Serena Williams is back for Wimbledon 2011 championship but she has to work hard to reclaim her No. 1 Ranking.

A comfortable Day One of the 2011 Australian Open is in the books and fan favorites Caroline Wozniacki, Maria Sharapova, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Justine Henin all advanced.

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.

For the rest of the year, keep an eye out for France’s newest best player, 5’ 6” dynamo, Aravane Rezai, who increased her stock by winning the Collector Swedish Open Women on Sunday.

Vera Zvonareva defeated 82 ranked Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova in three exciting semifinal sets, but when the dust settled, Ms. Pironkova had won the hearts of all who watched.

The tour players were exhilarated to meet the queen and after their curtsies went about creating some very regal performances of their own.

For the most part, the seeds have protected their Birmingham turf except for one blonde American upstart’s dismissal of 3rd seeded Belgian Yanina Wickmayer.

Maria, Maria, Maria! Welcome back! The Russian photo op is showing signs of recovery. On Thursday, the second seed notched not one but two wins to make the quarterfinals.

Rezai reached her highest ranking of sixteen prior to the French Open and on the heels of her impressive win at the Madrid Open.

Action is sure to heat up now that Rafa Nadal, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick have led the field through the rain and into the Round of Sixteen at Eastbourne.