A preview of the Ladies semi-finals at Wimbledon.
Rain and blustery winds beset southwest London for the whole of the third day of the grasscourt Grand Slam.
Four times a semi-finalist at the All England Club, Henman says that the confidence he reaped in Paris earlier this month is almost incalculable.
Years of patching his body together have inevitably taken their toll and the 32-year-old Croatian will bring down the curtain on his roller-coaster career at Wimbledon next week.
"I'd like to thank all of the fans who have been so supportive. I'll be back... better than ever," said the world number three.
Roger Federer found it hard to explain his shock quarter-final loss to South African Kevin Anderson at Wimbledon on Wednesday. The 36-year-old defending champion was a point away from a 12th consecutive straight-sets victory at the All England Club but ended up losing a cliffhanger 2-6, 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-4, 13-11.
The Swiss champion was at his breath-taking best as he crafted 48 exquisite winners during a 90-minute match that seemed more an exhibition of his shot-making than a charge towards a record ninth Wimbledon title.
Unless Wimbledon coughs up more cash for prize money, male tennis players could boycott the grasscourt Grand Slam in 2004.
For the first time in 15 years the seven-time Wimbledon champion will not be walking through the All England Club gates.
Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic has withdrawn from the grasscourt grand slam with a knee injury, organisers said on Sunday.\n\n
The All England Club has found the most effective and humane solution to the problem of pigeons is low-tech Hamish.
The former Wimbledon champion will play his first match at the ATP championship in Milan on Tuesday.
Anderson, a member of the ATP Player Council, said he felt it was a matter of time before the final-set tiebreak came in.
A abdominal strain forced the former world No.1 to withdraw from the elite eight-woman event.\n\n
The Argentine reached the second round at Wimbledon, overcoming Wesley Moodie in a match that spanned four days due to bad weather.
An injury to his right hip has ruled the three-time French Open champions out.
Former American great Chris Evert has no issue with tournaments handing Maria Sharapova wildcard entries as the Russian former world number one makes her way back from a doping ban, she said on Wednesday.
The Indo-American duo defeated American duo Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan 5-7, 7-6, 6-4.
Revenge will again be in the air when the top seed meets Henin in a semi-final grudge rematch on Thursday.
Coco Vandeweghe thrives on team play and said on Wednesday she hopes to cap a breakthrough season by leading the United States to victory over Belarus in this weekend's Fed Cup final.
Andy Murray failed to overcome a troublesome hip injury.
Fifteen-year-old Cori Gauff clawed her way back from a set and 5-2 down and saved two match points to beat Slovenia's Polona Hercog 3-6, 7-6(7), 7-5 on Friday and reach the Wimbledon fourth round.
IMAGES from the matches played during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, at Wimbledon in London on Thursday
Serena Williams said the latest chapter in her tennis life was "just beginning" on Saturday after seeing her hopes of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title dashed in the Wimbledon final.
Separated in age by 25 years, their careers overlapped only briefly and Martina Navratilova, who herself won 18 Grand Slam singles crowns, never faced Serena Williams on a singles court.
The Briton admitted he was finding it hard to carry the burden of British expectations single-handed.\n\n
The Australian won a final set shoot-out to enter the men's semi-finals at Wimbledon.
Andre Agassi has accumulated many records during his distinguished 17-year professional career and he is eyeing another at this year's Wimbledon.
The 12th seeded Thai saved two match-points as he stormed back from two sets down to beat Frenchman Olivier Mutis in the second round at Wimbledon.
Mercifully the set flashed by in 16 breathtaking minutes as Federer whizzed into the quarter-finals with a 6-0, 7-5, 6-4 win.
Roger Federer's trademark serve-and-volley game makes him the bookmakers' favourite to seal his ninth Wimbledon title this year.
A six-time champion at Flushing Meadows, Williams was once money in the bank when it came to the US Open
Russian tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova blamed politics for the decision to ban her country's track and field athletes from the Rio Olympics and said it was unfair to group them all together as doping cheats.
Andy Murray and his coach Amelie Mauresmo have agreed to end their two-year working relationship, the British world number three said on Monday.
Federer, meanwhile, became the first man to lose a Wimbledon singles final after holding match points since 1948 when John Bromwich failed to convert three of them against Bob Falkenburg.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic, who beat Switzerland's Roger Federer to win his 16th Grand Slam title on Sunday:
The courts are not the same as they used to be in the past are not in good condition.
Australia's former great hope Bernard Tomic admitted he was "bored" during a listless first-round defeat by Germany's Mischa Zverev at Wimbledon on Tuesday.
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