Andrea Hlavackova

Former French Open champion Francesca Schiavone defeated fellow Italian Flavia Pennetta 7-5, 6-1 to book a clash with second-seeded Maria Sharapova at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.

Milos Raonic, who won Sunday's ATP Tour event in San Jose, crashed out in the first round of the US Indoor Championships losing in three sets to wild card Jack Sock.

Australia's Lleyton Hewitt saved two match points to advance while Swedish defending women's champion Sofia Arvidsson was ousted on Wednesday at the ATP and WTA US Indoor Championships.

British fourth seed Heather Watson outlasted Kazakhstan's Galina Voskoboeva 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (7/4) on Sunday to reach the second round at the $1.58 million WTA/ATP US Indoor Championships.

Three-time winners Italy edged a weakened United States 3-2 on Sunday to reach the Fed Cup semi-finals and an April date with double defending champions, the Czech Republic.

Petra Kvitova and Lucie Safarova handed holders Czech Republic a 2-0 lead over Australia after the first day of their Fed Cup World Group tie in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava on Saturday.

Holders Czech Republic will take on Australia in the Fed Cup's first round in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava at the weekend, with eyes on a treble and concerns about the form of their top singles players.

Petra Kvitova of holders Czech Republic will take on Australia's Jarmila Gajdosova in the opening singles rubber of the Fed Cup World Group first-round tie in the eastern Czech city of Ostrava on Saturday, following Friday's draw.

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki was pushed hard by Germany's Sabine Lisicki at the Australian Open before rallying in the third set to move into the second round.

Lucie Safarova and Petra Kvitova breezed past their Serbian rivals to give holders Czech Republic a 2-0 lead in the Fed Cup final here on Saturday.

Lucie Safarova of holders Czech Republic will take on Serbia's Ana Ivanovic in the first singles rubber of the Fed Cup final here on Saturday, after Friday's draw.

Marion Bartoli of France defeated local hope Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-1, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Japan on Monday.

Italy's Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci won the US Open women's doubles title on Sunday with a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over Czech third seeds Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka.

Three-time champion Serena Williams stormed to a double bagel 6-0, 6-0 rout of Czech Andrea Hlavackova to reach her 10th US Open quarter-final on Monday in a ruthless display of her title credentials.

Serena Williams rampaged through her first four matches at the US Open, dropping only 12 games along the way, but she says she has not even started out strongly on the Flushing Meadows hardcourts.

Three-time champion Serena Williams stormed to a double bagel 6-0, 6-0 rout of Czech Andrea Hlavackova to reach her 10th US Open quarter-final on Monday in a ruthless display of her title credentials.

Ana Ivanovic believes Serb compatriot Novak Djokovic could tip the balance in her favour when she takes on red-hot title favourite Serena Williams for a place in the US Open semi-finals.

Three-time champion Serena Williams stormed into her 10th US Open quarter-final with a 6-0, 6-0 win over the Czech Republic's Andrea Hlavackova on Monday.

Serb 12th seed Ana Ivanovic reached her first Grand Slam quarter-final in four years, and first ever at the US Open, when she defeated Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova 6-0, 6-4 on Monday.

Five-time champion Roger Federer defied 32-degree heat and crushing humidity to reach the US Open last 16 as potential semi-final rival Andy Murray almost wilted in the New York sweatshop.