Svetlana Kuznetsova

Ashleigh Barty has won her last three meetings with Petra Kvitova, including the quarter-finals of the Australian Open last month.

Serena Williams and Svetlana Kuznetsova are set to resume their 16-year rivalry after being drawn on Saturday to face each other in the first round of next week's Auckland WTA Classic.

Novak Djokovic wilted under pressure from Daniil Medvedev, falling 6-3, 3-6, 3-6 to the ninth-seeded Russian in the Cincinnati Masters semi-finals.

Williams can match Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 majors with another title at Flushing Meadows.

Former US Open champions Stan Wawrinka and Svetlana Kuznetsova received wildcards into the event on Tuesday along with two-time Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka, tournament organisers announced.

World No. 11 Venus, beaten in this year's Australian Open final, was knocked out in the 2016 semi-finals and is chasing a first major title since winning Wimbledon in 2008.

Playing in her first final at the elite Premier Mandatory level, World No.15 Elena Vesnina battled through a tense three hours and one minute to subdue eighth-ranked Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Dominika Cibulkova hardly broke a sweat as she breezed past Germany's World No.31 Laura Siegmund while Caroline Wozniacki dumped Olympic champion Monica Puig out of the Sydney International

Dominika Cibulkova will take on World No.1 Angelique Kerber in the title clash of the WTA Finals at the Singapore Indoor Stadium

Agnieszka Radwanska will now face her good friend, World No.1 Angelique Kerber, in Saturday's semis with the winner to play either Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova or Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.

Spectators at Singapore's Indoor Stadium looked on in stunned disbelief when Svetlana Kuznetsova gave herself an impromptu haircut early in the deciding third set

Svetlana Kuznetsova, ranked ninth, won 6-2, 6-1 in one hour, 11 minutes in the Kremlin Cup final to record her third win over the 22-year-old Daria Gavrilova in as many meetings

Caroline Wozniacki, who knocked out ninth-seeded former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the second round, defeated Monica Niculescu of Romania 6-3, 6-1. On the other hand, Roberta Vinci overcame a second set blip to defeat Carina Witthoeft 6-0, 5-7, 6-3

Serena Williams' complaints once again highlighted the issue of player safety at Wimbledon after France's Gilles Simon also threatened to sue when he was forced to play on during rain in his loss to Grigor Dimitrov last week

Serena Williams hit 43 winners and served 14 aces as she won the last nine games on Centre Court to remain on course for a record-equalling 22nd major title and a seventh Wimbledon crown

Ashleigh Barty has won her last three meetings with Petra Kvitova, including the quarter-finals of the Australian Open last month.

Serena Williams and Svetlana Kuznetsova are set to resume their 16-year rivalry after being drawn on Saturday to face each other in the first round of next week's Auckland WTA Classic.

Novak Djokovic wilted under pressure from Daniil Medvedev, falling 6-3, 3-6, 3-6 to the ninth-seeded Russian in the Cincinnati Masters semi-finals.

Williams can match Margaret Court's all-time record of 24 majors with another title at Flushing Meadows.

Former US Open champions Stan Wawrinka and Svetlana Kuznetsova received wildcards into the event on Tuesday along with two-time Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka, tournament organisers announced.

World No. 11 Venus, beaten in this year's Australian Open final, was knocked out in the 2016 semi-finals and is chasing a first major title since winning Wimbledon in 2008.

Playing in her first final at the elite Premier Mandatory level, World No.15 Elena Vesnina battled through a tense three hours and one minute to subdue eighth-ranked Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Dominika Cibulkova hardly broke a sweat as she breezed past Germany's World No.31 Laura Siegmund while Caroline Wozniacki dumped Olympic champion Monica Puig out of the Sydney International

Dominika Cibulkova will take on World No.1 Angelique Kerber in the title clash of the WTA Finals at the Singapore Indoor Stadium

Agnieszka Radwanska will now face her good friend, World No.1 Angelique Kerber, in Saturday's semis with the winner to play either Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova or Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia.

Spectators at Singapore's Indoor Stadium looked on in stunned disbelief when Svetlana Kuznetsova gave herself an impromptu haircut early in the deciding third set

Svetlana Kuznetsova, ranked ninth, won 6-2, 6-1 in one hour, 11 minutes in the Kremlin Cup final to record her third win over the 22-year-old Daria Gavrilova in as many meetings

Caroline Wozniacki, who knocked out ninth-seeded former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the second round, defeated Monica Niculescu of Romania 6-3, 6-1. On the other hand, Roberta Vinci overcame a second set blip to defeat Carina Witthoeft 6-0, 5-7, 6-3

Serena Williams' complaints once again highlighted the issue of player safety at Wimbledon after France's Gilles Simon also threatened to sue when he was forced to play on during rain in his loss to Grigor Dimitrov last week

Serena Williams hit 43 winners and served 14 aces as she won the last nine games on Centre Court to remain on course for a record-equalling 22nd major title and a seventh Wimbledon crown