| Date / Time: | Jul 01/ 2009- 14:30 GMT |
| Competition: | Wimbledon GS (GBR) - Grass, Quarter Final. Best of 5 sets.. |
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| Competition: | Wimbledon GS (GBR) - Grass, Quarter Final. Best of 5 sets.. |
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| Date / Time: | Jul 01/ 2009- 12:10 GMT |
| Competition: | Wimbledon GS (GBR) - Grass, Quarter Final. Best of 5 sets.. |
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| Date / Time: | Jul 01/ 2009- 12:10 GMT |
| Competition: | Wimbledon GS (GBR) - Grass, Quarter Final. Best of 5 sets.. |
WIMBLEDON
Date: 22 June - 5 July
Serena Williams remains on course for a meeting with sister Venus in Saturday's Wimbledon final after sweeping aside Victoria Azarenka 6-2 6-3.
The second seed will face Elena Dementieva in the semi-finals after a typically powerful display.
Williams made one error as she raced through the first set, and although the second set was more closely fought, she came through in one hour 13 minutes.
Dementieva had earlier thrashed Italian Francesca Schiavone 6-2 6-2.
Venus, the five-time champion, is favourite to defend her title this year, but Serena has been in ferocious form and, like her sister, is yet to drop a set, but she still sees room for improvement.
"I think my game is in a good state. I am definitely satisfied," she said.
Serena excited by Wimbledon progress
"I think I could still serve a little better and return a little better and just stay in the match the whole way.
"Hopefully I'll be able to do that within the next match, and hopefully a match after that."
Azarenka, the 19-year-old from Belarus, had also impressed on the way to her first Wimbledon quarter-final, but she was no match for a ruthless Serena.
The American hammered 13 winners and just that one unforced error in a near-perfect first set, breaking twice to wrap it up in 26 minutes.
Serena's first serve percentage dropped at the start of the second, and that opened the door for Azarenka.
The teenager capitalised, breaking serve for the first time when Serena netted a forehand in the fifth game.
But the setback only seemed to fire up Serena, the two-time champion roaring her delight when a brutal return onto the baseline forced Azarenka to go wide at break point in the very next game.
The Belarusian, who stunned Serena in their last meeting at Miami earlier this year, did not win another game.
Her fourth double fault handed Serena the break and a 5-3 lead and the American served out to love.
"She was striking the ball so hard and so good," said Azarenka.
"She didn't give me many opportunities, you know. She really showed the unbeatable Serena today, I guess."
Next up for Serena is fourth seed Dementieva, who is also yet to drop a set at Wimbledon.
She reached the last four for the second year in a row with a routine win over surprise semi-finalist Francesca Schiavone.
"It was a tough match despite the score," insisted the Russian.
"The weather conditions were tough today so I'm glad to go through. I was trying to play very aggressive and make it as quick as possible because it is very hot out there.
"I am sure it will be a tough challenge for me against Serena, as she likes to play on grass. But I just want to give myself another try."
WIMBLEDON
Date: 22 June - 5 July
Fiery Safina fights back to reach semi-finals
World number one Dinara Safina fought back to beat unseeded 19-year-old German Sabine Lisicki and reach the semi-finals at Wimbledon.
The Russian won 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-1 in soaring temperatures on Centre Court.
She will next face defending champion Venus Williams, who thrashed Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1 6-2 despite some heavy strapping on her knee.
Serena Williams overpowered Victoria Azarenka and will face Elena Dementieva in the other semi-final on Friday.
Dementieva, the fourth seed, power through with a 6-2 6-2 thrashing of Italian Francesca Schiavone.
Safina went into the first semi-final on Centre Court as the favourite against Lisicki, but the Russian had never previously been past the third round and has been no great fan of grass in the past.
Mental toughness was key - Safina
Lisicki, on other hand, was far deeper into uncharted territory having only once before made the third round at a Grand Slam.
However, the German was on a high after beating ninth seed Caroline Wozniacki in the previous round and she broke serve first in the semi-final when Safina double-faulted in game three.
