Zheng Jie became the first Chinese player ever to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals on Sunday when she upset 31st seeded Ukrainian Alona Bondarenko 7-6 (7/5), 6-4. Her reward is a last eight showdown against either Dinara Safina or Maria Kirilenko after outlasting Bondarenko in one hour, 48 minutes on Hisense Arena. The 26-year-old from Chengdu was slightly steadier ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Alona Bondarenko ended a long drought against Jelena Jankovic with a third-round 6-2 6-3 upset of the eighth seed in stifling conditions at the Australian Open Friday. The victory on Hisense Arena was the first for Bondarenko against Jankovic in 10 meetings, the Ukrainian having only previously taken one set off the Serb in nine matches. It was ...

Ukraine's Alona Bondarenko swept past Israeli Shahar Peer in straight sets to capture the Hobart WTA International title here on Saturday. The fourth seeded Bondarenko downed the second seed, 6-2, 6-4 in the final in 73 minutes. It was the 32nd-ranked Bondarenko's second career WTA title and took her career record to 3-3 against the 30th-ranked Peer. It ...