Friday July 7, 2006
Henin-Hardenne reaches Wimbledon final
Justine-Henin Hardenne reaches her second Wimbledon final, out-hitting fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters.
Fab Federer strolls into semi-finals
Somehow, the man who struts out on court wearing an ostentatious cream jacket manages not to sound impossibly conceited when he talks about how stupendously well he has played.
Gritty Hewitt unable to find his best
Marcos Baghdatis' energetic game proves too much eventually for a patchy Lleyton Hewitt.
Longest match no laughing matter
Australian Todd Perry has been defeated in the longest match in Wimbledon history.
Thursday July 6, 2006
Baghdatis bounces Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt is out of Wimbledon, knocked out in the
quarter-finals by Marcos Baghdatis in four sets today.
Longest match ends after six hours
Australian Todd Perry featured in the longest match in Wimbledon history but ended up on the wrong side of the scoreline in the men's doubles quarter-final epic.
Bjorkman strikes blow for the 30s club
Veteran Jonas Bjorkman outlasted Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic 7-6 4-6 6-7 7-6 6-4 at Wimbledon today to set up a semi-final against top seed Roger Federer.
Navratilova ready to call it a day
With her pension from the Women's Tennis Association kicking in this spring, Martina Navratilova, who turns 50 in October, figures that it's fitting she retires.
Top four poised for grand showdown
A quality cast has assembled for the semi-finals at the All England club. Time, now, for something special to happen in a hitherto unremarkable women's event.
China begins courtship with success
There is only one of her at the moment, but with 1.3 billion to choose from and the Beijing Olympics only two years away, there could soon be many, many, many more.
Wednesday July 5, 2006
Hewitt's still winning, but he's not crowing
Lleyton Hewitt is not talking like a winner, and only intermittently over Wimbledon's first four rounds has he really played like one.
Stosur's doubles bid over
Top-seeded women's doubles pair Samantha Stosur and Lisa Raymond have crashed out of Wimbledon, losing in straight sets to Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez.
Whatsisname is doing very nicely again
For all who have asked and wondered, the answer is that Marcos Baghdatis has not sailed smoothly through the months since he left Melbourne Park.
Sharapova maintains her winning streak
Maria Sharapova dominates fellow Russian Elena Dementieva 6-1, 6-4 to reach her third consecutive Wimbledon semi-final.
Tuesday July 4, 2006
Nadal may sue over drug claim
Rafael Nadal is considering suing a French newspaper which loosely linked him to a Spanish doping probe.
Aussie top seeds crash out of doubles
Top-seeded women's doubles pair Samantha Stosur and Lisa Raymond crashed out of Wimbledon today, losing in straight sets to Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez in the third round.
Hewitt prevails in four sets
Lleyton Hewitt's defeats David Ferrer in a scrap that last four sets and almost three hours, with Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis awaiting tomorrow.
Alexander backs Scud for Davis Cup
Mark Philippoussis should be recalled to Australia's Davis Cup team for the semi-final against Argentina, according to former cup stalwart John Alexander.
Sharapova good as gold after battle
Maria Sharapova faces her first real challenge of the tournament, taking two hours 26 minutes but still managing to book herself into the quarter-finals for the third consecutive year.
Monday July 3, 2006
Agassi bids adieu as Nadal signals he's ready
Rafael Nadal ends a legend's Wimbledon career, and courts his own
fame on the hallowed turf.
Roddick opens the door for Hewitt
Andy Roddick, the slumping American finalist of the past two years,
falls two rounds short of the anticipated quarter-final.
Sharapova only winner left
The Wimbledon exit of Venus Williams will make the final the first
this century to be played without either of the game's most famous
sisters.
Sunday July 2, 2006
Roddick's shock third round exit
Andy Roddick admitted he did not know where to look for the missing edge to his ailing game after a shock third round defeat by British upstart Andy Murray at Wimbledon.
Champion Venus toppled by Jankovic
Defending champion Venus Williams became a victim of the court two curse when she was bundled out of Wimbledon in the third round, beaten by Serbia's Jelena Jankovic.
Pratt bows out of Wimbledon
Nicole Pratt's run at Wimbledon has ended with a straight-sets defeat to top seed Amelie Mauresmo in the third round.
Emotional Federer delighted
Roger Federer savours an emotional Australian Open victory and predicts a bright future for Marcos Baghdatis.
2006 Australian Open
A detailed guide to the Melbourne Park event.
Greatest Open upsets
Not the best, but the games you had to check twice.
Anyone in the shadows?
High-profile withdrawals provide huge opportunities.
Hewitt - love or hate him
You're either with or against him - there's no in-betweens.
