Second seed Vera Zvonareva has advanced to the quarterfinals of the US Open where she will meet Australian nemesis Sam Stosur.

Serena Williams hit the wall in her career comeback at Eastbourne after only one victory, with top seed Vera Zvonareva.

Belgian Kim Clijsters beat Agnieszka Radwanska and Muscovite Vera Zvonareva smashed her way through to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open.

Kim Clijsters warned she was hitting top form, while world number two Vera Zvonareva hopes to prove her critics wrong.

Rafael Nadal struggled on a sore left knee past unheralded Australian Alun Jones on Wednesday to reach the second round of the US Open, but his bid for a third Grand Slam final…