Sabine Lisicki began her quest to go one better than last year’s runner-up achievement at Wimbledon by posting a resounding Centre Court victory.

Maria Sharapova said she is proud of the fighting spirit that has carried her to a third successive French Open final.

Andy Murray will play Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the French Open after a remarkable five-set victory over Gael Monfils last night.

Andrea Petkovic will meet another first-time slam semi-finalist in fourth seed Simona Halep after they both won their French Open quarter-finals today.

Eugenie Bouchard used to idolise Maria Sharapova, now she will face her in the semi-finals of the French Open.

Rafael Nadal looks determined to hang onto his crown as the king of clay.

Seventeen-year-old Victoria Duval stunned former champion Sam Stosur to reach the second round of the US Open under the lights at Flushing Meadows last night.

Petra Kvitova went the distance again as she moved into the second round of the US Open with victory over Japan’s Misaki Doi on Arthur Ashe.

Teenager Kyle Edmund is one of two British players to be announced by the All England Club as wildcard entries for the men’s singles at Wimbledon, with James Ward also on the list.

Serbia needed a champions tie-break in the deciding mixed doubles rubber to beat Australia after Novak Djokovic suffered a surprise defeat to Bernard Tomic in the Hopman Cup in Perth.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic and 2004 winner Maria Sharapova are the top seeds for this year's Wimbledon Championships.

Andrea Petkovic has pulled out of the Australian Open due to a back injury.

The seedings for this month’s Australian Open have been released, with Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki receiving top billing.

Samantha Stosur’s Australian Open preparations hit another hurdle today as the US Open champion was beaten in straight sets by Francesca Schiavone in the first round of the Sydney International.

Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi won her second career title as she stormed to a 6-2 6-1 win over Daniela Hantuchova in the Brisbane International final.

Caroline Wozniacki produced a performance worthy of a world number one to beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-7 (6/8) 7-5 6-1 in a three-hour epic under the lights on Arthur Ashe Stadium and reach the quarter-finals of the US Open.

Serena Williams felt her third-round victory over fourth seed Victoria Azarenka at the US Open yesterday was worthy of a semi-final.

World number one Novak Djokovic will meet number four Andy Murray in the final of the Western & Southern Open.

Serena Williams' hopes of claiming a third consecutive title in the build-up to the US Open were shattered when she was forced to withdraw from the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati with a toe injury.

Kim Clijsters suffered a worrying injury setback as the second seed abandoned her opening match at the Rogers Cup in Toronto last night.

Serena Williams was installed as the new Wimbledon favourite after powering into the fourth round, and declared: “I wouldn’t bet against me.”

Serena Williams will resume her title defence in the more grand surroundings of Court One today after the All England Club acquiesced to the champion’s plea to move away from the outer reaches of Wimbledon.

Li Na reached her second successive grand slam final with a 6-4 7-5 victory over Maria Sharapova at the French Open this afternoon.

ANDY MURRAY scrapped his way through to the French Open semi-finals for the first time yesterday and then declared: “I can beat Rafael Nadal.”

Maria Sharapova will face Li Na in the semi-finals of the French Open after the Australian Open finalist put out title favourite Victoria Azarenka this afternoon.

Maria Sharapova continued her impressive form at the French Open as she booked her place in the quarter-finals with a straight-sets win over Agnieszka Radwanska.

Kim Clijsters declared herself a work in progress after coming through her first match at the French Open in five years in reasonably comfortable fashion against Anastasiya Yakimova today.

Maria Sharapova reached her first final of the year in impressive style as she powered back from dropping the first set to beat Andrea Petkovic at the Sony Ericsson Open.

World number one Caroline Wozniacki hit back from a set down to finally break the resolve of Francesca Schiavone and move into the Australian Open semi-finals.

Francesca Schiavone tonight moved into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after edging out Svetlana Kuznetsova in the longest women’s grand slam match in the open era.

TENNIS and fashion lovers alike will anxiously monitor today’s medical bulletins from Melbourne to learn if Venus Williams is fit enough to take her place in tomorrow’s third round Australian Open match with Andrea Petkovic.

Venus Williams narrowly avoided a second-round exit at the Australian Open today after battling back to overcome a leg injury and Czech opponent Sandra Zahlavova.

Robin Soderling, the top seed, secured a straight sets win over defending champion Andy Roddick to win the Brisbane International title at the Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane.

Andy Roddick made an impressive start to his 2011 season today with a straight-sets defeat of Australian Marinko Matosevic at the Brisbane International.

Caroline Wozniacki survived her first test of the tournament to underline her status as top seed at the US Open with a fourth-round victory over former champion Maria Sharapova.

Former world number one Dinara Safina claimed just a third win in her past 11 matches after beating first-round opponent Andrea Petkovic at the Rogers Cup in Montreal.

Third seed Elena Dementieva was a surprise loser in the second round of the Cincinnati Open yesterday, going down in straight sets to fellow Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.

Maria Sharapova recovered from a poor second set to dump fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova out of the Cincinnati Open in the first round on Tuesday night.

VENUS WILLIAMS reached the third round of the French Open for the ninth successive year yesterday, but found herself answering more questions about her outfit than her performance.

Venus Williams reached the third round of the French Open for the ninth successive year today, but found herself answering more questions about her outfit than her performance.

Alicia Molik set up a second-round meeting with Kim Clijsters by beating Ekaterina Makarova in the first round of the Brisbane International today.

The Czech Republic’s Lucie Hradecka will face Russian Vera Dushevina in tomorrow’s Istanbul Cup final.

TOP-RANKED Roger Federer showed no lasting effects from a nasty stomach bug, routing Diego Hartfield of Argentina 6-0, 6-3, 6-0 yesterday to open his quest of a third consecutive Australian Open title.

Svetlana Kuznetsova proved that she is far from a false number two seed at the Australian Open, dismissing France’s Nathalie Dechy in straight sets today – and sounding a warning to her rivals.