Venus Williams from the US waves to the crowd following her women's semifinal win over Russia's Elena Dementieva at Wimbledon, Thursday, July 3, 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England A spot in her seventh Wimbledon final already secured, Venus Williams headed back to Centre Court to catch the end of the next match.
The world No. 1 twin Bryan brothers, Bob and Mike, came up semifinal losers Thursday at Wimbledon.
Reigning champion Venus Williams reached her seventh career Wimbledon final on Thursday by straight-setting Russian Elena Dementieva on the grass at Wimbledon.
For only the second time at this 2008 fortnight, rain has disrupted play at Wimbledon, where the men's quarterfinals are the order of the day on Day 9.
LONDON Roger Federer and 16 of the other top 20 men and Ana Ivanovic and 17 other top 20 women have entered the tennis tournament at next month's Beijing Olympics.
WIMBLEDON, England Marat Safin advanced to the Wimbledon semifinals Wednesday by beating Feliciano Lopez 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-2 to set up a match against five-time champion Roger Federer.
Switzerland's Roger Federer waves to the crowd after winning his quarterfinal match against Croatia's Mario Ancic on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Wednesday, July 2 , 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England Five-time champion Roger Federer outclassed Mario Ancic - the last man to beat him at Wimbledon - in straight sets Wednesday to reach the semifinals and extend his grass-court winning streak to 64 matches on the first day of significant rain delays at the All England Club.
Switzerland's Roger Federer in action during his quarterfinal match against Croatia's Mario Ancic on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Wednesday, July 2 , 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England Roger Federer stretched his winning streak on grass to 64 matches and reached the Wimbledon semifinals Wednesday by beating Mario Ancic 6-1, 7-5, 6-4.
Reigning champion Venus Williams was a quarterfinal winner Tuesday at Wimbledon, where the powerful American is seeking a fifth title in nine years at the storied All England Club.
Venus Williams of the US., serves to Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn during their Women's Singles quarterfinal match on the Number One Court at Wimbledon, Tuesday, July 1, 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England The Williams sisters moved closer to another Wimbledon final Tuesday, using their power tennis to cruise into the semifinals in straight sets. Defending champion and four-time winner Venus Williams beat Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-4, 6-3, and two-time champ Serena swept 19-year-old Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-4, 6-0.
WIMBLEDON, England Serena Williams has joined sister Venus in the Wimbledon semifinals by beating Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-0.
Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic reacts during her Women's Singles quarterfinal against China's Zheng Jie, on the Number One Court at Wimbledon, Tuesday, July 1, 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England Zheng Jie became the first Chinese player to reach the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament Tuesday, beating Nicole Vaidisova 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 at Wimbledon.
Defending champion Venus Williams reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon Monday, but second-seed Jelena Jankovic was not as lucky, falling to unheralded Thai Tamarine Tanasugarn.
Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts his fourth round match against Russia's Mikhail Youzhny at Wimbledon, Monday, June 30, 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England Second-ranked Rafael Nadal has advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.
Switzerland's Roger Federer in action during his fourth round match against Australia's Lleyton Hewitt on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Monday, June 30, 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic and No. 4 Svetlana Kuznetsova were ousted in the fourth round Monday, leaving Wimbledon without any of the top four women in the quarterfinals for the first time.
WIMBLEDON, England Defending champion Venus Williams has advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Alisa Kleybanova.
WIMBLEDON, England Two-time champion Serena Williams has beaten Bethany Mattekto to advance to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.
WIMBLEDON, England Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic has been ousted by Tamarine Tanasugarn in the fourth round at Wimbledon.
WIMBLEDON, England Five-time champion Roger Federer has advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon with a straight sets win over Lleyton Hewitt of Australia.
Spain's Rafael Nadal reacts after defeating Germany's Nicolas Kiefer in their Men's Singles, third round match on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Saturday, June 28, 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England One swing from completing her week's work, Venus Williams toed the baseline, dribbled the ball, gave it a toss and delivered yet another thunderclap serve at sun-kissed Wimbledon.
Jelena Jankovic survived while defending champion Venus Williams and Russian Elena Dementieva all advanced in third-round action at Wimbledon on Saturday.
Spain's Rafael Nadal returns to Germany's Nicolas Kiefer during their Men's Singles, third round match on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Saturday, June 28, 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England Second-ranked Rafael Nadal has advanced to the fourth round with a 7-6 (3), 6-2, 6-3 win over Nicolas Kiefer in fading light at Wimbledon.
Five-time champion Roger Federer won his third-round match in straight sets at Wimbledon on Friday.
Venus Williams of the US in action during her third round match against Maria Martinez Sanchez of Spain, at Wimbledon, Saturday, June, 28, 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England Defending champion Venus Williams has advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon with a 6-1, 7-5 win over Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez.
WIMBLEDON, England Top-ranked Ana Ivanovic has been upset by Zheng Jie of China in the third round at Wimbledon.
Switzerland's Roger Federer waves to the crowd following his third round match against France's Marc Gicquel on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Friday, June 27, 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England Roger Federer continued his march toward a sixth straight Wimbledon title by beating Marc Gicquel in straight sets Friday, setting up a fourth-round matchup with the last man to win the championship before him.
