BIRTHDAY girl Justine Henin-Hardenne and former world number one Lleyton Hewitt moved into the French Open third round yesterday, booking their places before the rains returned to swamp Roland Garros.

Martina Hingis has pulled off a shock victory against Maria Sharapova in the semi-finals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo.

Amelie Mauresmo, Kim Clijsters and Patty Schnyder all secured straight-sets wins in the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

The big guns in the women’s singles did not wilt in the heat on day six of the Australian Open.

As Kim Clijsters battled a back injury and Mary Pierce strutted out, so the bottom half of the women’s singles opened up for Martina Hingis at the Australian Open.

Amelie Mauresmo secured her place in the semi-finals of Wimbledon for the second successive year with a straight-sets win over Anastasia Myskina on Centre Court this afternoon.

Number three seed Amelie Mauresmo will meet Anastasia Myskina on Centre Court this afternoon as she bids to reach the semi-finals for the second year in a row.

ANASTASIA MYSKINA’S Wimbledon fortunes took a turn for the better yesterday when the Russian number nine seed booked her place in the last eight at the All England Club.

Anastasia Myskina’s Wimbledon fortunes took a turn for the better this afternoon when the Russian number nine seed booked her place in the last eight at the All England Club.

SECOND seed Andy Roddick became embroiled in a bitter row after surviving a scare against unheralded Italian Daniele Bracciali to book his place in the third round at Wimbledon after a rain interrupted day yesterday.

Russian number nine seed Anastasia Myskina made heavy weather of securing her place in the last 16 at Wimbledon, coming through an epic, near three-hour battle with Jelena Jankovic before rain stopped play at the All England Club this afternoon.

DEFENDING champion Roger Federer cruised into round three at Wimbledon by beating Ivo Minar yesterday.

The infamous “graveyard of champions” failed to add to its list of illustrious victims at Wimbledon today, as both top seed Lindsay Davenport and world number three Amelie Mauresmo booked safe passage into the third round.

THE role of defending French Open champion weighed on Anastasia Myskina, as did her mother’s illness. And so her bid to repeat last year’s success ended in record time.

Anastasia Myskina’s defence of the French Open crown she won in glorious fashion last year ended with a whimper today as she crashed out in the opening round of this year’s event at Roland Garros.

Top seed Lindsay Davenport today cruised into the Australian Open quarter-finals as sixth seed Elena Dementieva crashed out.

Lindsay Davenport admits she is amazed to find herself in the fourth round of the Australian Open as top seed and world number one.

Russia’s Anastasia Myskina today advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open without hitting a ball.

Lindsay Davenport (pictured) shook off a lethargic first set to storm past Serena Williams 3-6 7-5 6-1 in the season-ending WTA Tour Championships at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Svetlana Kuznetsova’s coronation as US Open champion ensures that 2004 will be remembered as the year of the Russian revolution in women’s tennis.

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova battled back from the brink of defeat to reach the second round of the US Open at Flushing Meadow.

A “TIRED” French Open champion Anastasia Myskina could not hide her disappointment after bowing out of Wimbledon on court two, the ‘graveyard of the seeds’.

French Open champion Anastasia Myskina crashed out of Wimbledon today when she was beaten 4-6 6-4 6-4 by American Amy Frazier on court two.

Second seed Anastasia Myskina, of Russia, wins 5-7 6-2 6-4 against Aniko Kapros, of Hungary.

Anastasia Myskina cruised to her first grand slam title after brushing aside the challenge of fellow Russian Elena Dementieva at the French Open.

Anastasia Myskina has beaten Elena Dementieva 6-1 6-2 to win the Ladies singles French Open title today.

Anastasia Myskina has joined compatriot Elena Dementiev in th final of the French Open Ladies Singles.

Fourth seed Venus Williams joined her sister Serena on the way to the French Open's exit door as she was defeated in straight sets in the quarter-finals by sixth seed Anastasia Myskina.

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.

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Second seed Kim Clijsters overcame an injury scare to outclass Russia’s Anastasia Myskina in straight sets and book an Australian Open semi-final clash with Patty Schnyder.

THE Australia Day fireworks fizzed and died yesterday as local favourites Lleyton Hewitt and Mark Philippoussis were brought to their knees in the fourth round of the Australian Open.

Second seed Kim Clijsters breezed into her sixth consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final with another comfortable straight sets victory at the Australian Open today.

French Open champion Justine Henin-Hardenne put her hand injury to the back of her mind as she eased through to the last 16 of the women’s singles.

Kim Clijsters continued her march through the Australian Open to reach the semi-finals without dropping a set.

Wimbledon top-seed Martina Hingis, the Swiss Miss who has not won a Grand Slam title for more than two years, will meet Virginia Ruano-Pascual of Spain, in the opening round.