Serena Williams lost to a player outside of the world's top 100 for the first time in eight years after defeat to Shelby Rogers in the quarter-finals of the Top Seed Open in Lexington.
The 23-times Grand Slam winner smashed her way through the first set, taking it 6-1. But Rogers, the world No.116, bounced back for a 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 victory.
Serena Williams recovered from a set and three break points down to beat Bernarda Pera at the Top Seed Open, her first event since February.
The 23-times Grand Slam champion lost the first set 6-4 and was 0-40 on her serve at 4-4 in the second but rallied to a 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory to set up a second round match against her sister Venus.
Plans for the rearranged clay court season in Europe were left in chaos when the WTA and ATP were forced to cancel the Madrid Open which was due to start on 12 September.
The event in Spain was seen as key preparation for the French Open which has been moved from May to September. But a spike in coronavirus cases in the city and the reintroduction of restrictions have left organisers...
World No.24 Donna Vekic was the biggest name in action on the opening day of the Palermo Open in Sicily as the WTA Tour returned to action for the first time since March.
There have been a number of high-profile withdrawals, including Britain's Johanna Konta and Wimbledon champion Simona Halep, as well as an unnamed player being forced out of the event with coronavirus.
Johanna Konta still believes the US Open will go ahead next month despite the sport's stuttering return from lockdown.
Both the WTA Tour and ATP have been forced to cancel further events due to the continuing coronavirus crisis, although the WTA is set to return at the Palermo Open in Italy starting on 3 August.
World No.14 Konta begins her preparations at this week's Battle...
