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May 21, 2013: In recent years the French Open has been about one man; Rafael Nadal. The 26-year-old has dominated the Paris tournament in recent years, amassing seven titles in the last eight years at Roland Garros

May 19, 2013: Serena Williams will begin her French Open assault on the foundation of a perfect 16-0 clay-court season after she defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Sunday

May 18, 2013: Serena Williams made it 23 wins in a row as she powered into the final of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia with a straight-sets win over Simona Halep

May 17, 2013: Maria Sharapova expressed her disappointment on Friday, after illness forced her to withdraw from the Internazionali BNL d'Italia - while Serena Williams clinched a spot in the semi-finals in less than an hour

May 16, 2013: Serena Williams looks to be in grand slam-winning mood just a week out from the French Open, after she obliterated Dominika Cibulkova to reach the Internazionali BNL d'Italia quarter-finals on Thursday

May 12, 2013: Serena Williams fended off a spirited second set onslaught from Maria Sharapova to claim the Mutua Madrid Open on Sunday

May 10, 2013: Maria Sharapova eased into the semi-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open with a comfortable 6-2 6-4 win over Kaia Kanepi, as defending champion Serena Williams recovered from a bagel to advance

May 8, 2013: Singapore will host the end-of-season WTA Championships for five years from 2014, the WTA have announced

May 8, 2013: Victoria Azarenka issued a withering attack on umpire Mariana Alves as she slumped to a shock 1-6 6-2 6-3 second-round defeat by world No. 24 Ekaterina Makarova at the Mutua Madrid Open

May 7, 2013: Serena Williams booked her place in the third round of the Mutua Madrid Open with a 6-2 7-5 victory over Spain's Lourdes Dominguez Lino

May 6, 2013: Serena Williams has come under fire from compatriot Sloane Stephens, who claims the world No. 1 refuses to speak to her after the pair met earlier this year

May 5, 2013: Caroline Wozniacki was shocked in the first round of the Madrid Open but Serena Williams managed to avoid her own upset as the tournament entered its second day

Apr 6, 2013: World No. 1 Serena Williams produced a super performance to defeat sister Venus Williams 6-1 6-2 and advance to the Family Circle cup final

Apr 5, 2013: Serena Williams ended a long and successful day for the Williams family as she and sister Venus both won twice on Friday to reach the Family Circle Cup semi-finals and set up their first sibling showdown since 2009.

Apr 5, 2013: Serena Williams enjoyed a straight sets victory over Mallory Burdette in the third round of the Charleston Family Circle cup, winning through 6-4 6-2 in just over an hour and fifteen minutes on court

Mar 30, 2013: Serena Williams won the Sony Open for a record sixth time after coming from behind to defeat Maria Sharapova in Miami

Mar 26, 2013: Serena Williams' pursuit of a sixth Sony Open title continued on Tuesday, as the American reached the semi-finals in Florida with a comfortable victory over fifth seed Li Na

Mar 25, 2013: Serena Williams recovered from a horror first set to book her place in the quarter-finals of the Sony Open on Monday

Mar 21, 2013: World No. 1 Serena Williams emphatically sealed her place in the third round of the Sony Open in Miami after blasting her way past Flavia Pennetta