Serena Williams’ demise yesterday turned the ripples into shockwaves at a French Open full of surprises as Maria Sharapova assumed the mantle of title favourite.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal survived a serious scare against Radek Stepanek before recovering to reach the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

Petra Kvitova went the distance again as she moved into the second round of the US Open with victory over Japan’s Misaki Doi on Arthur Ashe.

Andy Murray has vowed to use the Wimbledon title as motivation to try to add to his haul of Grand Slam trophies.

Andy Murray withstood the pressure of history and the prowess of world number one Novak Djokovic to be crowned Wimbledon champion amid unforgettable scenes on Centre Court yesterday.

Tim Henman is backing Andy Murray to defeat Novak Djokovic tomorrow and win his first Wimbledon title.

Andy Murray angrily complained to Wimbledon officials after they decided to close the roof over Centre Court when he was one set from victory in his semi-final against Jerzy Janowicz.

Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon final for the second year running with a dramatic win over Poland’s Jerzy Janowicz under the Centre Court roof last night.

Andy Murray cemented his place in the Wimbledon final today following an electrifying and controversial clash with 6ft 8in Polish player Jerzy Janowicz.

A Wimbledon that will live long in the memory today produced one of the championships' finest ever matches as Novak Djokovic edged past Juan Martin del Potro in a record-breaking semi-final.

Novak Djokovic is determined to keep calm and carry on bludgeoning his way through Wimbledon.

Andy Murray claimed one of the bravest wins of his career as he toughed it out against Fernando Verdasco to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals last night.

Andy Murray claimed one of the toughst wins of his career as he toughed it out against Fernando Verdasco to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals today.

Novak Djokovic heads into his Wimbledon quarter-final with Tomas Berdych today having admitted it was defeat to the Czech at the All England Club three years ago that transformed his career.

Belgian Kirsten Flipkens caused a Centre Court sensation as she dumped the 2011 champion Petra Kvitova out of Wimbledon to reach the semi-finals yesterday.

Agnieszka Radwanska maintained the feel-good factor around Polish tennis as she put in a gutsy performance to defeat Li Na and reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon.

Fourth seed David Ferrer today came through a tough clash with fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut to reach the Wimbledon third round.

For the first time in his career, Rafael Nadal will wake today with a first-round loss at a grand slam against his name, but he is adamant that it will not be long before he is back to put that right.

Top seed Roger Federer enjoyed a comfortable workout as he opened his account at this week’s Gerry Weber Open in Halle with a straight-sets win over German wildcard Cedrik-Marcel Stebe.

Novak Djokovic laughed off suggestions he became embroiled in ’exhibition tennis’ before seeing off Radek Stepanek at the Australian Open today.

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.

The number six seed and 2010 finalist Tomas Berdych was a surprise first-day casualty at Wimbledon as he was humbled by Ernests Gulbis.