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.

Venus Williams swept into the semi-finals of Wimbledon this afternoon with a 6-4 6-3 victory over Tamarine Tanasugarn on Court One.

ANDY MURRAY came from two sets down to beat Richard Gasquet in a thrilling Centre court showdown — to set up a quarter-final clash with Rafael Nadal today.

Jelena Jankovic became the latest big name to crash out of Wimbledon after slumping to a straight-sets defeat to Tamarine Tanasugarn this afternoon.

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.

LLEYTON HEWITT will take inspiration from Tiger Woods as he attempts to end Roger Federer’s 62-match unbeaten run on grass at Wimbledon today.

Venus Williams eased into the last eight of the Korea Open on Thursday at the expense of Tamarine Tanasugarn.

SERENA WILLIAMS signalled her intent to regain the Wimbledon crown as the number seven seed brushed past Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain in straight sets on Court Two yesterday.

Serena Williams signalled her intent to regain the Wimbledon crown as the number seven seed brushed past Lourdes Dominguez-Lino of Spain in straight sets on Court Two.

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.

These are the results from today's tennis events at the Athens Olympics:

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

DEFENDING champion Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain was knocked out of the French Open in the second round yesterday, losing 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 to tournament debutant Igor Andreev of Russia.

TOP men’s seed Roger Federer strode imperiously into the second round of the French Open in a performance which underlined his title credentials.

LEGENDARY coach Brad Gilbert could have a big say in the destiny of the Australian Open title after his proteges past and present advanced to the second round in menacing style.

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.

World number one Justine Henin-Hardenne taught 15-year-old schoolgirl Olivia Lukaszewicz a harsh lesson about life in a Grand Slam – but not all the seeds were as impressive on the first day of the Australian Open.

World number one Kim Clijsters, still searching for her first Grand Slam title, has coasted to a 6-2 6-4 victory over American number 17 seed Meghann Shaughnessy at the US Open.

Kim Clijsters moved a step closer to her first Grand Slam title with a 6-3 6-2 win over 27th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia.

US Open results, Flushing Meadows, New York

JUSTIN HENIN-HARDENNE, the slim Belgian star with the biggest promise of ending the women’s power era at Wimbledon, fought through the pain of a hand injury to reach the second round against tall Ukrainian Julia Vakulenko.

Results so far from Round 1 at Wimbledon.

Women's Singles, Round 1

WORLD No.1 Lleyton Hewitt and girlfriend Kim Clijsters stayed on course for an Australian Open double after racing into the third round yesterday.

Anna Kournikova advanced to the second round of the Bank of the West Classic with a decisive 6-3 6-2 win over Anna Smashnova.

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

Nine-times Grand Slam champion Monica Seles remains on course for a first-ever Wimbledon crown but was taken all the way by unseeded Ai Sugiyama in a fiercely-contested third-round tie.

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

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

French Open finallist Kim Clijsters has secured a place in the last-16 of this year's Wimbledon competition.

Martina Hingis beat Tamarine Tanasugarn 7-6, 6-1 in the semi-finals of the WTA Dubai Open tournament.

Serena Williams booked her place in the next round of the Australian Open after defeating Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn in straight sets.