The problem with addictive TV box sets is that when the credits roll on the final episode it leaves a void.
The battle for Olympic medals will take place in 32 venues in Rio de Janeiro.
Deposed champion Roger Federer left Melbourne Park with his head held high after losing to Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals.
World number one Roger Federer practised with a new coach at Portugal's Estoril Open on Saturday in an attempt to recover from a poor start to the 2008 season and improve his claycourt game. Spaniard Jose Higueras, 55, who won 15 ATP titles and helped American Michael Chang win the French Open aged just 17 in 1989, coached the Swiss for over two hours on centre court.
An emotional Lleyton Hewitt staved off retirement for at least one more match by beating countryman James Duckworth 7-6(5), 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.
The Australian Open champion, who is unbeaten in 2008, pulled out of the tournament citing a viral illness.
Defending champion Roger Federer will meet big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic in the final of the Brisbane International after the Swiss top seed dismantled rising Austrian talent Dominic Thiem 6-1, 6-4 in Brisbane.
PHOTOS from day four of the Wimbledon championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London on Friday.
Serena Williams made the most of a break in her match against 13th seed Svetlana Kuznetsova on Monday, when the Centre Court roof was closed after she threatened to sue organisers if she fell and injured herself on the slippery turf.
Naomi Osaka continued her stunning run of form with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over 23-times Grand Slam champion Serena Williams in the first round of the Miami Open on Wednesday, the latest big win for the 20-year-old Japanese player.
Police tightened and revised security at Wimbledon because the roofless Centre Court could be more open to attack now.
Decorum reigns supreme at Wimbledon, a bastion of middle class gentility where the stiff upper lip never trembles on the hallowed centre court.
Wimbledon's aim is to create a timeless, relaxed atmosphere "like a walk in an English country garden."
A blue plexicushion centre court at Rod Laver Arena was the centrepiece of the Australian Open 2008 launch.
Top seed Roger Federer will challenge for a ninth Halle Open title after reaching the Wimbledon warm-up event final with a 6-4 7-6(5) victory over rising Russian talent Karen Khachanov on Saturday.
A summary of sports events and sportspersons, who made news on Tuesday.
French fans will catch their first glimpse of Amelie Mauresmo on Wednesday when the home favourite begins her bid for a maiden French Open title.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
Roger Federer came out on top in the battle of the Wimbledon champions when he trumped Lleyton Hewitt 7-6, 6-2, 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals on Monday.
Novak Djokovic withstood a ferocious onslaught from Juan Martin Del Potro to subdue the Argentine 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (6), 6-3 in a titanic Wimbledon semi-final on Friday.
Rafael Nadal beat holder and top seed Roger Federer 7-5, 6-7, 6-3 in the final of the Hamburg Masters.
They defeated Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden and Australia's Alicia Molik in the mixed doubles final at Wimbledon.
The world number one questioned the success of Wimbledon's experiment with the Hawkeye ball tracking system.
Roger Federer stormed into his fifth successive Wimbledon final with a 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 humbling of France's Richard Gasquet.
Former world number one Garbine Muguruza was beaten 7-5, 6-4 by Aryna Sabalenka in the China Open second round on Tuesday while an ailing Jelena Ostapenko lost 6-0, 6-0 to Wang Qiang.
Defending Olympic champion Andy Murray reached the semi-finals of the men's tennis on Friday after winning a third-set tiebreak to scrape through a testing encounter against American Steve Johnson.
Justine Henin beat third seed Jelena Jankovic 7-6, 7-5 to capture her second Toronto Cup.
A Henin and Jankovic final may lack the pizzazz of a Maria Sharapova-Serena Williams showdown but their records this season are second to none, with the battling Belgian claiming five titles and the Serbian four.
Roger Federer began his 63rd consecutive Grand Slam tournament with a majestic 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 first-round win over little-known Bosnian Damir Dzumhur at Wimbledon in London, on Tuesday.
Agnieszka Radwanska paid the ultimate price for following the orders of her coaching team rather than relying on her own instincts in the final game of her Wimbledon semi-final against Garbine Muguruza on Thursday.
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Serena Williams clinched one of the most dramatic victories of her career on Monday, battling crippling cramp to beat Daniela Hantuchova 6-2 6-7 6-2 in the fourth round at Wimbledon.
Serena Williams wasted no time in sweeping aside big-serving Hungarian Timea Babos.
His opponent Tommy Haas withdrew on Sunday with an abdominal muscle strain.
Champion Amelie Mauresmo shone amid the rain clouds on Wimbledon's Centre Court with a 6-1 6-2 victory over Italian Mara Santangelo in the third round on Saturday.
Shocks have been notable by their absence so far and a clutch of A-list contenders eased into the men's second round.
Top men's doubles player Jamie Murray has called for an end to the ATP Tour's scoring system in the format and says there is widespread support for it to be changed.
The 32-year-old was locked at 5-5 in the deciding set against Carlos Moya before bad light ended play on day one.
After six months out of the game, Federer's fairytale return continued under the lights of Rod Laver Arena where he emphatically quashed doubts about his fitness in three hours and 24 minutes of high-octane tennis.
Sania Mirza pulled out of the doubles event at the Qatar Open on Tuesday with a calf injury.
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