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.

Karolina Sprem revealed how she played through the pain barrier to book a place in the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.

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.

French Open results, Roland Garros, Paris

Lindsay Davenport retained the Toray Pan Pacific Open title with a comprehensive straight-sets victory over Magdalena Maleeva.

Lindsay Davenport reached the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open after beating the injured Jelena Dokic in the semi-finals.

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.

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.

TOP seed and two-time champion Andre Agassi crushed Spain’s Alex Corretja 6-1 6-2 6-2 in the opening round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows.

Sixth seed Jennifer Capriati, who has emerged as one of the favourites in the absence of injured sisters Serena and Venus Williams, cruised into the second round of the US Open with a 35-minute destruction of Spain’s Cristina Torrens Valero, 6-0 6-1.

US Open Results

VENUS WILLIAMS left Court Philippe Chatrier in the French Open to a sprinkling of boos, as Vera Zvonareva ended one of the most historic runs in world tennis and set up an all-Russian quarter final.

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

The draw has been made for Wimbledon - and men's top seed Lleyton Hewitt will face Jonas Bjorkman in the first round of Wimbledon.

The seedings for the 2002 Wimbledon Championships have been announced by the All-England Club in London.

World number eight Jelena Dokic continues her preparations for Wimbledon today at the DFS Classic - with mum Liliana by her side.

Anna Kournikova survived a scare in the first round of the Open Gaz de France tournament in Paris.

Venus Williams counted her blessings and breathed a massive sigh of relief today as she squeezed through to the last 16 of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Revenge will be in the Centre Court air today, as Jennifer Capriati and Serena Williams clash for a place in the Wimbledon semi-finals.

The covers are still on at the All England Club as rain stopped play on Day 5 of The Championships.

Martina Hingis has been named top seed for the French Open, which starts on Monday.

Top seed Martina Hingis is through to the quarter-finals of the Tennis Masters Series in Indian Wells.