WORLD number one Amelie Mauresmo feels she may have finally conquered her big-match nerves — just in time to do battle for the Wimbledon title with Justin Henin-Hardenne today.

WORLD number one Amelie Mauresmo feels she has come of age at Wimbledon this year.

WIMBLEDON went to form yesterday as the top four women's seeds all booked their places in the semi-finals at SW19.

World number one Amelie Mauresmo is in determined mood to complete her quest for a place in the Wimbledon final this year.

Wimbledon went to form today as the top four women seeds all booked their places in the semi-finals at SW19.

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

Maria Sharapova has put her Wimbledon rivals on alert by claiming she is running into form at the just the right time.

Anastasia Myskina overcame a slow start to cruise past Anabel Medina Garrigues and into the fourth round at Wimbledon.

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

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.

BOTH Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova made light work of their first-round opponents at Wimbledon — before then reigniting the debate over equal prize money.

World number two Kim Clijsters played down her 44 unforced errors during her 6-3 6-4 third-round victory over Spain’s Anabel Medina Garrigues.

BIRTHDAY girl Justine Henin-Hardenne and former world number one Lleyton Hewitt moved into the French Open third round yesterday, booking their places before the rains returned to swamp Roland Garros.

Defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne admitted she has had better birthdays as she advanced to the French Open’s third round today.

ANDY RODDICK hopes to recapture his fitness in time for Wimbledon after being forced to retire from the first round of the French Open with a left ankle injury.

Martina Hingis looked in vintage form Monday at the Internazionali d’Italia.

Martina Hingis has pulled off a shock victory against Maria Sharapova in the semi-finals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.

Amelie Mauresmo, Kim Clijsters and Patty Schnyder all secured straight-sets wins in the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Amelie Mauresmo barely worked up a sweat as she crushed Nicole Vaidisova 6-1 6-1 in the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

The big guns in the women’s singles did not wilt in the heat on day six of the Australian Open.

As Kim Clijsters battled a back injury and Mary Pierce strutted out, so the bottom half of the women’s singles opened up for Martina Hingis at the Australian Open.

MARTINA HINGIS looked as if she’d never been away.

Mary Pierce and Amelie Mauresmo posted contrasting opening-round victories on day two of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Lindsay Davenport is two wins away from successfully defending her title at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.

SPANISH sensation Rafael Nadal progressed to the third round of the US Open yesterday without any undue alarm, beating American wild card Scoville Jenkins in straight sets.

Amelie Mauresmo aims to cast aside her vastly inferior record against world number one Lindsay Davenport in the Wimbledon semi-finals tomorrow knowing full well how tough a task it will be.

LINDSAY DAVENPORT and Venus Williams, two Americans on the comeback trail for a title they were popularly assumed to have left behind, will mix it in this year’s Wimbledon semi-finals.

Lindsay Davenport reached the Wimbledon semi-finals with a hard-fought victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova today, one year on from seriously contemplating retirement.

Amelie Mauresmo secured her place in the semi-finals of Wimbledon for the second successive year with a straight-sets win over Anastasia Myskina on Centre Court this afternoon.

Number-three seed Amelie Mauresmo is into the semi-finals of Wimbledon.

Number three seed Amelie Mauresmo will meet Anastasia Myskina on Centre Court this afternoon as she bids to reach the semi-finals for the second year in a row.

Anastasia Myskina’s Wimbledon fortunes took a turn for the better this afternoon when the Russian number nine seed booked her place in the last eight at the All England Club.

Amelie Mauresmo booked her place in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon for the third time after recovering from a slow start to beat Russian Elena Likhovtseva 6-4 6-0 on Court One this afternoon.

SECOND seed Andy Roddick became embroiled in a bitter row after surviving a scare against unheralded Italian Daniele Bracciali to book his place in the third round at Wimbledon after a rain interrupted day yesterday.

Russian number nine seed Anastasia Myskina made heavy weather of securing her place in the last 16 at Wimbledon, coming through an epic, near three-hour battle with Jelena Jankovic before rain stopped play at the All England Club this afternoon.

DEFENDING champion Roger Federer cruised into round three at Wimbledon by beating Ivo Minar yesterday.

The infamous “graveyard of champions” failed to add to its list of illustrious victims at Wimbledon today, as both top seed Lindsay Davenport and world number three Amelie Mauresmo booked safe passage into the third round.

Wimbledon number one seed Lindsay Davenport will be hoping she does not become the latest victim of the “graveyard of champions” this afternoon.

Justine Henin-Hardenne relishes each triumph these days following her nightmare 2004 when glandular fever kept her out of action for most of the year.

FRUSTRATED by the French clay and a Chinese teenager, Lindsay Davenport glared at her racket, clenched her teeth and mounted a comeback.

THE role of defending French Open champion weighed on Anastasia Myskina, as did her mother’s illness. And so her bid to repeat last year’s success ended in record time.

Anastasia Myskina’s defence of the French Open crown she won in glorious fashion last year ended with a whimper today as she crashed out in the opening round of this year’s event at Roland Garros.