WIMBLEDON, England Five-time champion Roger Federer has advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon with a straight-set win over Marc Gicquel of France.
Two-time runner-up Rafael Nadal had to come from behind to win his second-round match Thursday at Wimbledon.
The United States has named its tennis team for the 2008 Olympic Summer Games, and players such as James Blake and Venus and Serena Williams will be heading to China in August.
Venus Williams of the US in action during her second round match against Britain's Anne Keothavong at Wimbledon, Thursday, June, 26, 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England After a marathon first set lasting longer than many of her matches, defending champion Venus Williams overcame another erratic performance and pulled away to beat Britain's Anne Keothavong 7-5, 6-2 on Thursday and reach the third round of Wimbledon.
WIMBLEDON, England Defending champion Venus Williams has overcome a rash of errors and trouble with her serve to beat British player Anne Keothavong and advance to the third round at Wimbledon.
WIMBLEDON, England Former champion Lindsay Davenport withdrew before her second-round match at Wimbledon on Thursday with an injured right knee.
The men's draw at Wimbledon lost one of its "Big Three" players on Wednesday, when former top-ranked star Marat Safin stunned Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic in second-round action at the year's third Grand Slam event.
Lindsay Davenport was forced to withdraw from Wimbledon because of a nagging knee injury.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts during his second round match against Russia's Marat Safin on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Wednesday, June 25, 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England Novak Djokovic was upset in straight sets by Marat Safin in the second round at Wimbledon on Wednesday, ending the Serb's chances of testing his theory about Roger Federer's vulnerability.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts during his second round match against Russia's Marat Safin on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Wednesday, June 25, 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England Third-seeded Novak Djokovic has been ousted by Russia's Marat Safin in the second round of Wimbledon.
Andy Roddick of the US., returns to Argentina's Eduardo Schwank, during their Men's Singles, first round match on the Number One court at Wimbledon, Tuesday June, 24, 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England Sixth-seeded Andy Roddick has beaten Eduardo Schwank 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (0) to advance to the second round at Wimbledon.
Spain's Rafael Nadal in action during his first round match against Germany's Andreas Beck on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Tuesday, June 24, 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England No. 2-ranked Rafael Nadal has started his Wimbledon campaign with a 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (0) win over German qualifier Andreas Beck.
Maria Sharapova of Russia serves to Stephanie Foretz of France during their first round tennis match on Number One court at Wimbledon, Tuesday June, 24, 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England Third-seeded Maria Sharapova has advanced to the second round at Wimbledon with a 6-1, 6-4 win over French qualifier Stephanie Foretz.
Russia's Nikolay Davydenko reacts during his Men's Singles, first round match against Germany's Benjamin Becker, during their Men's Singles, first round match at Wimbledon, Tuesday, June 24, 2008. Becker defeater Davydenko, the fourth seed, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
WIMBLEDON, England Fourth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko has been ousted in first round of Wimbledon for the fifth time. Davydenko lost 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to Germany's Benjamin Becker on Tuesday, extending his woeful run on grass at the All England Club.
Defending champion and four-time winner Venus Williams was an opening-round victor Tuesday at Wimbledon.
Defending women's singles champion Venus Williams of the US in action during her first round match against Britain's Naomi Cavady on the Centre Court at Wimbledon, Tuesday, June 24, 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England Venus Williams has started her title defense with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 win over British wild card Naomi Cavaday on Centre Court.
The great Roger Federer extended his amazing grass-court winning streak to 60 matches with an easy opening-round victory Monday at Wimbledon 2008.
Former champion Serena Williams serves to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia, during their Women's Singles, first round match on the Number One Court at Wimbledon, Monday June 23, 2008.
WIMBLEDON, England Returning to his favorite stage and resuming his dominant ways on grass, Roger Federer started his bid for a sixth straight Wimbledon title Monday by sweeping Dominik Hrbaty in straight sets on a sunbathed Centre Court.
Top seeds Roger Federer and Ana Ivanovic highlight Monday's schedule of play as Wimbledon 2008 commences at the All England Club.
Rising star Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland ousted eighth-seeded Russian Nadia Petrova in three sets to capture the $600,000 International Women's Open, a final Wimbledon tuneup.
Ivo Karlovic made it two in a row in Nottingham, where he won the final of the Slazenger Open thanks to a hard-fought three-set battle with third-seeded Spaniard Fernando Verdasco on Saturday.
Rising star Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland and eighth-seeded Russian Nadia Petrova won Friday's semifinal matches and will compete in Saturday's title bout at the $600,000 International Women's Open, a final Wimbledon tuneup.
Thai veteran Tamarine Tanasugarn beat surging Russian Dinara Safina in Saturday's final to win the Ordina Open, a final grass-court Wimbledon tuneup.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns a ball outside County Hall, London, during a publicity event with London's Mayor Boris Johnson marking the launch of a campaign on sports participation, Wednesday June 18, 2008. The Serbian is convinced that Roger Federer can finally be dethroned at Wimbledon after reigning at the last five tournaments. That sense intensifies when the world No. 3 recalls toppling the top-ranked 26-year-old in January's Australian Open semifinals before landing a first major title.
WIMBLEDON, England Roger Federer may not want to look too far ahead in the Wimbledon draw. Waiting in the semifinals could be the dangerous Novak Djokovic.
