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.

Schiavone upset; Schnyder, Bartoli reach second round

Tamira Paszek beat 14th-seeded Francesca Schiavone 7-6 (1), 1-6, 6-1 in a Rogers Cup match interrupted four times by rain.

Hantuchova ousted, Petrova ends losing streak on hard courts

Wimbledon quarterfinalist Nadia Petrova moved into the second round of the East West Bank Classic with her first hard-court win since January, a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Russian countrywoman Alina Jidkova.

Knee injuries knock Venus, Davenport out of East West Bank Classic

Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport withdrew Friday from next week's East West Bank Classic, with both citing right knee injuries.

All 32 players left in Wimbledon draw set to do battle on Monday

The cachet of Wimbledon is unparalleled. But couple in all 16 players left in each of the respective draws battling on the same day and it's pure extravaganza. Ravi Ubha breaks down Monday's matchups.

Williams, Ivanovic, Mauresmo, Kuznetsova, Chakvetadze, Vaidisova advance

Two-time women's champion Serena Williams completed a harder-than-expected 7-5, 6-3 win on Court 1 over Kaia Kanepi.

Qualifying a nasty business, but rewards are unassailable

Think a major is grueling? For Scoville Jenkins and Bethanie Mattek, the added dogfight of qualifying is that much more daunting.

Dementieva advances; Craybas defeats fellow American King

Top-seeded Elena Dementieva defeated Liana Ungur of Romania 6-2, 7-6 (4) Wednesday in the second round of the Istanbul Cup.

Craybas, King both need three sets to reach second round at Istanbul Cup

Americans Jill Craybas and Vania King won first-round matches Monday at the Istanbul Cup, a clay-court tuneup for the upcoming French Open.