Justine Henin-Hardenne, the head girl of women’s tennis, taught 15-year-old Australian Olivia Lukaszewicz a harsh lesson about what it takes to mix it with the grown-ups at a grand slam.

ANDRE Agassi swept into the Australian Open third round as Venus Williams donned her best jewellery to produce a sparkling victory.

Martina Hingis advanced to the semi-finals of the Australian Open with a 6-2 6-3 victory over unseeded Italian Adriana Serra Zanetti.

Jennifer Capriati, drained from an exhausting match with Italian Rita Grande, still had the energy at the Australian Open today to blast Marcelo Rios for his comments about women’s tennis.

Defending champion Jennifer Capriati survived a marathon second-set tie-break to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne today.