Tennis: July 2008 - news archive

Maria Sharapova is doubtful for both the Olympics and the US Open having been forced to withdraw from the Rogers Open through injury.

Andy Murray is into the third round of the Cincinnati Masters and says this tournament is important for his continuing progress.

Andy Murray is looking to build on his good showing in Toronto when he takes on Sam Querrey at the Cincinnati Masters today.

Roger Federer says he is determined to maintain his world number one status after a scare at the Cincinnati Masters.

Russian fifth seed Elena Dementieva has again gone out of the WTA Rogers Cup after defeat in her opening match.

Andy Murray will face big-serving American Sam Querrey after he ousted Paul-Henri Mathieu in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters.

Dinara Safina beat Flavia Pennetta 6-4 6-2 to win the East West Bank Classic title in Los Angeles.

Andy Murray will have a scan in Cincinnati today to determine the full extent of a knee injury ahead of the Ohio tournament.

Rafael Nadal blew Nicolas Kiefer away to lift the Rogers Cup on Sunday - then declared he was good enough to win on any surface.

Andy Murray feels Rafael Nadal will soon be world number one after he beat the British star in the semi-finals of the Toronto Masters.

Andy Murray was in inspired form as he beat Novak Djokovic in the Toronto Masters to book his place in the semi-finals.

Andy Murray overcame an alarming mid-match slump to beat Stanislas Wawrinka and make the Toronto Masters quarter-finals.

Roger Federer crashed out in round two of the Rogers Cup after defeat by Gilles Simon, but Andy Murray eased into the third round.

Serena Williams is the latest withdrawl from the Los Angeles Classic and her knee injury will be a concern ahead of the US Open.

Andy Murray is set to face Swedish veteran Thomas Johansson this evening in the second round of the Toronto Masters.

Novak Djokovic started the defence of his Toronto Masters title with an impressive straight-sets win over Canadian Frank Dancevic.

Aleksandra Wozniak set her sights on breaking into the women's top 10 after her Stanford Classic final win.

Marion Bartoli produced a fine display to defeat Japan's Ai Sugiyama for the first time to reach the final of the Standford Classic.

Serena Williams was forced to retire from her Bank of the West Classic semi-final against Aleksandra Wozniak with a knee injury

Serena Williams eased into the semi-finals of the Stanford Classic with a comfortable straight-sets win over Patty Schnyder.

Anne Keothavong missed the chance of a quarter-final place as she lost to Marion Bartoli in the Bank of the West Classic.

Tommy Haas exacted his revenge over John Isner as he booked a place in the Indianapolis Tennis Championships quarter-finals.

Serena Williams had to battle hard to see off the challenge of 15-year-old Michelle Larcher de Brito at the Bank of the West Classic.

British number one Anne Keothavong defeated Sania Mirza in straight sets to move into the second round of the Bank of the West Classic.

Fabrice Santoro will attempt to defend his Hall of Fame Championship title against Indian wildcard Prakash Amritraj.

Home favourite Stanislas Wawrinka was unable to reach his second Swiss Open final after being defeated by Victor Hanescu in Gstaad.

British number one Andy Murray has opted to take a rest and withdrawn from the Indianapolis Tennis Championships next week.

The US Open has increased the prize money on offer by over $1million for this summer's showpiece event at Flushing Meadows.

New Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal says he needs a break after withdrawing from this week's Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart.

Andy Murray has moved from 11th up to ninth in the world rankings following his quarter-final appearance at Wimbledon.

Roger Federer admitted to being very disappointed at his first Wimbledon final defeat but felt his opponent Rafa Nadal deserved to win.

Rafael Nadal beat world number one Roger Federer to clinch his first Wimbledon title after a thrilling five-set final on Sunday.

Laura Robson became the first Briton to win the Girls Wimbledon title since 1984 with victory over Thailand's Noppawan Lertcheewakarn.

Venus Williams secured her fifth Wimbledon title as she beat younger sister Serena 7-5 6-4 in an enthralling final.

Rafael Nadal says he knows he will have to play 'very well' if he is to beat defending champion Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final.

Elena Dementieva has backtracked on her inference that the all-Williams Wimbledon final would be decided by a "family decision".

Venus Williams angrily denied suggestions that Saturday's Wimbledon showdown with sister Serena was predetermined.

Roger Federer is worried Marat Safin could wreck his dream of a sixth consecutive Wimbledon final win.

Serena Williams said she was relishing meeting sister Venus in their third Wimbledon final together after beating Zheng Jie.

Serena Williams believes she is favourite to win the Wimbledon crown this summer as she looks set for a final clash with sister Venus.

Roger Federer moved a step closer to retaining his Wimbledon title with a comfortable quarter-final win against Mario Ancic.

Andy Murray has promised to work harder and improve his game for Wimbledon next summer after crashing out against Rafael Nadal.

Defending champion Venus Williams will face fifth seed Elena Dementieva in the semi-finals of Wimbledon.

Serena Williams booked her place in the Wimbledon semi-final after victory over Agnieszka Radwanska and now faces China's Jie Zheng.

Andy Murray booked his first-ever place in a Grand Slam quarter-final - then declared he can win Wimbledon.