VENUS WILLIAMS stayed on course for her fifth Wimbledon title eight years after her first – and declared she is still the same girl who jumped for joy on Centre Court back in 2000.

Jelena Jankovic headed into her Wimbledon last-16 clash with Thai veteran Tamarine Tanasugarn today wary of the conditions which played a part in the demise of her top-seeded rivals.

ANA IVANOVIC crashed out of Wimbledon admitting she must come to terms with her new status as the prized scalp of women’s tennis.

Svetlana Kuznetsova celebrated her 23rd birthday today with a battling victory over Barbora Zahlavova Strycova in the third round at Wimbledon.

SERENA WILLIAMS brushed aside Polish teenager Urszula Radwanska on Court Two at Wimbledon yesterday and is now relishing the chance to face another former champion Amelie Mauresmo in the third round.

ROGER Federer began his attempt to lift a sixth consecutive Wimbledon crown with a fashion statement when he walked on to Centre Court in brilliant sunshine wearing a cashmere cardigan.

FORMER world number one Amelie Mauresmo was dumped out of the Australian Open by unheralded Australian Casey Dellacqua in a three-set stunner in Melbourne yesterday.

Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo was dumped out of the Australian Open by unheralded Australian Casey Dellacqua in a three-set stunner on Friday in Melbourne.

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

World number two Rafael Nadal wants to put his inconsistent performance in last year’s Australian Open behind him as he tries to return to the form he showed in Melbourne early in his career.

Venus Williams swept into her sixth Wimbledon singles final on sunny Centre Court today with a 6-2 6-4 victory over gutsy sixth seed Ana Ivanovic.

Super Serb Ana Ivanovic saved three match points before sealing her place in her first Wimbledon semi-final with an enthralling 4-6 6-2 7-5 victory over Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova.

TEENAGER Nicole Vaidisova bundled defending champion Amelie Mauresmo out of Wimbledon but was refusing to dream of a place in Saturday’s final.

Ana Ivanovic admitted that the mental stress she faced on court today far outweighed the physical effort required to defeat Russia’s Nadia Petrova for a place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals.

Defending champion Amelie Mauresmo has crashed out of Wimbledon at the hands of talented teenager Nicole Vaidisova.

TOP SEED Justine Henin coasted into the Wimbledon third round yesterday insisting her bid for a first All England Club crown would remain unaffected by a recent injury scare.

JUSTINE Henin and Ana Ivanovic will clash in tomorrow’s French Open final after posting crushing victories in yesterday’s semi-final matches.

SERB Ana Ivanovic saved three match points before sealing her place in her first Wimbledon semi-final with an enthralling 4-6 6-2 7-5 victory over Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova.

Serbia’s rise as a power in world tennis could be confirmed tomorrow when Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic bid to set up a date in the final of the French Open.

SERENA Williams admitted feeling “violated” after being on the receiving end of a straight-sets hammering by Justine Henin in the quarter-finals of the French Open yesterday.

Justine Henin remained on course for her third straight French Open title thanks to a clinical straight-sets win over fellow heavyweight Serena Williams in the quarter-finals today.

Fourth seed Jelena Jankovic became the first player to secure her place in the semi-finals today of the French Open following a straight-sets victory over Nicole Vaidisova.

Justine Henin and Serena Williams will renew their rivalry today when they meet in the quarter-finals of the French Open.

RAFAEL NADAL gave yet another clay-court masterclass yesterday as he passed his first genuine test of this year’s French Open with flying colours to ease into the quarter-finals.

Memories of the fractious 2003 French Open semi-final between Justine Henin and Serena Williams will come flooding back when the two giants of the women’s game go head to head in the last eight tomorrow.

Tommy Robredo admits he will be facing “the best player in the world” when he meets Roger Federer in the French Open quarter-finals.

SECOND SEED Maria Sharapova saved two match points before progressing to the quarter-finals of the French Open after an epic fourth-round clash against Patty Schnyder yesterday.

Second seed Maria Sharapova saved two match points before progressing into the quarter-finals of the French Open following an epic fourth-round clash against Patty Schnyder.

Serena Williams set up a potential quarter-final clash with reigning champion Justine Henin at the French Open after steamrolling past Dinara Safina in straight sets on Sunday.

JELENA JANKOVIC’S credentials as a dark horse for the French Open title were further enhanced as she won a high-quality third-round clash against Venus Williams yesterday.

Rafael Nadal got his French Open title defence off to a winning start – but the Spanish king of clay admitted he would need to improve on a sluggish first round performance.

Jelena Jankovic hailed Serbia’s rise as a power in world tennis after making a dominant start to her French Open campaign.

Three of the dark horses for the women’s title at this year’s French Open progressed comfortably through to the second round early today.

Venus Williams joined her sister Serena in the second round of the French Open following a straight-sets win over Alize Cornet on a rain-affected second day at Roland Garros.

Serena Williams breezed through to the quarter-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami with a 6-1 6-1 defeat of Maria Sharapova.

Second seed Rafael Nadal and third seed Andy Roddick both recorded straight sets wins on yesterday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Pacific Life Open.

Second seed Rafael Nadal and third seed Andy Roddick both recorded straight sets wins yesterday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Pacific Life Open.

Serena Williams insists her appearance in tomorrow’s Australian Open final should not come as a surprise.

Top seed Maria Sharapova will be out to win back-to-back grand slam titles when she steps out onto the Rod Laver Arena to lock horns with Serena Williams in the Australian Open final on Saturday.

AMERICAN Andy Roddick and defending champion Roger Federer will meet in the Australian Open semi-final after enjoying straightforward victories at Melbourne Park.

DEFENDING champion Amelie Mauresmo’s surprise defeat to Czech youngster Lucie Safarova capped off a day of shocks in the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Defending champion Amelie Mauresmo's surprise defeat to Czech youngster Lucie Safarova capped off a day of shocks in the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne today.

Serena Williams dug deep on centre court to earn a spot in the fourth round of the Australian Open while defending champion Amelie Mauresmo continued to impress on day five at Melbourne Park.

Andy Murray has been handed his highest seeding for a grand slam event after being installed at 15 for next week’s Australian Open.