Tathiana Garbin News

Sixth-seeded Monica Seles fought off Chanda Rubin to lead a parade of favourites into the fourth round of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Friday.

After defeating Vera Zvonareva on Sunday night, Flavia Pennetta will face Serena Williams in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

Fourth seed Elena Dementieva and fifth seed Jelena Jankovic both suffered stunning defeats on a day of upsets at the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York.

She likes to attack, judging from what she's produced so far against Janko - the fifth seed has been broken early in the first set and trails 3-2. And Wozniacki is closing in on a bagel - she's 6-1 5-0 up on Martic and serving for the match.

World No. 1 Dinara Safina won her second straight three-set match in order to reach the third round at the 2009 U.S. Open.

Mallory Cecil has played on various courts at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, host site of the U.S. Open, while participating in the event's junior draw.

Mallory Cecil will begin her professional tennis career in style this week when the Spartanburg native plays in the main draw at the U.S. Open.

Playing on the same Court 7 where just one year ago she won the U.S. Open junior girls' title, CoCo Vandeweghe of Rancho Santa Fe didn't fare as well this time, losing in the first round of the U.S. Open main draw qualifying Tuesday at the National Tennis Center.

Maria Sharapova is seeking to create challenges on court. The three-time Grand Slam champion will get what she wants when she faces third-seeded Victoria Azarenka in the second round of the LA Women's Tennis Championships.

Maria Sharapova, a Manhattan Beach resident, is unseeded for this week's Herbalife L.A. Women's Tennis Championships at Home Depot Center.

Dinara Safina may well be tested immediately when she opens defense of her LA Women's Tennis Championships title next week.

Fifth-seeded Sara Errani of Italy needed just 50 minutes to upend Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic, 6-1, 6-1 in the second round of the Slovenia Open.

WTA Tennis Errani and Pennetta to WTA final Sara Errani of Italy returns a forhand to Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany during their WTA Tournament semifinal match on July 18, 2009 in Palermo.

An Italian was assured of reaching the Palermo Open final after three advanced to the last four on Friday.

Top-seeded Flavia Pennetta paid back Italian compatriot Roberta Vinci for a crushing loss in April by winning 7-5, 6-1 to reach the Palermo Open quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Top-seeded Italian favorite Flavia Pennetta and reigning champion Sara Errani, also of Italy, were among Tuesday's opening-round victors at the Palermo International tennis tournament.

Two-time defending champ Fa brice Santoro of France won his rain-delayed opening-round match by beating Flavio Cipolla of Italy 6-3, 7-5 at the Hall of Fame Championships on Thursday.

Patty Schnyder of Switzerland and Hungarian native Agnes Szavay were among the second-round winners Thursday at the GDF Suez Grand Prix tennis tournament.

Second-seeded Alize Cornet of France defeated Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-1 Tuesday in the first round of the Budapest Grand Prix.

Virginie Razzano almost had to go topless, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga danced a jig and Gael Monfils dived around like a stunt man as a spectacular French trio advanced into week two at Roland Garros on Saturday.