Unseeded French youngster Alize Cornet moves into the final of the Italian Open with a 3-6 6-4 6-3 victory over sixth seed Anna Chakvetadze. She will meet Jelena Jankovic in the final after the Serb qualified due to Maria Sharapova's withdrawal.
Rafael Nadal sets up a Hamburg Masters final meeting with Roger Federer after winning an astonishingly high quality semi-final with Novak Djokovic 7-5 2-6 6-2. The win also ensure the Spaniard hangs onto his world number two spot.
Roger Federer will meet Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal in the final of the Hamburg Masters after comfortable 6-3 6-1 semi-final victory over Andreas Seppi.
Russian second seed Maria Sharapova pulls out of her Italian Open semi-final with Serb title holder Jelena Jankovic because of injury.
The Australian Open women's final will be played at night from next year in the hope of attracting a larger television audience.
Russia's number two seed Maria Sharapova sets up an Italian Open semi-final encounter against Jelena Jankovic with a 6-7 7-5 6-2 victory over Switzerland's Patty Schnyder.