ANDRE AGASSI overcame a record 51 aces by Joachim Johansson yesterday and set up an Australian Open quarter-final against defending champion Roger Federer.

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova survived a major scare before setting up an Australian Open showdown with Svetlana Kuznetsova.

FOUR-TIME champion Andre Agassi used lobs and stinging passes to hold off Taylor Dent 7-5, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1 yesterday, reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open and moving closer to a showdown with Roger Federer.

Serena Williams fired a warning to those writing off her chances by blasting into the second round of the Australian Open today.

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova was eliminated from the US Open today as she was beaten by France’s Mary Pierce in her third round match.

US Open Championship, Flushing Meadows, New York

France's Mary Pierce has beaten Venus Williams in the women's singles event in Athens.

Fourth seed Amelie Mauresmo was given a stern test before securing a straight-sets victory in her fourth-round clash with Silvia Farina Elia.

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

ANDY Roddick and Roger Federer reached the round of 16 at Wimbledon while thousands of fans lined up to be part of the third People’s Sunday in 127 years.

Daniela Hantuchova was bidding for probably her best-ever victory today against world number four Amelie Mauresmo at Eastbourne – convinced that her career revival is ready to take off.

World number one and defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne has admitted to rushing her comeback from glandular fever after crashing out of the French Open.

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.

Third seed Venus Williams today described her shock at being dumped out of the Australian Open in straight sets by Lisa Raymond.

Jennifer Capriati experienced little difficulty reaching the third round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows as she overpowered Martina Sucha of the Slovak Republic 6-1 6-1.

TIM Henman’s bid to reach his fifth Wimbledon semi-final in six years was hanging by the finest of threads last night when rain forced suspension of play for the night after a frustrating day for fans and players alike.

World number two Kim Clijsters came from a set down against outsider Silvia Farina Elia to clinch her first Wimbledon semi-final.

Fifth seed Lindsay Davenport cruised into the third round at Wimbledon – but admitted she still had a long way to go to match the tournament favourites.

Jelena Dokic’s US Open campaign fizzled out with a distracted and dispirited day while rain disrupted the evening session of the third day’s play.

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

Third-seed Justine Henin of Belgium came from a set down to beat Maja Matevzic 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the second round of the Pacific Life Open.

Alexandra Stevenson produced a stunning upset against top seed Jennifer Capriati, ousting the Australian and French Open champion in three sets at the adidas International in Sydney.

Martina Hingis defeated German qualifier Bianka Lamade in straight sets in the second round of the WTA Family Circle Cup in South Carolina.

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

Lindsay Davenport at last started to look like the defending women's champion at the Australian Open as she beat Italian Silvia Farina Elia 6-2 6-1 in the third round.