Ivanovic enters Linz semis, Stephens out

Ana Ivanovic beat Dominica Cibulkova 6-2,6-4 to reach semi finals of Generali Ladies Linz. Two-time former champion Ana Ivanovic will take on Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland in the semifinals. The 58th-ranked Voegele advanced after upsetting second-seeded Sloane Stephens of the United States 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5.

Kerber qualifies for Istanbul

Germany's Angelique Kerber claimed the eighth and final place for the season-ending WTA Championships in Istanbul by reaching the Linz semi-finals on Saturday. Kerber, the world number 10, made sure of her place in the October 22-27 event by beating Austria's Patricia Mayr-Achleitner, 6-3, 6-1.

Stephens beats Petkovic, Kerber one win away

Angelique Kerber and Sloane Stephens reached the quarter-finals of the Linz Open beating Romania's Alexandra Cadantu and Andrea Petkovic respectively. Kerber prevailed in 50 minutes to place in the last eight stage and now she is one win away from qualifying for WTA year end championship in Istanbul. Stephens eliminated Petkovic 7-6 (7-1) 4-6 6-3 in two hours and 31 minutes.

Stosur marches through in Osaka

Samantha Stosur of Australia has made her second semi-final of the year, overcoming Japanese Misaki Doi 6-1,3-6,6-3 in the quarter finals of Japan open in Osaka. Stosur is joined by Canada's Eugenie Bouchard, Madison Keys of the USA and local favourite Kurumi Nara.

Kerber survives in opening round

Top seed Angelique Kerber came back from a whitewash set down to beat Romanian Monica Niculescu 0-6,6-1,6-2 to reach the second round of Genarali Ladies Linz. Kerber won just 10 points in losing the first set. In other first-round matches Wednesday saw Karin Knapp defeat eighth-seeded Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) and Alexandra Cadantu get by Melanie Klaffner 7-6 (7-4), 6-2.

Ivanovic tops Schiavone in Linz

Two time champion Ana Ivanovic of Serbia defeated Italian Francesca Schiavone in a second round battle between two former French Open champions in WTA Genarali Ladies Linz. 2008 French Open champion, Ivanovic, came over 2010 champion Schiavone in straight sets 6-3,7-5. Serb also cracked her 35th win in this season. Ivanovic will face either Dominika Cibulkova or Katarzyna Piter in quarter finals. Fourth seed Carla Suarez Navarro and fifth seed Kirsten Flipkens also won in straight sets in their second round matches to set up a clash against each other in the last eight stage.

Stosur reaches Osaka quarters

Third-seeded Samantha Stosur beat Swiss qualifier Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 6-4, 6-2 at the Japan Open on Wednesday to reach her first quarter-final since her title run in Carlsbad in August. She will next face either Kimiko Date-Krumm or Misaki Doi.

Ivanovic wins champions clash

Ana Ivanovic, 3rd seed, beat Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium to reach second round of WTA Generali Ladies Linz. Ivanovic, champion in 2008 and 2010, had to overcome a 1-3 deficit in the second set against former top 20 opponent Wickmayer , champion in 2009. Final score was 6-2,6-4 in Serbian's favor. In other first round matches Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium overcame Donna Vekic of Croatia 2-6,6-2,6-2 meanwhile 4th seed Carla Suarez Navarro outclassed Kristyna Pliskova 6-2,6-3. Last year's finalist Julia Goerges of Germany was eliminated in the opening round by Italian Camila Giorgi.

2014 Hopman Cup field announced

Australia - Samantha Stosur and Bernard Tomic
USA - Sloane Stephens and John Isner
Poland - Agnieszka Radwanska and Jerzy Janowicz
Czech Republic - Petra Kvitova and Radek Stepanek
France - Alize Cornet and Jo-Wilfred Tsonga
Canada - Eugenie Bouchard and Milos Raonic
Italy - Flavia Pennetta and Andreas Seppi
Spain - Anabel Medina Garrigues and Tommy Robredo

Ivanovic, Djokovic to miss Hopman Cup 2014

Serbian duo Ana Ivanovic and Novak Djokovic will miss 2014 Hopman Cup, season beginning mixed teams tournament in Perth. Djokovic's absence has been explained by his participation in the Davis Cup final in November while Ivanovic will compete in Auckland, ASB Classic. Ivanovic and Djokovic are the runners up in 2013  to Spain, Anabel Medina Garriguess and Fernando Verdasco.

Puig upsets defending champion Watson in Osaka

Heather Watson's defence of her Japan Open title ended with a first-round defeat by Puerto Rica's Monica Puig 6-4,6-4. The victory for Watson at the Japan Open last year was her maiden title win and she moved up to number 39 in the rankings early in 2013. She is currently ranked 92 in the world.

Sharapova pulls out of WTA Championships

Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the season-ending WTA Championships with a shoulder injury.
Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic, Sara Errani of Italy and Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic have also qualified for the championships. They join a field that already includes Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Agnieszka Radwanska and Li Na.

Linz Draw - Updated

Angelique Kerber received entry as a wildcard and the top seed after the original draw was made. The wildcard had originally been given to Lisa-Maria Moser.
Kerber was placed in the bottom half of the draw, and several seeds were moved around in the draw to accommodate Kerber's late entry.

Williams wins China Open

Serena Williams beat Jelena Jankovic 6-2,6-2 to win her 10th WTA title of the year - and 56th of her career - at the China Open. Williams now has 10 WTA titles this year to her name.

Williams to play Jankovic in China Open final

Serena Williams of the USA reached her 12th final of the year with a straight-forward victory against Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, 6-2 6-2.Williams will face eighth-seeded Jelena Jankovic from Serbia, who rallied from a set down to overcome Czech ninth seed Petra Kvitova 6-7 (9) 6-1 6-1.

Linz Draw

* Note - Angelique Kerber received entry as a wildcard and the top seed after the original draw was made. The wildcard had originally been given to Lisa-Maria Moser.
Kerber was placed in the bottom half of the draw, and several seeds were moved around in the draw to accommodate Kerber's late entry.

Semi finalists set in Beijing

Top-ranked Serena Williams beat former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki 6-1, 6-4 to raise her career record to 6-1 against the Dane in the quarter finals of China Open. Williams will face Agnieszka Radwanska, 2011 champion, in the semi finals. Radwanska came through after beating Angelique Kerber of Germany. In the women's draw, former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova beat local favorite Li Na 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 to set up a semifinal with Jelena Jankovic, who also came from a set down to beat Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4.

Radwanska, Jankovic ease through

Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska powered past Polona Hercog of Slovania 6-0,6-2 to reach the last eight stage of China open. Radwanska, 2011 champion, will face Angelique Kerber who beat her in quarterfinals of Tokyo last week. Meanwhile Serbian former world number one Jelena Jankovic double bageled Carla Suarez Navarro in her third round match to clash Lucie Safarova. Safarova knocked out Andrea Petkovic in a three set marathon 6-4,6-7,7-6.

New milestone for Williams

World number one Serena Williams saved three set points on her way to edging Russian Maria Kirilenko 7-5 7-5 on Thursday to advance to the quarter-finals of the China Open with her 70th win of the season. Williams became the first woman since Justine Henin (2007) to pass 70 wins in a year.

Kvitova sets Li clash

Li Na kept alive local hopes of a first homegrown champion in the China Open when she reached the quarter-finals with a tough 7-5, 6-4 win over Sabine Lisicki of Germany on Wednesday. Li will face recent Tokyo champion Petra Kvitova, who beat Sara Errani in three sets 6-4,6-7,6-3.