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SIBLING SUCCESS: Serena and Venus Williams are pleased as punch as they display the women's doubles winners' trophies.

The now familiar tide of Murray-mania swept across Wimbledon on Tuesday as Andy Murray began his bid to end Britain's 73-year wait for a men's singles champion in glorious sunshine at the All England Club.

A pair of sisters from Compton, Calif., encouraged by their father to beat tennis balls and believe in their dreams.

The Russian No4 seed is left wishing for a tougher workout ahead of her semi-final against Serena Williams Elena Dementieva's route to a second successive Wimbledon semi-final has been entirely devoid of drama.

The second-seeded Serena also beat Venus in the 20 and ' 0 0 Wimbledon finals, bu4 lost to her older sibling in las4 year's championship match a4 the All England Club.

Roger Federer will face a familiar foe in his chase for Grand Slam history: Andy Roddick -- a player he has beaten in 18 of 20 matches -- stands in the way of a record 15th major title.

Venus Williams does not have time to post on Twitter but many other players can't get enough of it.

Venus Williams is just two matches away from her sixth Wimbledon ladies' singles title.

Venus to face Serena in Wimbledone finale...Reds win...Pace suspended WIMBLEDON, England It's going to be an all-Williams final in the women's division at Wimbledon.

Defending champions Serena and Venus Williams thrashed the top seeds to secure their place in the Wimbledon women's doubles final.

It's time for the Manny Show . Fox's Prime Ticket will have enhanced features on tonight's broadcast of Manny Ramirez's return in San Diego and why not? The network has added an extra right-field camera for more and better shots of Ramirez.

Former world number one Jelena Jankovic has been warned not to under-estimate little-known American Melanie Oudin in her third-round clash today.

Andre Agassi wanted to smack some tennis balls around this summer, so he decided to take Billie Jean King up on her offer.

Sobriety returned to Wimbledon on Tuesday after the heady brew of the night before with Centre Court open to the sunny skies and the insatiable Williams sisters blasting through to the semi-finals. British hope Andy Murray's intoxicating five-set defeat of Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka on Monday, a thrilling match which ended way after sunset ...

Exclusive briefing from the man who has coached players from Agassi to Sharapova and the Williams sisters Today's big match: Venus Williams v Dinara Safina Venus and Safina are both known as offensive baseliners but Venus tops the Russian in versatility because she's got so much else to her game.

The swine flu scare at Wimbledon intensified on Wednesday as it emerged three players had shown symptoms, while 28 staff were told to stay away.

London Ahead of their semi-final clash, world No. 1 Dinara Safina has warned five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams that she is set to repeat her Rome victory.

With Venus and Serena Williams both advancing to the Wimbledon quarterfinals today in breezy fashion, it's seeming ever more likely that we are going to see the two sisters duel in a repeat of last year's final.

Today's assignment: Review the current status of selected endangered species, and that doesn't mean the California condor.

They played into the night on Centre Court, later than anyone ever had in Wimbledon's long history, and they played indoors, the first match contested entirely under the new roof.