A giddy Sabine Lisicki could barely contain her excitement after becoming the first German to reach the women’s singles final at Wimbledon for 14 years yesterday.

German teenager Sabine Lisicki shocked second seed Venus Williams at the Family Circle Cup in Charleston by beating the American 6-4 7-6 (7/5) to advance to the quarter-finals.

Lindsay Davenport has pulled out of the women’s singles tournament at the Beijing Olympics because of a persistent knee problem.

Andy Roddick admitted he had "choked it" after being knocked out of Wimbledon yesterday.

Former champion Lindsay Davenport has pulled out of Wimbledon with an injured right knee, forfeiting her second round match against Argentina’s Gisela Dulko, scheduled for Court Three later today.

Ana Ivanovic is relishing the pressure of being world number one and top seed for Wimbledon.

FORMER champions Maria Sharapova and Lindsay Davenport advanced to the second round at Wimbledon in contrasting styles.

Russian star Svetlana Kuznetsova has rapped her rivals who groan about having to play on grass at Wimbledon and told them to follow clay-court ace Rafael Nadal’s example.

Maria Sharapova reached her first claycourt final when Lindsay Davenport withdrew from their Saturday semi-final at the Bausch and Lomb Championships.

Top seed Maria Sharapova edged through to the quarter-finals of the Bausch & Lomb Championships but second seed Anna Chakvetadze was knocked out on Thursday.

Lindsay Davenport continued her remarkable progress since returning to the WTA Tour but Daniela Hantuchova was knocked out in the second round of the Bausch & Lomb Championships on Wednesday.

Monica Seles has announced her official retirement from professional tennis.

Maria Sharapova is determined to put the nightmare of last year’s Australian Open final firmly behind her when she faces Ana Ivanovic tomorrow.

Maria Sharapova put up a comprehensive display to send Lindsay Davenport crashing out of the Australian Open today.

World number three Jelena Jankovic had to overcome injury, a dogged opponent and even an errant driver to reach the second round of the Australian Open after an extraordinary first-round escape at Melbourne Park.

Former world number one Lindsay Davenport admits she is considering retirement after announcing she is expecting her first child in early summer.

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Lindsay Davenport 6-4 6-4 at Arthur Ashe Stadium to advance to the US Open semi-finals and eliminate the last American in the women’s draw.

In the only singles match to be completed before rain wiped out play for the day, Jelena Jankovic pounced on fourth-seeded Elena Dementieva’s weak serve in a 6-2 6-1 rout of the Russian that vaulted her into the semi-finals of the US Open.

Jelena Jankovic has reached her first ever Grand Slam semi-final after pouncing on Elena Dementieva’s weak serve to beat the Russian 6-2 6-1.

TOMMY HAAS gained revenge for his five-set defeat to Robby Ginepri in the third round of the 2005 US Open by beating the American in another marathon encounter at the same stage 12 months on.

Former champion Lindsay Davenport rode her luck before reaching the fourth round at the US Open.

Andre Agassi got an extra day’s rest at the US Open as both the day and night sessions were cancelled due to bad weather.

Second seed Justine Henin-Hardenne has survived an early scare to defeat Ai Sugiyama of Japan 4-6 6-1 6-0 to reach the last 16 of the US Open.

Serena Williams and “mean old lady” Lindsay Davenport made their presence felt as they both impressed to go through to the third round of the US Open.

Lindsay Davenport coasted through to the third round of the US Open with a 6-0 6-0 rout of Croatian Jelena Kostanic.

Second seed Justine Henin-Hardenne shrugged off a 90-minute rain delay to open her US Open campaign with a straight-sets win.

Venus Williams insists retirement is not on the cards, but admits she will probably quit when her sister Serena does.

GRAND slams are often about the survival of the fittest - and there was little doubt at the end of a gruelling two weeks that Amelie Mauresmo was just that.

MARTINA HINGIS found out yesterday that she can still slug it out with the best. She also knows she still has a way to go to get back to the top.

Kim Clijsters ended the comeback of Martina Hingis with a three-set triumph over the former world number one at the Australian Open.

JUSTINE HENIN-HARDENNE upset top seed Lindsay Davenport 2-6 6-2 6-3 yesterday to advance to the Australian Open semi-finals.

Maria Sharapova overcame a spirited performance by Russian compatriot Nadia Petrova to book a place in the semi-finals at the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Maria Sharapova was delighted to recover from a “sluggish” start to beat Daniela Hantuchova to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open at the Rod Laver Arena.

Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin-Hardenne and Nadia Petrova all showed tremendous skill and poise to advance to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Russians dominated the women’s draw on day five at the Australian Open with four progressing to the last 16.

UNLIKE fellow American Robby Ginepri, Andy Roddick knew what to do with a two-set lead.

Venus Williams’ Australian Open campaign has come to an abrupt halt with the 10th seed falling 2-6 6-0 9-7 to Bulgarian teenager Tszvetana Pironkova in the opening round.

Third seed and last year's runner-up Lleyton Hewitt will begin his quest for the Australian Open title with a first round match against Czech Robin Vik.

Lindsay Davenport is two wins away from successfully defending her title at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.

American Lindsay Davenport’s stay at the US Open came to an unexpected and disappointing end in the quarter-finals.

THIRD seed Amelie Mauresmo slumped out of the US Open yesterday following a listless 6-4 6-1 defeat by fellow Frenchwoman Mary Pierce in the quarter-finals.

Lindsay Davenport moved into the quarter-finals of the US Open with a comprehensive defeat of Nathalie Dechy.