The 29-year-old American romped to a 5-0 lead against Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska and completed a 6-1 6-2 victory on auto-pilot as slumbering Court One fans applauded politely in temperatures soaring into the 30s Celsius again.
Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova got off to winning starts on the opening day of Wimbledon.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga described his incredible comeback to floor Roger Federer at Wimbledon on Wednesday as the greatest moment of his career.
The big-serving Aussie beat Sebastien Grosjean in the first men's semi-final at Wimbledon.
He put his fans through the wringer again but Andy Murray now stands one win from ending 76 years of British pain after reaching the Wimbledon men's final on Friday -- the only trouble is Roger Federer will be over the other side of the net.
Andy Murray had one eye on his opponent and one on the clock as his Wimbledon third round clash against Marcos Baghdatis turned into a tension-soaked race against time under Centre Court's roof on Saturday.
Andy Murray's Wimbledon preparations suffered a blow when the top-seeded Briton was beaten in his opening match at the Queen's Club tournament by Frenchman Nicolas Mahut on Wednesday.
A self-confessed tennis buff, Sachin Tendulkar was among a host of sports stars, including former West Indian cricket captain Brian Lara, who packed the royal box on Centre Court at Wimbledon.
A summary of Friday's play at Wimbledon.
Dinara Safina finally got to show why she is top seed on Wimbledon's showpiece court, taming former champion Amelie Mauresmo on Monday to reach the quarter-finals for the first time.
Roger Federer turned up at Wimbledon on Monday resembling an army general ready to conduct his latest campaign and he soon disarmed the opposition on the opening day of the grasscourt championships. The Swiss strolled on court in a white monogrammed military-style outfit, complete with a waistcoat underneath, and was soon firing winners past Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun to secure a 7-5, 6-3, 6-2 win in the first round.
The second seed beat Paraguayan Rossana Neffa-De in 32 minutes in the first round at Wimbledon
The man who enjoyed the privilege of opening Centre Court proceedings at the All England Club for seven successive years - including 2009 when Rafa Nadal was unable to defend his title - is now back to reclaim his crown.
Serena Williams claimed a sixth Wimbledon title and fourth successive Grand Slam crown by suppressing the spirited attacking instincts of 20th-seeded Spaniard Garbine Muguruza to win Saturday's final 6-4, 6-4.
Latvian Jelena Ostapenko believes she is getting better with every round and hopes to showcase the best of her abilities against five-time champion Venus Williams in the Wimbledon quarter-finals later on Tuesday.
Jana Novotna was a true winner but it was the misfortune of the brilliant Czech, who died on Monday aged 49, to always be recalled for one of sport's most famous and heart-rending meltdowns despite her collection of 100 tennis titles.
Switzerland's Roger Federer has fended off Pete Sampras's suggestion that he could win up 10 Wimbledon titles.
Roddick withstood a fierce onslaught from 12th seed Paradorn Srichaphan while Federer beat Feliciano Lopez.
The 30-year-old Swiss, who added a 17th Grand Slam title to his collection last month on the same Centre Court, survived a record-breaking scrap to win 3-6, 7-6, 19-17 in the longest men's three-set match played in the professional era.
It took less than two brutal hours at Wimbledon on Monday to disprove the theory that Serena and Venus Williams could march back to continue their domination of the grasscourt slam having hardly swung their rackets in anger for months.
It was Venus's turn to write the Williams plot line at Wimbledon on Wednesday as she survived a gripping three-set battle with 40-year-old Japanese Kimiko Date-Krumm.
Rafael Nadal had his fans drooling with another muscle-bulging display of brilliance to crush Ryan Sweeting 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 on Wednesday and stay firmly on course to defend his Wimbledon title.
Rafael Nadal took a while to warm up but made an impressive start to his Wimbledon title defence with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 win over American Michael Russell as the 125th championships began in fine weather on Monday.
Multiple Grand Slam winner Sania Mirza is only 29 but the iconic sportswomen has put together the story of beating incredible odds to get to the top of the tennis world in a new book. Sania, who turned an instant sensation after she won the Wimbledon Championships girls' doubles title at the age of 16 and went on to register 41 consecutive wins with her doubles partner Martina Hingis, talks about her journey and its hardships to become the Tennis World Number One.
Both players registered convincing victories to move into the second round of Wimbledon.
Sharapova was granted a wildcard entry to the last Grand Slam of the season but received a tough first-round draw in the shape of Romanian Halep.
Serena Williams was left all alone trying to crush an unlikely uprising on Wimbledon's hallowed lawns on Tuesday as sister Venus and Kim Clijsters suffered shock defeats in the women's quarter-finals.
Roger Federer will hope to regain the air of invincibility that deserted him spectacularly in the first round when he returns to Wimbledon on Wednesday.
Fans who had poured in to see the Swiss master in action witnessed him fire down a 10,000th career ace and chalk up a record 85th win at Wimbledon, surpassing the benchmark he had shared with Jimmy Connors.
Andy Murray spared his nearest and dearest another traumatic day out at Wimbledon as he made serene progress to join Roger Federer in the semi-finals of the grasscourt championships on Wednesday.
As Sachin Tendulkar completes his 50th birthday, an A-Z listing about the 'Little Master'.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal can take a step closer to a 50th career showdown when they play their fourth-round matches at the US Open on Sunday.
Iga Swiatek, who beat American teenager Coco Gauff 6-1, 6-3 in Saturday's final at Roland Garros, went from being a largely unknown 19-year-old, ranked 54th in the world, to instant celebrity status after lifting her first Suzanne Lenglen Cup 18 months ago.
As far as Halep was concerned, her 6-1, 6-3 semi-final win over Elina Svitolina meant that her mother Tania will finally get to experience something she has been dreaming of for more than a decade.
Serena Williams stands just one match away from setting up another family showdown in the Wimbledon final after she hurtled into the last four with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Belarussian Victoria Azarenka on Tuesday.
British number one Andy Murray expressed relief and frustration on Monday after surviving a five-set examination in the first Wimbledon match played entirely under the new Centre Court roof. The third seed needed nearly four hours to defeat Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 under the lights after officials decided to keep the roof closed because of the threat of rain.
Wimbledon finally got to show off its new multi-million dollar Centre Court roof on Friday as weather threatened to disrupt play at the grasscourt championships.
Holder Venus Williams launched her bid for a sixth Wimbledon title with a competitive 6-3, 6-2 victory over Swiss teenager Stefanie Voegele on Tuesday.
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.
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