Tennis: Novak Djokovic admitted he feared his Wimbledon campaign was over when damaging his left shoulder in a "scary fall" during his third-round win over Gilles Simon at Wimbledon yesterday.

Reigning champion Andy Murray dropped just two games in an imperious straight-sets dismissal of Slovenian Blaz Rola in Wimbledon’s second round yesterday.

Andy Murray feels Wimbledon’s Centre Court roof policy is still very much a work in progress.

Serena Williams wasted little time or energy in progressing to round three of Wimbledon as she blasted her way past Hungary’s Melinda Czink on Centre Court.

Maria Sharapova will take one step closer to her first Wimbledon title in eight years today if she overcomes Tsvetana Pironkova in her second-round clash on Court One.

It was not always pretty, but it was job done for Rafael Nadal as he started his bid for a third Wimbledon title with a first-round win over Thomaz Bellucci yesterday.

Italy’s Sara Errani moved closer to capturing her third clay-court title in succession after coasting past compatriot Alberta Brianti to reach the semi-finals of the Budapest Grand Prix.

Serena Williams was happy with her start to the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Miami, as she dropped just five games to Chinese opponent Zhang Shuai.

Venus Williams marked her return to competitive action for the first time in over six months with a straight-sets win over Kimiko Date-Krumm in the first round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

Maria Sharapova may have dropped just two games in cruising into the third round of the Australian Open, but the Russian today denied that indicated a lack of depth in the women’s game.

Marina Erakovic and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova will meet in the final of the Bell Challenge in Quebec after winning their respective semi-finals on Saturday.

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.

Seventh seed Maria Sharapova swept into the second round of the French Open today for the loss of only three games against Mirjana Lucic.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova made an uncertain start to the defence of her Monterrey Open title after being pushed all the way in her first-round encounter with Eleni Daniilidou.

World number one Caroline Wozniacki has suffered a setback ahead of next week’s Australian Open, crashing out in the second round of the Sydney International in straight sets at the hands of Dominika Cibulkova.

Former Wimbledon winner Maria Sharapova set up a fourth-round clash against reigning champion Serena Williams with a 7-5 6-3 triumph over Barbora Zahlavova Strycova.

Serena Williams was at her irresistible best as she marked the return to her rightful place on Wimbledon's Centre Court with a straight-sets win over Dominika Cibulkova in the third round.

Latvian teenager Anastasija Sevastova claimed easily the biggest win of her career as she knocked out top seed Jelena Jankovic in the first round of the Monterrey Open.

Former champions Kim Clijsters and Venus Williams stayed on course for a last-16 showdown at Flushing Meadows after both coming through their US Open second-round ties.

Former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova’s bid for a third title on the grass at Edgbaston remains on course after she moved into the quarter-finals.

Venus Williams was once again forced to go the distance before sealing a 6-2 5-7 6-1 victory over lucky loser Agnes Szavay of Hungary in the quarter-finals of the Abierto Mexicano TELCEL tournament.

Jelena Jankovic strides out on to Centre Court at Wimbledon today hoping to avoid the fate of fellow Serbian and world number one Ana Ivanovic.

ANA IVANOVIC crashed out of Wimbledon admitting she must come to terms with her new status as the prized scalp of women’s tennis.

Svetlana Kuznetsova celebrated her 23rd birthday today with a battling victory over Barbora Zahlavova Strycova in the third round at Wimbledon.