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.

Svetlana Kuznetsova finished 2009 as the world’s third best player and now the winner on the 2010 Mercury Insurance Open is struggling to get in the top twenty.

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.

At beautiful La Costa Resort & Spa, the normally peaceful community came roaring to life rallying behind one of their own to support a stunning upset.

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.

On a day where top seeds prevailed, Robin Soderling and Marin Cilic are set to square off in the round of sixteen and Maria Sharapova is set to meet fireplug Justine Henin in round three.

The City of Lights ran into darkness as one of France’s favorite sons, Gael Monfils, will have to return tomorrow to determine the outcome of a stunning five set thriller.

Jo Willy Tsonga escapes, but Vicktoria Azarenka is down and out in first round play at the opening day of French Open 2010.

It is safe, even easy, to say that Svetlana Kuznetsova is not a good frontrunner. She is not one of those athletes that relishes in carrying the number one bulls eye seed through an event. Svetlana is comfortable a bit down in the draw, say spots 6 – 10 and picking off higher seeds as they falter, just as unlikely candidates are now doing to her.