeated Anastasia Rodionova 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the second round of the Guangzhou International.

Dechy ousts Srebotnik; Kirilenko, Petrova, Lisicki advance

Unseeded Nathalie Dechy rolled through a third-set tiebreak to pull out a 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (1) upset of fourth-seeded Katarina Srebotnik, earning a berth in the quarterfinals of the Cincinnati Women's Open.

Pin, Kirilenko, Srebotnik, Dechy reach second round

Unseeded Camille Pin of France upset seventh-seeded Russian Ekaterina Makarova 6-2, 6-0 in the first round of the Cincinnati Open.

Jelena Jankovic, of Serbia, backhands a shot to Stephanie Dubois, of Canada, in their match at the Rogers Cup, Thursday, July 31, 2008, in Montreal

Ivanovic ousted; Jankovic, Kuznetsova advance

Top-ranked Ana Ivanovic was knocked out of the Rogers Cup by Tamira Paszek, giving second-ranked Jelena Jankovic a chance to take over the top spot in women's tennis if she can reach the final of the tournament.

Ivanovic wins, injured Sharapova withdraws at Montreal

Seventh seed Dinara Safina of Russia and ninth seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland each advanced to the third round in straight sets at the Rogers Cup.