Justine Henin has today announced her retirement from tennis for a second time after admitting defeat in her bid to recover from an elbow injury.

Francesca Schiavone tonight moved into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after edging out Svetlana Kuznetsova in the longest women’s grand slam match in the open era.

Venus Williams narrowly avoided a second-round exit at the Australian Open today after battling back to overcome a leg injury and Czech opponent Sandra Zahlavova.

Former champion Justine Henin was given a first-round scare by India’s Sania Mirza on day one of the Australian Open.

Former world number one Justine Henin will be sidelined for the rest of the year as she recovers from an elbow injury.

TAIWAN’S Yen-Hsun Lu refused to let himself believe he had a chance of defeating Andy Roddick before prevailing in a thrilling five-set encounter with the American at Wimbledon yesterday.

Eighth seed Kim Clijsters of Belgium has beaten her 17th-seeded compatriot Justine Henin 2-6 6-2 6-3 in the fourth round at Wimbledon.

Kim Clijsters is thrilled she and Justine Henin are back on message after years when there was scant prospect of them exchanging jokey texts.

RAFAEL NADAL feels his fighting spirit can carry him through the second week of Wimbledon despite concerns over an ongoing knee problem.

JELENA JANKOVIC insisted her career is “back on track” after continuing her bid to progress beyond the last 16 at Wimbledon for the first time with a fine victory over Alona Bondarenko.

Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters each cantered to victory at Wimbledon today to set up the an eye-catching all-Belgian fourth-round clash.

BELGIAN pair Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters remain on course to meet on their Wimbledon comebacks after winning their second-round matches in straight sets yesterday.

Kim Clijsters made light work of her fifth consecutive win against the dangerous Karolina Sprem as she edged closer to an all-Belgian clash with Justine Henin.

SERENA WILLIAMS was delighted to meet some brief resistance as she made a confident start to her defence of the women’s singles title at Wimbledon yesterday.

Sam Stosur followed fellow French Open finalist Francesca Schiavone in exiting Wimbledon at the first-round stage.

Kim Clijsters marked her Wimbledon comeback with a polished performance as she eased to a straight-sets victory over unseeded Italian Maria Elena Camerin.

Defending champion Roger Federer has been named as the top seed for the men’s singles at Wimbledon despite losing his world number one spot to Rafael Nadal.

Francesca Schiavone produced another inspired display of all-court tennis in today's French Open final to become the first Italian woman to win a grand slam.

RAFAEL NADAL last night insisted tomorrow’s French Open final against Robin Soderling would not be a grudge match, because the Swede had become a better person in the past year.

JELENA JANKOVIC was blasted off court by Samantha Stosur yesterday before claiming her opponent had played like a man.

Jelena Jankovic was blasted off court by Samantha Stosur today before claiming her opponent had played like a man.

SERENA WILLIAMS last night struggled to comprehend how she could have played so badly after becoming the second major star to fall to Samantha Stosur at this year’s French Open.

Serena Williams tonight struggled to comprehend how she could have played so badly after becoming the second modern great to fall to Samantha Stosur at this year’s French Open.

Roger Federer refused to contemplate the potential loss of his world number one status following his shock French Open quarter-final defeat to Robin Soderling.

FRENCH Open giant killer Robin Soderling insisted he never stopped believing he could end his hoodoo against Roger Federer after finally toppling the defending champion last night.

JUSTINE HENIN revealed she was emotionally exhausted after slipping to her first French Open defeat for six years yesterday.

Title favourite and four-time champion Justine Henin suffered her first French Open defeat in six years in the fourth round at Roland Garros this afternoon.

Serena Williams stayed on course for a mouthwatering French Open quarter-final with Justine Henin after overpowering Shahar Peer in the fourth round today.

ROGER FEDERER will meet Robin Soderling in the last eight of the French Open on Wednesday.

Justine Henin recovered from the loss of her first set at the French Open for five years to beat Maria Sharapova today and extend her winning run at Roland Garros to 24 matches.

Serena Williams today revealed she was suffering with a cold and sickness bug after a medical time-out helped her recover from a second-set malaise to reach the last 16 of the French Open.

FOUR-TIME French Open champion Rafael Nadal is braced for a tough battle as he faces Lleyton Hewitt at Roland Garros today.

Serena Williams today admitted she is taking great pleasure from silencing those who claimed she and sister Venus would never again hold the top two spots in the world rankings.

Andy Murray insists he will not underestimate Juan Ignacio Chela when the pair meet in the French Open second round this afternoon – despite dominating their last five meetings.

RAFAEL NADAL last night insisted he always plays badly in the first round of the French Open after a straight-sets success against plucky French teenager Gianni Mina.

Justine Henin celebrated her French Open comeback with a straight-sets win after coming through a tricky first-round match against Tsvetana Pironkova.

US Open champion Kim Clijsters was today ruled out for six weeks with a foot injury, ruining her build-up to the French Open in May.

Justine Henin will not play singles in Belgium’s Fed Cup tie against Estonia this weekend after breaking the little finger on her left hand in training.

Kim Clijsters showed no mercy to a struggling Venus Williams as she won the women’s final of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami today.

Justine Henin's stunning comeback season continues as she saw off world number two Caroline Wozniacki to reach the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

Marion Bartoli wasted little time in brushing aside top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

Australian Open finalist and former world number one Justine Henin has been granted a wildcard place in next month’s BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.

ROGER FEDERER felt awkward for a moment, celebrating his 16th Grand Slam title while Andy Murray cried for Britain.

Serena Williams heaped praise on beaten finalist Justine Henin after retaining her Australian Open title in a 6-4 3-6 6-2 win in tonight’s final at Rod Laver Arena.