Roger Federer was two points away from following Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon last night before staging a thrilling fightback to beat Julien Benneteau on Centre Court.

Former world number one Kim Clijsters has confirmed that the US Open in August will be her last tournament before she retires from the sport for a second and final time.

Kim Clijsters has announced she will miss the French Open to focus on getting fit for Wimbledon and the Olympics this summer.

Kim Clijsters was outplayed by her fellow Belgian Yanina Wickmayer who put an early end to the two-time former champion's campaign at the Sony Ericsson Open today.

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.

Victoria Azarenka advanced to her first Grand Slam final after outlasting defending champion Kim Clijsters in a remarkable encounter at the Australian Open.

Kim Clijsters kept her Australian Open title defence on track today by moving into the semi-finals with victory over Caroline Wozniacki – stripping the Dane of her number one ranking in the process.

Kim Clijsters saved four match points and defied an ankle injury to again get the better of Li Na at the Australian Open.

World number one Caroline Wozniacki believes parallels can be drawn between the mental approach required in tennis and golf having observed boyfriend Rory McIlroy at close quarters.

Kim Clijsters and Li Na, last year’s champion and runner-up respectively, eased into the third round of the Australian Open today, dropping just five games between them.

Victoria Azarenka led a quintet of leading players in cruising into the second round of the Australian Open today.

IT must be incredibly annoying for Caroline Wozniacki.

Kim Clijsters today shrugged off any concerns over a hip injury and declared herself “ready to go” as she prepares to defend her Australian Open crown.

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

Kim Clijsters’ Australian Open defence might not be in as much doubt as first feared after the Belgian retired hurt in her Brisbane International semi-final yesterday due to a hip complaint.

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki laid down a marker with a 6-2 6-0 thrashing of Arantxa Rus in the second round of the US Open on Thursday night.

Two-time defending champion Kim Clijsters has withdrawn from the US Open after failing to recover from a stomach muscle injury.

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

Kim Clijsters was today forced to withdraw from Wimbledon following tests on a foot injury.

KIM CLIJSTERS blamed a loss of confidence for her shock second-round defeat by Arantxa Rus at the French Open yesterday while Maria Sharapova admitted she was lucky to avoid joining the Belgian in making an early exit.

Kim Clijsters blamed a loss of confidence for her shock second-round defeat by Arantxa Rus at the French Open today.

Kim Clijsters blew two match points and lost 11 of the last 12 games as she crashed out of the French Open with a 3-6 7-5 6-1 defeat at the hands of Dutch outsider Arantxa Rus in the second round today.

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.

Kim Clijsters emerged victorious from her first French Open match in five years thanks to a reasonably straightforward 6-2 6-3 win over Anastasiya Yakimova.

Kim Clijsters could miss the French Open after severely injuring her ankle at a wedding.

World number two Kim Clijsters has been ruled out for four weeks due to shoulder and wrist injuries.

Kim Clijsters admitted she ran out of "fighting spirit" as she lost to Victoria Azarenka in the quarter-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

Defending champion Kim Clijsters admitted she did not have it all her own way as the moved into the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

Kim Clijsters retired injured from her fourth-round match in the ATP & WTA BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells last night.

Kim Clijsters and Petra Kvitova will meet in the Open Gaz de France final tomorrow after breezing through their respective semi-finals in Paris today.

Li Na's bid to become China's first grand slam singles champion ended in disappointment today after she was beaten in three sets by Kim Clijsters in the final of the Australian Open.

ANDY MURRAY will play his second successive Australian Open final tomorrow after resorting to plan B to edge out David Ferrer in four gruelling sets.

Kim Clijsters produced a masterclass to see off Vera Zvonareva and advance into the Australian Open final today.

Kim Clijsters is confident of producing the improved performance she feels is required to beat Vera Zvonareva in the Australian Open semi-finals tomorrow.

RAFAEL NADAL fired out a warning to his Australian Open rivals by beating Marin Cilic and then declaring himself back to full fitness.

Kim Clijsters completed the quarter-final line-up at the Australian Open although she was made to struggle by Ekaterina Makarova.

Vera Zvonareva believes the experience she gained from last year’s grand slam final appearances came to the fore as she squeezed past Lucie Safarova at the Australian Open today.

World number three Kim Clijsters saw off Russia’s Alisa Kleybanova in three sets today to advance to the final of the Sydney International.

Kim Clijsters, the US Open champion, made short work of Romania’s Alexandra Dulgheru in the first round of the Sydney International tournament at the Sydney Olympic Park.

US Open champion Kim Clijsters has pulled out of the China Open in Beijing after she failed to recover in time from surgery on her foot.

Kim Clijsters successfully defended her US Open title with a one-sided victory over Russia’s Vera Zvonareva in a disappointing final at Flushing Meadows.

Defending champion Kim Clijsters will face Vera Zvonareva in today's US Open final after coming from behind to beat Venus Williams in their semi-final.