Second-seed Maria Sharapova put aside her injury problems to breeze past America’s Jill Craybas in straight sets in the second round of the French Open.

Tearful former Wimbledon champion Serena Williams admitted she wished she had “stayed at home” instead of attempting to reclaim her crown.

Former champion Serena Williams tonight crashed out of Wimbledon, another victim of the ‘Graveyard of Champions.’

Serena Williams made a confident start to the defence of her Wimbledon crown, easing past fellow American Jill Craybas 6-3 6-3 in a first-round match lasting just 57 minutes on Centre Court.

AUSTRALIAN Mark Philippoussis was forced to retire from his first round US Open match at Flushing Meadows, New York yesterday with a knee injury.