Martinez Sanchez bounces Stosur

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez upset second-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia 7-6 (4), 7-5 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions.

Wickmayer plans to appeal

US Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer has voluntarily withdrawn from the ongoing Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions after receiving a one-year suspension by a Belgian anti-doping tribunal.

Defending champion Jankovic ousted

Alisa Kleybanova upset defending champion Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 6-3 Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup.

Venus rallies in second set for win

Venus Williams survived a second-set implosion to reach the second round of the $6.6 million China Open with a 6-2, 7-6 (1) defeat of Russian Vera Dushevina on Saturday.

Sharapova to face Kleybanova

Third-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia was ousted in the second round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, losing 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-1 to Ukraine qualifier Kateryna Bondarenko on Tuesday.

Kirilenko outlasts Dushevina in Korea

Defending champion Maria Kirilenko of Russia defeated Vera Dushevina of Russia 7-5, 7-6 (5) Friday and advanced to the Korea Open semifinals.

Kirilenko advances as Schiavone retires

Defending champion Maria Kirilenko of Russia advanced to the Korea Open quarterfinals on Thursday by beating Francesca Schiavone, who retired with an injury early in the second set.

Williams sisters, Clijsters advance

Even with her left leg all taped up, Venus Williams has advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open in straight sets.

NEW YORK - AUGUST 31: Venus Williams runs to return a ball against Vera Dushevina of Russia on day one of the 2009 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean...

Safina rallies to win; Ivanovic loses

Dinara Safina barely avoided becoming the first No. 1-seeded woman to lose in the first round at the U.S. Open.

Nighttime pecking order to change

In a day of equal prize money and gender equity, the men have invariably played until the early-morning hours at the U.S. Open. Now, it's the women's turn.

...AUGUST 31: Venus Williams is worked on by a trainer during a break in play against Vera Dushevina of Russia on day one of the 2009 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean...

Third-seed US tennis player Venus Williams returns a shot to Russia's Vera Dushevina during the first round of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis...

Williams sisters, Clijsters advance

Kim Clijsters has made a successful return to Grand Slam tennis, defeating Viktoriya Kutuzova 6-1, 6-1 in the opening round of the U.S. Open.

Venus survives opening-round scare in New York

...second round. Down a set and 1-3 in the second to 22-year-old Russian Vera Dushevina, Williams fairly heroically overcame a knee injury and her own rarely exposed nerves. Ripping off a...