Lisicki was serving beautifully as she moved 5-3 clear, saving a couple of break points in game four, but the nerves took hold and she was pegged back to a tie-break.
Again it was the German who took the initiative but she looked in trouble when two set points went begging, until Safina handed over a woeful double-fault on the third.
The frustrated Russian was warned for racquet abuse early in the second set but she regained her composure to break for 4-3 and served out, saving a break-back point in the process.
A tense final set looked to be on the cards but Safina dominated, breaking twice in a row and holding her nerve during a lengthy medical time-out as Lisicki received treatment on her calf.
 | 606: DEBATE Can Safina beat Venus? |
The 23-year-old broke once again for a victory that keeps her on track to end he Grand Slam drought, but she will need to improve drastically on the 15 double faults she gave up.
"I think I was Santa Claus serving so many double faults," said Safina. "On the practice court I don't serve a single one.
"The serve is there, I just have to put the brain there. I know what I have to do, I'm just not doing it.
"I was hanging in there. I was tough mentally, I think that was the key."
Lisicki said: "I just went out there to fight. I gave it all I had, but she was physically fitter than me."
Venus Williams wasted little time in seeing off the 11th seed Radwanska.
Venus dreaming of all-Williams final
The American, 29, had too much power and athleticism as she won in 68 minutes on Court One.
The champion clambered all over the Radwanska serve from the start and, despite some valiant scrambling from the Pole, Williams converted her fourth break point to go 2-0 clear.
Within 18 minutes the American was 5-0 up and when Radwanska, 20, did get on the board it only provided temporary relief, and the chance for the crowd to finally get involved, before Williams wrapped up the set in 28 minutes with an ace.
Radwanska looked to be coping better with the pace at the start of the second but it still came as a shock when she got to 0-40 in game two and converted her first chance to break.
It was hardly a crisis for Williams, however, and she broke twice in succession before firing a magnificent cross-court backhand winner to get to 5-2, and sealed victory soon after with a huge forehand into the corner.
"She plays the ball so low and so fast, I'm happy to get through," Williams told BBC Sport.
| Do I feel invincible? I'd like to say yes, but I really do work at it Venus Williams |
"I'm in the semi-finals of Wimbledon, it's where I want to be and I'm looking to go further."
Asked about a possible final against her sister, she added: "That would be fantastic, it's what Serena and I want, but we still have to play well and bring our best tennis to the the court."
The sisters, the only two Grand Slam winners left in the women's field, have dominated Wimbledon in recent years, with Venus winning five singles titles and Serena two.
"Do I feel invincible? I'd like to say yes, but I really do work at it. To close these matches out takes a lot of work," said Venus.
"We are definitely the front-runners in tennis as far as being some of the best players out there.
"I just think that the style of game that Serena and I play, that particular style, we play better than the other women."
Radwanska admitted that in hot, fast conditions, it was almost impossible to defeat Venus.
"She was serving and hitting the ball so strongly. Her game is so powerful, it was very hard to do anything on the court," she said.
"It's so hard to break her when she's serving at 120mph. Venus and Serena are so different to other opponents."
After his straight-sets win against big-serving Robin Soderling, Roger Federer says the lack of rallies in the game made it hard to assess the level of his performance.
WIMBLEDON
Date: 22 June - 5 July
Djokovic will hope to avenge his defeat to Haas in the Halle final this month
World number four Novak Djokovic produced a professional display to overcome plucky Israeli Dudi Sela and reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon.
The Serbian rarely had to produce his best tennis despite Sela's best efforts, though he was broken twice.
However, he broke Sela's serve seven times in reply to win 6-2 6-4 6-1.
He will now face Tommy Haas after the German 24th seed reached Wimbledon's quarter-finals for the first time with a straight-sets win over Igor Andreev.
The 31-year-old held his nerve in a first-set tie break, before a break of serve in each of the next two sets earned him a 7-6 (10-8) 6-4 6-4 win.
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Haas, the oldest player left in the men's draw, showed superb timing off both wings to wear down Andreev.
The Djokovic-Haas quarter-final match-up is a repeat of the Halle tournament final last month, won by the German.
