World number three Maria Sharapova's participation in next month's Beijing Olympics hinges on a scan on her right shoulder later on Thursday.
Roger Federer, Michael Schumacher and Tiger Woods are all in the running for a third Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award.
Roll of honour at the 2004 Wimbledon tennis championships.
Former winner Maria Sharapova, her Russian compatriot Anna Chakvetadze and Serb Ana Ivanovic joined world number one Justine Henin in the semi-finals of the WTA Championships on Thursday.
Russian Sharapova pulled out because of a hamstring injury while Serena is still down with flu.
After a Wimbledon tournament full of shocks, Martina Navratilova said it was time the top women players "stepped up" following the shock retirement of Justine Henin.
With Justine Henin-Hardenne withdrawing from the Grand Slam, Maria Sharapova was elevated to the top spot.
Maria Sharapova's French Open hopes were shredded by a familiar foe on Monday, while Roger Federer plunged a dagger into French hearts.
Maria Sharapova led a trio of Russians into the last 16 of the French Open on Saturday while a relieved fifth seed David Ferrer was given an unnerving reminder of just how effective Lleyton Hewitt's grit can be.
The world number four was forced to miss Russia's Fed Cup final victory over Italy this month because of the injury, which she has been carrying since March.
Justine Henin's decision to call it quits earlier this month has not so much left a hole at the top of the French Open draw as a gaping chasm.
Maria Sharapova continues the defence of her U.S. Open title with a second round match against Australian Casey Dellacqua on Thursday.
Maria Sharapova hit out at the ruling body of women's tennis (WTA) on Friday for making her take part in a publicity shoot on the eve of the Italian Open. She could be fined $700,000 if she declines to do the shoot, which is part of the WTA's multi-million dollar global marketing campaign. The tournament begins on May 12.
Serena Williams reached the Family Circle Cup semi-finals on Friday by beating number two seed Maria Sharapova 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 while Vera Zvonareva upset top seed Jelena Jankovic 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Sharapova, who won only nine of 35 points in a final set during which Williams made only one unforced error, lost to the American for the fifth time in seven career matches.
Serena Williams beat Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the Family Circle Cup quarter-finals. The fifth-seeded American won the last eight points to set up a clash with Russian number two seed Maria Sharapova, who defeated Ukrainian Tatiana Perebiynis 7-5, 6-2.
Maria Sharapova took a marathon three hours, 27 minutes to beat Medina Garrigues 7-6, 5-7, 7-6 while Amelie Mauresmo overcame Agnieszka Radwanska 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 to make it to the quarter-finals of the Amelia Island Championships.
Top seed Maria Sharapova ended Anna Chakvetadze's 12-match winning streak and powered into the San Diego Classic final with a 6-3 6-2 victory over her Russian compatriot on Saturday.
The Indian ace had trouble returning Sharapova's serves and watched the Russian tear apart her second serve in the quarter-finals of the San Diego Classic.
Number two seed Sharapova will face 13th seed Tatiana Golovin of France on Thursday, who beat Luxembourg's Anne Kremer.
'At the end of the day, athletes are humans just like the rest of us.'
Sania's Mirza's winning run at the AEGON Classic came to a halt in the semi-finals when she was beaten by Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia 6-3, 0-6, 3-6 in Birmingham on Saturday.
She upset third-seeded Kuznetsova 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday.
The Russian faces unseeded Slovak Daniela Hantuchova in the semi-finals of the Zurich Open.
Tennis star Maria Sharapova said on Tuesday she is excited about her return to competition next month, feeling vindicated by the reduction of her doping suspension and empowered by her time away.
The world number two was not invited by team captain Shamil Tarpishchev after she pulled out of last week's semi-final against the United States citing a shoulder injury.
The Russian Fed Cup team were hailed by the local media following their semi-final victory in the U.S. at the weekend, while the hosts were criticised for their choice of venue and the treatment of the visiting captain.
The American ace proved too good for the second seed in the fourth round of Wimbledon.
The American was one game away from tumbling out but, as rain began to fall again on the grasscourt tournament, she outsmarted Akiko Morigami 6-2 3-6 7-5.
David Beckham's son Romeo is a talented tennis player with "a lot of potential" according to world number 11 Grigor Dimitrov, who gave the 14-year-old lessons prior to the start of Wimbledon.
American tennis player Taylor Fritz and his doubles partner, Tik Tok personality Addison Rae, won the virtual Stay At Home Slam on Sunday as real-life tennis remains on hold because of the coronavirus crisis. The likes of the Williams sisters, Japanese stars Naomi Osaka and Kei Nishikori and the recently retired Maria Sharapova competed as their favourite characters from the world of Nintendo to raise money for charity.
The Australian Open champion, who is unbeaten in 2008, pulled out of the tournament citing a viral illness.
The Russian claimed her second title of the year when she defeated unseeded Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 2-6, 6-0 in an all-Russian final in Doha.
The Russian swept aside Danish teenager Caroline Wozniacki to set up a clash with Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska.
The victory helped the Russian secure the eighth and final berth in the WTA's Tour Championships.
Top seed Amelie Mauresmo and third seed Maria Sharapova also marched on with straight-sets victories at the US Open.\n
The unseeded Frenchwoman beat the top seed to set up a meeting with Russia's Elena Dementieva.
Maria Sharapova came to Russia's rescue on her Fed Cup debut to pull the holders level at 1-1 in their world group first-round tie against Israel.
Fifth seed Maria Sharapova sealed her third grand slam title and first Australian Open with a comfortable 7-5 6-3 victory over Serbia's Ana Ivanovic in the final on Saturday.
A battered and bruised Jelena Jankovic is taking time off tennis to heal after injury scuppered her Australian Open hopes in the semi-finals on Thursday.
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