WTA Tour

Highlights from second round action at the Western and Southern Open.

Vera Zvonareva takes on Ekaterina Makarova in the second round of the Western and Southern Open.

Highlights from second round action at the Rogers Cup.

Maria Sharapova beat the heat and Ekaterina Makarova to reach the Australian Open semifinals.

Maria Sharapova and Petra Kvitova take on Australian Open underdogs Ekaterina Makarova and Sara Errani.

It is a fairly rare occurrence for more than one lefty to reach the final eight of the same major, but that has happened this fortnight in Melbourne.