Maria Sharapova is hungrier than ever and convinced she can reclaim her Wimbledon crown next month.

ROGER FEDERER penned another elegant page in the tennis record books while Andre Agassi overcame a bout of nerves to prolong his own Wimbledon story yesterday.

Maria Sharapova is confident she is “100% strong mentally” as she looks to reclaim the Wimbledon crown.

Defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova saw her reign brought to a crushing end on the opening day of the US Open at Flushing Meadows but top seed Maria Sharapova had an easy passage into the second round.

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

Kim Clijsters collected more supporters for her Wimbledon campaign with a ruthless destruction of second-round rival Marissa Irvin, dropping only two games in a show of power-hitting.

Wimbledon number one seed Lindsay Davenport will be hoping she does not become the latest victim of the “graveyard of champions” this afternoon.

HOME crowd favourite Tim Henman rallied from a two-set deficit to defeat Jarkko Nieminen of Finland, 3-6, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 on the second day of the Wimbledon tournament yesterday.

Justine Henin-Hardenne crashed out of Wimbledon to Eleni Daniilidou today and admitted she had a feeling it was not going to be her day.

French Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne today played down her chances of claiming a first Wimbledon title in two weeks’ time.

ANDY RODDICK remained on course for a third straight Stella Artois title yesterday with a hard-fought third round victory over Slovakia’s Karol Beck at Queens.

Andy Roddick will not be defending his title at the $6.56m (€5m) Nasdaq-100 Open.

Top seed and defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium became the highest-seeded player at this year’s US Open to lose as she was knocked out by Russia’s Nadia Petrova.

Top seed Roger Federer remains on course to win his third Grand Slam of the year after advancing to the quarter-finals at Flushing Meadows thanks to a walkover.

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova was eliminated from the US Open today as she was beaten by France’s Mary Pierce in her third round match.

US Open Championship, Flushing Meadows, New York

France's Mary Pierce has beaten Venus Williams in the women's singles event in Athens.

Venus Williams has revealed how pin-collecting has become a craze among the US tennis squad.

Venus Williams has revealed how pin-collecting has become a craze among the US tennis squad.

Andy Roddick battled back from the verge of defeat to beat last year’s finalist Carlos Moya and book a semi-final spot in the NASDAQ-100 Open in Key Biscayne.

Justine Henin-Hardenne’s dramatic victory over Lindsay Davenport at the Australian Open last year proved the catalyst for a sensational season which ended with the Belgian finishing as world number one.

Justine Henin-Hardenne, the head girl of women’s tennis, taught 15-year-old Australian Olivia Lukaszewicz a harsh lesson about what it takes to mix it with the grown-ups at a grand slam.

US Open results, Flushing Meadows, New York

Results so far from Round 1 at Wimbledon.

French Open, Roland Garros, Paris

Veteran Martina Navratilova won the 57th Grand Slam title of her career at the Australian Open, partnering Leander Paes to victory in the mixed doubles.

Amelie Mauresmo produced the performance of her life to hammer third seed Jennifer Capriati and reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the first time.

Former world number one Jennifer Capriati staved off the threat of an upset when she finally overcame teenager Eleni Daniilidou in a protracted fourth-round tie.

All England Lawn Tennis Championships, Wimbledon - Order of Play for Monday, June 1

Jennifer Capriati has said she hopes she can hang on for another week at the Australian Open, despite her hip strain.