Serena and Venus Williams both suffered shock fourth round defeats on an afternoon of surprises in the women's draw at Wimbledon on Monday.

Venus Williams is through to the third round of Wimbledon 2011 after battling past Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan in three tough sets.

Defending Wimbledon champion Serena Williams has announced she will return to the tour after her recent foot injury and health scares.

American Andy Roddick has suffered his second consecutive first round defeat after falling to Gilles Simon in the first round in ATP Rome Masters.

Injured Kim Clijsters has announced her withdrawal from the Italian Open in Rome which starts 7th May.

Two former world number ones, Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams advanced to the last-16 in New York after both scored straight-set wins over their fourth-round opponents.

Defending champion Kim Clijsters and 3rd seed Venus Williams both advanced to the third round of the 2010 US Open tennis championships yesterday in straight sets.

Defending champion Kim Clijsters and two-time champion Venus Williams advanced to the second round of the US Open 2010, both in straight sets.
Belgian Clijsters had a slump in the second set but rallied just in time to come through 6-0 7-5 over Greta Arn of Hungary.

Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and defending champion Kim Clijsters of Belgium are the top two seeds at this year's US Open.

Wozniacki has been elevated to the top position due to the withdrawl of current world number one Serena Williams who has not recovered from a foot injury that has kept her out of action since Wimbledon.