Forgotten ladies storm back

LINDSAY DAVENPORT and Venus Williams, two Americans on the comeback trail for a title they were popularly assumed to have left behind, will mix it in this year’s Wimbledon semi-finals.

Also in action tomorrow are defending champion Maria Sharapova and Frenchwoman Amelie Mauresmo - who should have cracked it long ago.

Davenport, 29, the champion from 1999 who considered retirement last year, is close to completing a remarkable renaissance.