Jennifer Capriati News

WIMBLEDON, England, July 3 -- They have all moved on -- Steffi Graf, Jennifer Capriati, Monica Seles, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Martina Hingis and Justine Henin.

Each was No. 1 in the world at one point. And each competed when Venus and Serena Williams started their march up the rankings in the mid-1990s.

These were the women with a laser-like focus on tennis, it seemed, while the Williams sisters were perceived from the start as less committed.

Reared in Compton, Calif., the Williamses weren't groomed in the traditional meat-grinder of junior tennis. They didn't enter every tournament as pros but took breaks from the year-round slog to tend to injuries or indulge other pursuits, such as acting, writing, fashion and interior design.

A PRODIGY, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is "a highly gifted child or youth; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration." Tennis is a sport in which prodigies periodically emerge like butterflies from a cocoon.

American teen Melanie Oudin's Wimbledon run ended in the fourth round with a 4-6, 5-7 loss to Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland.

Venus Williams advanced to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon when opponent Ana Ivanovic retired one game into the second set Monday.

You could probably find a few things to say about WFAN host Craig Carton's performance this week when the shock-ishly jock had Jennifer Capriati on for a standard six-minute promotional spot that turned into an uncomfortable Q&A about her sexuality .

Jennifer Capriati was once the number one rated women's tennis player in the world.

WFAN's Craig Carton has a problem. He wants to make a living being a pig without ever being called one.

Terrell Owens got a taste of his own trash-talking medicine on the series premiere of The Superstars when his teammate, supermodel Joanna Krupa , blamed him for their elimination.

A Fayette County native who won a bronze medal in the Winter X Games will be one of the contestants when ABC's new show, "The Superstars," debuts from the Bahamas Tuesday night.

A pair of former World No. 1 Grand Slam champions faced off on a temporary grass court constructed in the heart of midtown Manhattan today and challenged all comers.

The competitive fire is still burning in Venus Williams and, unlike some of her contemporaries who extinguished their careers early, the five-times Wimbledon champion plans to stick around until at least the 2012 Olympics.

One Wimbledon prodigy was passing a memo to another on Friday. Big challenge: Laura Robson will next week become the youngest British competitor of the modern, professional era Photo: Martin Rickett/PA Wimbledon Championships: Day one Mon June 22, 12.00pm , All England Lawn Tennis Club, London TV: BBC2, BBC1, BBCHD, BBC Interactive, TG4 Radio : BBC ...

Like most British 15-year-olds, Laura Robson has been sitting her school-leaving exams but the stress of studying is likely to pale in comparison to the pressure she will face at All England Club next week.

Sorry, I've been flying from San DIego to Denver, and working on a column for tomorrow's paper.

HSBC Bank USA, the New York-based unit of U.K.-based HSBC Holdings, is launching a raft of activities as official sponsor of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, which takes place June 22 to July 5. As part of the marketing around its sponsorship, HSBC will be presenting sponsor of The Tennis Channel's two-week-long nightly show, "Wimbledon ...

Ana Ivanovic has fallen from the top 10 and cut ties with coach Craig Kardon. The 2008 Roland Garros champion, now ranked No.

It's French Open finals weekend so our top five feature looks at the greatest Roland Garros finals in the open era.

Laura Robson will become the youngest player to appear in the women's tournament at Wimbledon since Martina Hingis in 1995, and the youngest Briton in the modern era, after the All England Club announced last night that they had given a wild card to the 15-year-old. Bring on Venus: Laura Robson's wildcard could bring her face to face with defending ...

Svetlana Kuznetsova conquered her nerves and beat a shaky Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-2 Saturday to win the French Open.

June 5 1925 - Willie McFarlane beats Bobby Jones by one stroke in the second round of a playoff to capture the U.S. Open.