NEW HAVEN, Conn., Aug. 24 (UPI) -- French Open champ and top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova survived a tougher-than-expected first-round match Monday at the Pilot Pen, beating Zheng Jie of China.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Zheng Jie pulled off one of the most significant wins of her career Thursday, upsetting world No. 1 Dinara Safina in the third round of the Los Angeles Open.

LONDON, June 24 (UPI) -- Maria Sharapova was ousted Wednesday but Serena Williams swept to a straight-set win Wednesday at the Wimbledon Championships in London.

LONDON, June 22 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Serena Williams didn't face a break point in taking a first-round win Monday at the Wimbledon Championships in London.

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 11 (UPI) -- Maria Sharapova recorded two wins Thursday and moved into the quarterfinals of the rain-delayed $220,000 Aegon Classic grass-court tennis tournament.

WARSAW, Poland, May 20 (UPI) -- Maria Sharapova, in her first tournament in about nine months, was an easy second-round winner Wednesday at the $600,000 Warsaw Open in Poland.

WARSAW, Poland, May 18 (UPI) -- Maria Sharapova returned to competitive singles play Monday with a three-set victory in the first round of the $600,000 Warsaw Open in Poland.

MIAMI, March 29 (UPI) -- Serena and Venus Williams won third-round matches Sunday but No. 2 seed Dinara Safina was an upset victim at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

MONTERREY, Mexico, March 7 (UPI) -- No. 2 seed Marion Bartoli survived a three-sets battle with Vania King Friday to reach the semifinals of the inaugural Monterrey Open.