Current world No. 1 Dinara Safina, along with Jelena Jankovic and Venus Williams, reached the quarterfinals Wednesday at the Italian Open. Safina had to rally to defeat No. 14 seed Zheng Jie 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3).

Venus Williams had to go three sets Monday to win her second-round tennis match at the $2 million Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome. The former world No. 1 Williams defeated Czech Lucie Safarova 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.

No. 16 seed Marion Bartoli stunned top-seeded Jelena Jankovic 6-1, 6-4 Sunday in the fourth round at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Jankovic came into the tournament ranked No. 1 in the world despite never having won a Grand Slam tournament.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top seed Amelie Mauresmo fought off Meghann Shaughnessy 6-4 6-3 to reach the third round of the U.S. Open on Thursday.

ROME (Reuters) - Former world number one Martina Hingis swept aside Russia's Dinara Safina 6-2 7-5 to win the Italian Open on Sunday, her first title since ending a three-year self-imposed exile from the professional game.