TITLE favourite Guillermo Coria reached the quarter-finals of the French Open on Sunday without breaking sweat while British comeback king Tim Henman had to battle down to the wire to make the last eight for the first time.

JUSTINE Henin-Hardenne will face a familiar opponent in the Australian Open final.

FORMER world number one Marat Safin of Russia ended Andre Agassi’s five-year winning streak at the Australian Open with a pulsating semi-final upset of the reigning champion.

World number two Kim Clijsters will face her Grand Slam nemesis Justine Henin-Hardenne in the final of the Australian Open after both Belgians won with differing ease in Melbourne today.

EXUBERANT Russian Marat Safin announced his return as a major force in astonishing fashion yesterday with a thrilling five-set victory over world number one Andy Roddick to set up an enticing Australian Open semi-final clash with Andre Agassi.

World number one Justine Henin-Hardenne hit back from two breaks down in the opening set to reach her fifth consecutive Grand Slam semi-final with a 7-5 6-3 victory over Lindsay Davenport at the Australian Open.

Fourth seed Amelie Mauresmo has withdrawn from her Australian Open quarter-final with a back injury.

ANDRE AGASSI, Andy Roddick and Lindsay Davenport kept the stars and stripes flying high above Melbourne Park yesterday with a trio of sizzling performances in the Australian Open fourth round.

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.

Fourth seed Amelie Mauresmo continued her inexorable march through the early rounds of the Australian Open with another powerful display at Melbourne Park.

Justine Henin-Hardenne has been laid low with a stomach upset and had to battle hard for her second round victory over Camille Pin in the Australian Open.

Fourth seed Amelie Mauresmo cruised into the third round of the Australian Open with a straight sets victory over Slovakian Ludmila Cervanova at Melbourne Park.

Curtsying at Wimbledon had always been one of Serena Williams’ dreams and the top women’s player is not hiding her disappointment that the tradition has come to an end.

US Open, Flushing Meadows, New York