Jennifer Capriati moved a step closer to a possible quarter-final showdown with Serena Williams by seeing off Nathalie Dechy in straight sets on a half-empty court one.

Wimbledon: Seventh seed Jennifer Capriati has beaten French 25th seed Nathalie Dechy 7-5 6-1.

Third seed Venus Williams today described her shock at being dumped out of the Australian Open in straight sets by Lisa Raymond.

Lindsay Davenport felt she was “lucky” to book her place in the third round of the French Open with a 7-5 6-1 win over Uzbekistan’s Iroda Tulyaganova.