Vera Zvonareva News

While Serena Williams was overpowering another flawed opponent Friday on Court 2, there was somebody missing from the viewing seat next to her father.

Lo and behold, Roger Federer actually lost a set at Wimbledon on Friday. Not a match, mind you, just a set, which in and of itself counts as news.

Venus Williams , a five-time Wimbledon tennis champion, started the defense of her title with a straight-set win against Switzerlanda s Stefanie Voegele .

The world number seven Vera Zvonareva reached Wimbledon third round for the first time in recent five years.

Seventh-seeded Vera Zvonareva of Russia has pulled out of Wimbledon because of an ankle injury.

Serena Williams walked onto Court 2 for her match Friday six minutes late. Otherwise she remained right on schedule at Wimbledon.

Anne Keothavong of Great Britain looks despondent during her defeat by Patricia Mayr at Wimbledon.

Maria Sharapova suffered a setback in her comeback from shoulder surgery, losing to Gisela Dulko 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the second round Wednesday at Wimbledon.

Former champion Serena Williams was an easy winner on Wednesday, while another former champ, Maria Sharapova, suffered a second-round upset for the second straight year at Wimbledon.

Venus Williams, rated by Serena, her sister, as the best grass-court player of her generation, opened the defence of her Wimbledon title yesterday and completed what she termed a "straightforward" victory over Stefanie Vgele.

WIMBLEDON Date: 22 June - 5 July Coverage: BBC One, BBC Two, BBC HD, Red Button, website streaming and text commentary, 5 Live, 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC iPlayer Tennis on the BBC Britain's Melanie South lost a tight match 7-5 7-6 to Mathilde Johansson on day one at Wimbledon.

The 15-year-old Wimbledon girls champion, who beat Tamaryn Hendler on Friday night to reach the final, battled back after losing the first set.

Mel South reckons she has a great chance to progress after being drawn against France's Mathilde Johansson at Wimbledon.

Capturing the Wimbledon title three years ago was such a liberating way for Amelie Mauresmo to escape from her perennial Paris agony that many have clung to dwindling fantasies that she might induce memories of that triumph in the evening of her career.

Former Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo is hoping amnesia will set in after she threw away a host of chances to reach the Eastbourne International quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Former major-league outfielder Mel Hall was found guilty Tuesday of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl he coached on an elite basketball team a decade ago.

Amelie Mauresmo of France plays a shot in her match against Vera Zvonareva of Russia during the AEGON International Tennis Championships at Devonshire Park in Eastbourne, south-east England yesterday.

French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova lost in the first round of the grass-court tournament at Eastbourne on Tuesday, falling 6-0, 6-3 to Aleksandra Wozniack of Canada.

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

Posted by Christopher Glotfelty For the second time in five years, we are going to have an all Russian women's final at the French Open.