SERENA WILLIAMS signalled her intent to regain the Wimbledon crown as the number seven seed brushed past Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain in straight sets on Court Two yesterday.

Serena Williams signalled her intent to regain the Wimbledon crown as the number seven seed brushed past Lourdes Dominguez-Lino of Spain in straight sets on Court Two.

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.

REIGNING champion Venus Williams snatched victory from the jaws of defeat at Wimbledon yesterday, but it was top seed Amelie Mauresmo who looked every bit a champion in waiting with a fine display on Centre Court.

Andy Roddick will not be defending his title at the $6.56m (€5m) Nasdaq-100 Open.

Australia’s Alicia Molik delighted the home crowd by winning her first Grand Slam title in the Australian Open today.

Top seed Lindsay Davenport advanced to the semi-finals of the Australian Open with a thrilling victory over local favourite Alicia Molik.

Top seed Lindsay Davenport today cruised into the Australian Open quarter-finals as sixth seed Elena Dementieva crashed out.

Lindsay Davenport admits she is amazed to find herself in the fourth round of the Australian Open as top seed and world number one.

Russia’s Anastasia Myskina today advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open without hitting a ball.

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

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

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.

World number one Justine Henin-Hardenne hit back from two breaks down in the opening set to reach her fifth consecutive Grand Slam semi-final with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Lindsay Davenport at the Australian Open.

Fourth seed Amelie Mauresmo has withdrawn from her Australian Open quarter-final with a back injury.

ANDRE AGASSI, Andy Roddick and Lindsay Davenport kept the stars and stripes flying high above Melbourne Park yesterday with a trio of sizzling performances in the Australian Open fourth round.

Justine Henin-Hardenne’s dramatic victory over Lindsay Davenport at the Australian Open last year proved the catalyst for a sensational season which ended with the Belgian finishing as world number one.

Fourth seed Amelie Mauresmo continued her inexorable march through the early rounds of the Australian Open with another powerful display at Melbourne Park.

ANDRE AGASSI underlined his intentions for a fifth Australian Open crown yesterday at the same time that Amelie Mauresmo raised her hopes of a maiden grand slam.

Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt will face fiancee Kim Clijsters on court in next week’s Hopman Cup.

US Open results, Flushing Meadows, New York

French Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne put her hand injury to the back of her mind as she eased through to the last 16 of the women’s singles.

Results so far from Round 1 at Wimbledon.

Australia booked their place in the 2003 Federation Cup with a 3-2 win over Holland.

Venus Williams aims to follow her younger sister into the third round of Wimbledon today.