WIMBLEDON
Date: 22 June - 5 July
Five-time champion Roger Federer was in sublime form on Centre Court as he defeated Robin Soderling 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5) to reach the quarter-finals.
Soderling, who lost to Federer in the French Open final, played well, but the second seed was simply a class above.
After Federer broke once to take the first set, Soderling conceded only three points on serve in the second, but still lost it on a tie-break.
And Federer edged another hard-fought tie-break to advance in straight sets.
He will play the winner of a later match between Fernando Verdasco and Ivo Karlovic in Wednesday's quarter-finals.
Federer, chasing a record 15th Grand Slam title, felt it was hard to judge his form in a big-serving contest against Soderling.
Federer happy to win 'serving contest'
"I think today was just a serving contest, not too many rallies," he told BBC Sport.
"Today was hard to get through. Robin served great, thank goodness he served a double fault at the end of the tie-break because otherwise it could have been four sets."
Soderling has now played 11 matches against Federer and lost every one, and there was little in Monday's match to offer him any encouragement that he may one day break that miserable run.
"Every time I go on court, I believe I can win. I always believe in myself," he said. "I think I'm getting closer. I played better today than the last couple of times. I think I deserved a better ending today."
The Swede rocketed to attention at Roland Garros when he knocked out four-time defending champion Rafa Nadal and went on to reach his maiden Grand Slam final.
To his great credit, the 24-year-old has maintained that form on the grass, dropping two sets on his way to the fourth round here.
He served well, hit his groundstrokes with precision, and had some success at the net too.
Yet all this merely pushed Federer into producing his very best.
faltered for the first time, his forehand letting him down.
The Swede saved two break points, but hit another forehand into the net on the third and Federer served out with ease.
Soderling, if anything, improved in the second set, winning his first three service games to love - but crucially, Federer's serve was also proving impregnable.
The tie-break was closely-fought, Soderling pegging Federer back to 5-5 from 5-3 but then overcooking a forehand at 6-5 to give the Swiss a two-set lead.
Soderling refused to crumble in the third, and even engineered a first break point of the match at 4-4, but despite having a look at a second serve, the Swede netted his return.
There was more hope for the 13th seed in the tie-break.
He was two serves away from taking the third set at 5-4 but Federer produced the the sort of miraculous forehand winner that took him to five consecutive Wimbledon titles, and the 13th seed then double-faulted to give Federer match point.
Soderling went wide with his return and the world number two came through in a minute under two hours.
WIMBLEDON
Date: 22 June - 5 July
The Williams sisters remain on course to meet in the final
Venus and Serena Williams both eased into the Wimbledon quarter-finals with victories over Ana Ivanovic and Daniela Hantuchova respectively.
Defending champion Venus was leading 6-1 1-0 when Ivanovic retired with a groin problem after lengthy treatment.
The American third seed will now play Agnieszka Radwanska, who beat 17-year-old qualifier Melanie Oudin 6-4 7-5.
Serena beat Daniela Hantuchova 6-3 6-1 and will play Victoria Azarenka after she overcame Nadia Petrova.
There was a shock on Court Four, however, as Danish ninth seed Caroline Wozniacki crashed out to Sabine Lisicki of Germany.
Wozniacki - many people's tip to go far in the women's draw - succumbed to a single break in each set to go down 6-4 6-4 and miss out on a quarter-final match-up against number one seed Dinara Safina or Amelie Mauresmo.
The Dane had her chances, but failed to convert any of her six break-point opportunities as Lisicki, the world number 41 who accounted for French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the third round, held her nerve to see the match home.
Fourth seed Elena Dementieva was a 6-1 6-3 winner against fellow Russian Elena Vesnina at a scorching SW19.
Dementieva attacked from the outset and raced into a 5-0 lead before serving out the set for the loss of only one game.
Tearful Ivanovic retires
Vesnina, 22, who had never previously reached the fourth round, rallied at the start of the second set but was broken at 2-2 and then again at 5-3 as Dementieva wrapped up a 69-minute victory.
