Bethanie Mattek-Sands had Kim Clijsters on the ropes at 6-4, 1-4 before the Belgian former Rogers Cup Champion could turn the tide in Montreal.

Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska and Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova are set to play in the finals of the Mercury Insurance Open in San Diego.

Another beautiful day in San Diego was highlighted by Flavia Pennetta’s dismantling of second seed Samantha Stosur.

Russia’s newest sensation was in top form on Wednesday and top seed Jelena Jankovic paid the price.

At the Mercury Insurance Open in San Diego, the Round of Sixteen play begins today as two Russians, Vera Zvonareva and Svetlana Kuznetsova, battled to victory on Tuesday.

Yesterday’s Bank of the West Classic final may have given us a glimpse of what women’s tennis will look like in the future.

Saturday was the women’s tour at its best with tight matches and stirring comebacks in just about every quarterfinal match.

At the Sony Ericsson Bank of the West Classic, the surviving eight players will be vying for four semifinal spots today.

On Wednesday, Australian Samantha Stosur showed why she is the top seed but little Melanie Oudin won the crowd’s hearts with her stirring comeback.

In a day of upsets, Venus and Serena Williams asserted themselves and established themselves as big favorites to gain the finals.