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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

The Kremlin Cup lost its two top seeds on Friday, but only one of them was beaten on the court.

Justine Henin-Hardenne has joined a select band of women who have played in all four grand slam finals in the same season.

EIGHTH seed Svetlana Kuznetsova claimed she had taken advantage of tactical naivety on Nicole Vaidisova’s part as she set up a meeting with Justine Henin-Hardenne in tomorrow’s French Open final.

Svetlana Kuznetsova hit back from a set and a break down to defeat Nicole Vaidisova and advance to the French Open final.

WORLD number one Roger Federer claims his game is better than at this stage last year after reaching the French Open semi-finals yesterday.

Venus Williams set her sights on claiming a fourth Wimbledon title after bowing out of the French Open at the quarter-final stage.

WORLD number one Roger Federer has warned there is much more to come from him after cruising past the Czech Republic’s 20th seed Tomas Berdych to reach the French Open quarter-finals.

Amelie Mauresmo barely worked up a sweat as she crushed Nicole Vaidisova 6-1 6-1 in the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

NICOLE VAIDISOVA has already been dubbed the new Maria Sharapova - and not just because of her dazzling blonde looks.