The 27-year-old, a semi-finalist in 2008, will meet Virginie Razzano or Francesca Schiavone for a place in the last four.
Venus,who is now on an 18-match winning streak at Wimbledon, looked well on course for victory before a tearful Ivanovic succumbed to injury.
She raced through the opening set and has now won 30 consecutive sets at Wimbledon, a run that dates back to her third-round match against Akiko Morigami in 2007.
Highlights - Dementieva reaches last eight
Number 13 seed Ivanovic, the 2008 French Open champion, called the trainer as she battled to hold her serve in the first game of the second.
The 21-year-old Serb had her left thigh taped up but was clearly hampered and, although she went on to win the game, she retired at the change of ends.
"I think she was in a lot of pain," said Venus, who is bidding to become the first woman to win three successive Wimbledon singles titles since Steffi Graf between 1991-1993.
"I'm one of those players who only pays attention to what's going on on my side of the net. But I felt really sad for her actually. She was really upset.
"This is Wimbledon. It's the last place you want to have an injury that you can't overcome."
An all-Williams final remains possible after two-time champion Serena cruised past Hantuchova in just 56 minutes on Court Two.
Highlights - Azarenka battles into last four
The number two seed looked strong in the early stages of the opening set and found herself a break up in game four thanks to a double fault from her Slovakian opponent.
But Serena struggled in her next service game and Hantuchova, a former Wimbledon quarter-finalist, immediately claimed the break back with a perfect backhand.
The arrival of Williams' family, who had been on Court One watching Venus, seemed to give the second seed a lift, though, and some huge forehands saw her break once more in game six.
Another break quickly followed to bring an end to the first set, with world number 32 Hantuchova unable to find an answer to Serena's powerful groundstrokes.
Serena was now in control and raced into a 4-0 lead in the second set, making it seven games on the trot.
Hantuchova managed to get on the scoreboard in game five but it was too little too late for the Slovakian, who had wilted under the pressure.
Serena also held serve and then broke again in game seven when Hantuchova sent a forehand wide to clinch the win and a last eight spot.
There she will meet the number eight seed Azarenka after the Belarussian claimed a 7-6 (7-5) 2-6 6-3 win against 10th seed Petrova.
Azarenka had already won the opening set on a tie-break when she lost her discipline in the second.
The 19-year-old, unhappy with a line call, accused the umpire of "ruining the game" before going over to sarcastically shake the hand of the line judge.
Azarenka's tantrum occurred at 4-2 down in the second set as she struggled to get on top of Petrova's game and went on to lose the set.
But in a one-sided final set on Court Three, Azarenka's class eventually told and she game through powerfully to win.
WIMBLEDON
Date: 22 June - 5 July
 Murray has been in superb form in the first week at SW19 |
World number three Andy Murray says he is ready to raise his performance level another notch as he heads into the second week at Wimbledon.
After an easy win over Viktor Troicki, he faces Stanislas Wawrinka in the last 16 on Monday - third on Centre Court.
"I think I'm able to raise my game to the quality of the opponent," he said. "I'll try to do that on Monday.
"The media expectation hasn't troubled me this week. I'd be very surprised if it did next week."
Murray's performances during the first week have only increased hopes that he might become the first British man since 1938 to reach the Wimbledon final.
His route to Sunday's showpiece may have become a little less treacherous with the defeat of 10th seed Fernando Gonzalez, a potential quarter-final opponent, by Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Henman reflects on Murray's Wimbledon progress
However, the 22-year-old maintains he is not looking beyond Monday's encounter with Swiss 19th seed Wawrinka, who he has beaten in four of their seven previous matches.
"Obviously, I'd love to get to the final, but you think about it more three or four months before the tournament," he said.
"I'm concentrating on Stan and trying to get through the next match.
"He's a very solid all-court player. He's got a solid serve, moves well and is good off the baseline. He does everything good. He doesn't have one shot which is a huge weakness."
Ferrero's reward for knocking out Gonzalez in five sets is a meeting with eighth seed Gilles Simon on Monday, when all 16 fourth round matches in the men's and women's draws are played.
