Bank of the West Classic tennis at Stanford University in California
Li Na of China returns a shot to top seed Serena Williams in the first round of the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California on July 28, 2009. UPI/Terry Schmitt
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Past champions Serena Williams, Agnieszka Radwanska and Jelena Jankovic all gained spots Friday in the semifinals of the China Open.
Jelena Jankovic and Agnieszka Radwanska dropped just two games between them Thursday in gaining places in the quarterfinals of the WTA's China Open.
Petra Kvitova and Li Na posted third-round victories Wednesday and will square off in the quarterfinals of the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing.
Local favorite Li Na dropped just one game Tuesday in posting a second-round win at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing.
Petra Kvitova returns to the WTA Top 10 this week in the wake of her win at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Japan.
World No. 1 Serena Williams was among the first-round winners Sunday at the WTA's China Open.
Zhang Shuai and Vania King, the finalists at last week's Guangzhou Open, both re-entered the Top 100 of the WTA rankings Monday.
Lucie Safarova and Bojana Jovanovski posted WTA tournament wins last week that pushed them up the women's world tennis rankings.
With the top-ranked U.S. Open finalists creating a rematch from 2012, the moves in the WTA rankings came from semifinalists Li Na and Flavia Pennetta.
Serena Williams continues her remarkable 2013 season with an appearance Sunday in the women's singles final of the U.S. Open against Victoria Azarenka.