Ana Ivanovic advanced to the Brisbane International semifinals and a possible showdown against Justine Henin with a 6-4, 7-6 (6) win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Thursday.

Defending champion Ana Ivanovic and top seed Dinara Safina moved a step closer to a quarter-final showdown at the French Open on Friday as both brushed aside third round opponents.

Defending champion Ana Ivanovic reached the last 16 at the French Open on Friday with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic.

Defending champion Ana Ivanovic struggled on the important points in her opening match at the French Open before beating Sara Errani of Italy 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Sunday to reach the second round.

French Open champion Ana Ivanovic produced a maddeningly inconsistent display as she was stunned by Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 at the WTA Rome claycourt International.