Despite Murray's form, Roger Federer remains the title favourite.
The 27-year-old, chasing his sixth title at SW19 and a record 15th Grand Slam crown, faces Robin Soderling on Monday in the first match on Centre Court at 1300 BST.
The pair last met in the French Open final, which Federer won in straight sets to take his record against the Swede to 10-0.
"What stands out to me is that I've beaten him so many times that it gives me an incredible amount of confidence, knowing that if I do play my game well, I should be fine," said Federer.
"But you never know. That's why I have to be very careful."
If Federer gets past Soderling, awaiting him will be Ivo Karlovic, who has served 102 aces in his three matches so far, or Spain's seventh seed Fernando Verdasco.
Federer's possible semi-final opponent is fourth seed Novak Djokovic, who is up against Israeli surprise package Dudi Sela on Monday.
The Serb has barely merited a mention as a title contender, but he says he is happy for it to stay that way.
"Andy Murray and Roger Federer are in the spotlight, and obviously they deserve to be in that situation because they have been playing great tennis the last six, seven months," he said after cruising past Mardy Fish in the last round.
"But you have to look from the brighter side. I think it's good. It releases the pressure for me."
 Venus had few problems in reaching the fourth round |
In the women's draw, Venus Williams will continue her bid for a sixth Wimbledon title when she takes on Ana Ivanovic. They are first on Court One at 1300.
Ivanovic, the former world number one, has shown signs of a resurgence after losing her way over the last year, but Venus will nonetheless be a strong favourite.
"I'm very excited," said former world number one Ivanovic.
"She's a very dangerous opponent, but I think I have a great chance, and I feel very comfortable going in that match. I'm so excited to have opportunity for that challenge."
Venus's sister Serena is up against Daniela Hantuchova - who is looking to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2002 - second on Court Two.
"She's such a smooth player," said Serena of her unseeded Slovakian opponent.
"I have to make sure I don't rush myself because she is playing well and I think she's moving well. So I'm going to have to really bring a tough game."
Second on Centre Court, top seed Dinara Safina will meet 2006 champion Amelie Mauresmo in her first fourth-round appearance at Wimbledon.
"She's playing very good. I think she's back in her best shape," said the Russian.
"She likes playing on grass. I mean, she won Wimbledon. So I think it's going to be not an easy match. So I'm looking forward. I just want to focus on myself, play my game."
WIMBLEDON
Date: 22 June - 5 July
Number 20 seed Tomas Berdych produced a a powerful performance to crush Russia's Nikolay Davydenko 6-2 6-3 6-2 and make Wimbledon's fourth round.
Davydenko had won all of the pair's previous eight meetings, but could not cope with the variety of the Czech's serve and power of his ground strokes.
In another upset tenth seed Fernando Gonzalez fell to Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Meanwhile Tommy Haas clinched an epic five-set victory over Marin Cilic and Andy Roddick beat Jurgen Melzer.
Berdych, who beat Britain's Alex Bogdanovic in the first round, wobbled briefly in the closing stages of the match.
But 12th seed Davydenko could not take advantage and his unimpressive Wimbledon record, where he has never been beyond the fourth round, continues.
Former world number one Ferrero defied his current ranking of 70 to take a thrilling Court One encounter 4-6 7-5 6-4 4-6 6-4.
The Spaniard faced down eight of the ten break points Gonzalez had against him, including three in the deciding set.
As Gonzalez served to stay in the match in the tenth game, Ferrero forced his way to match point and saw the pressure tell as the Chilean sent a second serve long.
Haas' match with Cilic had been stopped at 6-6 in the decider at 2133 BST on Friday and it was the German number 24 who stole ahead after the resumption to seize victory 7-5 7-5 1-6 6-7 (3-7) 10-8.
Cilic's powerful first serve delivered 26 aces through the match for the 11th seed but fatally faltered as the fifth wore on to allow Haas into the fourth round.
Haas goes on to play Russian Igor Andreev, while Jurgen Melzer or Andy Roddick now await the 23-year-old Berdych.
