Serena Williams receives a soft draw, opening against Swiss Stefanie Voegele, and potentially meets No. 29 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the third round, and No. 13 Marion Bartoli in the fourth round. No. 7-seeded Sam Stosur is in Serena’s quarter of the draw, but the favorite to meet the younger Williams sister in the quarterfinals is No. 22-seeded Justine Henin.

“My game isn’t typical, not even to the other Spanish players, but that’s the key. I like doing a lot of different things, coming to the net, playing drop shots,” Martinez Sanchez said. “When I was small, Martina Navratilova was still on the TV, and since I was young I have always liked coming to the net. When I was seven or eight I always hit the ball then went straight into the net.”

Serena Williams will play Jelena Jankovic in the Rome SFs.

After three months away Serena Williams has returned to the WTA circuit.

Wow, two unseeded former No. 1s in Henin and Ivanovic; lots o’ first-round meetings of interest…

So which Melanie Oudin is it, the “fearless” youngster who made a run to the US Open quarterfinals, or the one who collapsed in a tight 6-0 third-set loss in the first round at Indian Wells?…

Marin Cilic was the first big upset of the event, could Federer, Roddick or Murray fall today?

Andy Roddick’s wife Brooklyn Decker has been named the cover girl for the upcoming Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.

Sean Randall gives his third round take on the Australian Open.

“Yeah, I feel like if I play well I’m really tough to beat,” Williams said. “Still definitely feel that way. I’m so happy to see [Justine] Henin back and doing well. She’s such a good player and a fighter. I think she brings just a totally different theme to the game. Obviously Kim [Clijsters] is fun to have back on the tour, and her winning the US Open is awesome.”