Venus Williams easily moved into the fourth round at the US Open yesterday with a 6-2 6-1 victory over Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine.

Serena Williams joined her sister Venus in the round of 16 at the US Open after a crushing victory over Ai Sugiyama tonight.

Top seed Ana Ivanovic was stunned at the US Open as she was defeated 6-3 4-6 6-3 by Julie Coin in the second round.

Rain today played havoc with the opening day’s action in the Olympic tennis tournament in Beijing with Roger Federer among those players unable to set foot on court.

Jelena Jankovic missed out on another chance to become world number one after suffering a 7-5 6-2 defeat by Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova in the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup on Friday.

AMELIE MAURESMO believes her first-round win over Olga Savchuk will help to dismiss any “mental fears” she had coming into the French Open.

Mardy Fish’s recent run of form came to an abrupt halt as the unseeded American went out in the first round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami to Frenchman Arnaud Clement.

Maria Sharapova put up a comprehensive display to send Lindsay Davenport crashing out of the Australian Open today.

World number one Justine Henin rallied past Russia’s Maria Sharapova, 5-7 7-5 6-3, in the final of the WTA Championships on Sunday to claim back-to-back titles at the prestigious season-ending event.

Top seed Justine Henin powered into the last 16 of the US Open as she opened third-round play at Arthur Ashe Stadium with an easy victory over Russian qualifier Ekaterina Makarova.

Top seed Justine Henin powered into the last 16 of the US Open today as she opened third-round play at the Arthur Ashe Stadium with an easy victory over Russian qualifier Ekaterina Makarova.

Maria Sharapova defied threatening rain clouds and a gritty opponent to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon without the loss of a set.

Maria Sharapova, yet to drop a game so far this Championship, is bracing herself for a tough third-round clash with veteran Ai Sugiyama on Saturday.

MARIA SHARAPOVA feels something special is “missing” from Wimbledon this year, but has every intention of gracing Centre Court again on finals day.

Second seed Rafael Nadal and third seed Andy Roddick both recorded straight sets wins on yesterday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Pacific Life Open.

Second seed Rafael Nadal and third seed Andy Roddick both recorded straight sets wins yesterday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Pacific Life Open.

Second seed Justine Henin-Hardenne has survived an early scare to defeat Ai Sugiyama of Japan 4-6 6-1 6-0 to reach the last 16 of the US Open.

Second seed Justine Henin-Hardenne shrugged off a 90-minute rain delay to open her US Open campaign with a straight-sets win.

FIVE-TIME Grand Slam winner Justine Henin-Hardenne’s march towards reclaiming her US Open title began in earnest on Monday as she cruised past Maria Elena Camerin 6-2, 6-1 in an opening round match yesterday.

SHENAY PERRY admitted the burden of being the last remaining American in Wimbledon led to her straight-sets capitulation to Elena Dementieva.

Martina Hingis insists her third-round defeat at Wimbledon is only a temporary setback in her comeback to competitive tennis.

Martina Hingis bowed out of Wimbledon with a 7-5 3-6 6-4 defeat by Ai Sugiyama admitting she needs to rediscover her clinical touch if her comeback is to progress.

Former champion Martina Hingis will make what is sure to be an emotional return to Centre Court later today.

Maria Sharapova may be one of the world’s most beautiful women, but she knows she cannot compete with England playing in a World Cup.

Lucie Safarova defeated Italy’s Flavia Pennetta 6-3 6-4 to win the Australian Women’s Hardcourts tournament at the Gold Coast.

BELGIAN pair Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne continued their march into the last 16 but there will be no fairytale final for former Wimbledon champion Martina Hingis.

Defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova saw her reign brought to a crushing end on the opening day of the US Open at Flushing Meadows but top seed Maria Sharapova had an easy passage into the second round.

Mary Pierce needed seven match points before finally beating Ai Sugiyama of Japan 6-0 6-3 to win her first US outdoor hardcourt title at the Acura Classic in California.

World number two Maria Sharapova could not hide her relief after avoiding a major upset at the French Open as she came from a set down to defeat fellow Russian Evgenia Linetskaya.

It was left to 48-year-old Martina Navratilova to inject a much needed hint of controversy on an otherwise predictable fifth day of the Australian Open.

Serena Williams fired a warning to those writing off her chances by blasting into the second round of the Australian Open today.

Amelie Mauresmo powered into the quarter-finals of the US Open at Flushing Meadow with a 6-4 6-2 victory over Francesca Schiavone of Italy.

Serena Williams struggled but finally booked her place in the fourth round of the US Open at Flushing Meadow.

Tommy Haas, who missed all of the 2003 season due to two shoulder operations, moved into the third round of the US Open by ousting 12th seed Sebastien Grosjean of France.

Jennifer Capriati cruised into the third round of the US Open with a 6-0 6-2 rout of Magui Serna.

Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the second round of the US Open with a 6-1 7-5 6-4 victory over veteran Wayne Ferreira of South Africa.

Serena Williams shrugged off doubts about her fitness to cruise into the second round of the US Open with a 6-1 6-3 victory over Sandra Kleinova of the Czech Republic.

France's Mary Pierce has beaten Venus Williams in the women's singles event in Athens.

These are the results from today's tennis events at the Athens Olympics:

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova missed the chance to break the Wimbledon record of 20 titles after failing to reach the women’s doubles final.

Russian teenage sensation Maria Sharapova became the darling of the Centre Court as she blazed her way into the Wimbledon semi-finals.

This time there was no phantom point, just a masterclass from Lindsay Davenport as Karolina Sprem’s colourful Wimbledon campaign came to an end court one.

Karolina Sprem revealed how she played through the pain barrier to book a place in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.