After coming through four-and-a-half hours of drama over two days, 31-year-old Haas said: "I don't know why they don't have lights here.
"I have never stopped a match a 6-6 before in the final set. It's tough to come back but I'm happy to get through.
"I think they should be like the US Open and have a tie-break in the final set. I could hardly get out of bed today, but the adrenaline took over."
Another thrilling encounter to resume following the late-night drama on Friday night was 29th seed Andreev against Italian Andreas Seppi.
Andreev led overnight by two sets to one with the fourth set tied at 5-5, and the Russian wasted little time in coming through a tie-break 7-5 to secure the victory.
Meanwhile Roddick produced another powerful display by beating Jurgen Melzer 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-2) 4-6 6-3 in the second match on Centre Court.
Predictably serve dominated with no breaks until Melzer took Roddick's serve in the fifth game of the third set.
Roddick broke in the fourth game of the fourth set and although Melzer hit straight back the sixth seed broke back immediately and went on to win it.
I need to improve in week two - Roddick
Afterwards the American told BBC Sport: "He served so well today and is such a good player especially on grass. I was lucky to get through there in that fourth set.
"I have room for improvement and I would like to break serve a little bit more.
"It seems I can't break until I get to the fourth set and every time I've had a bunch of break points I can't convert them and then my opponents have one and they convert it."
Dark clouds started to hover above the All England Club in the fourth set, prompting speculation that the roof would be closed over a match for the first time.
However the contest was finished without the heavens opening and Roddick added: "I was thinking let's get out of here before being one of the famous two to play under the roof for the first time. It looks beautiful but I don't want to be a part of it."
Lleyton Hewitt, who won the men's singles title in 2002, secured his place in the last 16 for the fourth year in the row with a 7-5 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 win over Germany's Philipp Petzschner.
The Australian, who is coming back to form after hip surgery last August, paid tribute to his vociferous band of supporters.
"I felt the whole crowd was really into it. It was a good atmosphere," he said.
"It is a background noise but it works perfectly for me because I can feed off them when I need to."
Hewitt will meet the Czech Republic's Radek Stepanek who overcame David Ferrer in five sets 7-5 7-5 3-6 4-6 6-4.
French number eight seed Gilles Simon reached the fourth round for the first time with a comfortable 6-2 7-5 6-2 win over Romania's Victor Hanescu.
Stanislas Wawrinka is Andy Murray's opponent in the last 16 after the Swiss number 19 seed beat the USA's Jesse Levine 5-7 7-5 6-3 6-3.
WIMBLEDON
Date: 22 June - 5 July
Highlights - Kuznetsova stunned by Lisicki
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Jelena Jankovic were both shock casualties in the third round at Wimbledon on Saturday.
Fifth seed and French Open champion Kuznetsova was blown away 6-2 7-5 on her 24th birthday by the unseeded 19-year-old German Sabine Lisicki.
The hard-serving Lisicki broke the Russian five times and will play ninth seed Caroline Wozniacki in the last 16.
Jankovic, ranked sixth, was well beaten by 17-year-old American qualifier Melanie Oudin over three intense sets.
Lisicki delighted with 'huge' Kuznetsova scalp
Lisicki, who went out in the first round at her All England Club debut last year, passed up four other match points before a Kuznetsova backhand strayed wide to seal her victory.
It had seemed that Kuznetsova may be able to exploit Lisicki's nerves after breaking back as the world number 41 served for the match.
But the youngster recovered her poise and Kuznetsova eventually cracked after finding herself worked all around Court One.
"I just told myself to play one point at a time because I had nothing to lose," Lisicki said.
"It is a huge win for me because before I came to this Wimbledon I hadn't won a match on grass."
Oudin, world number 124 and making her first visit to Wimbledon, produced a stunning performance to upset Jankovic 6-7 (8-10) 7-5 6-2 to make the final 16.
The 24-year-old Serb seemed to be heading for a routine victory when serving at 5-4 in the opener but then the game turned on its head.
The teenage American wasted three set points during a monumental tie-break, and despite losing it 10-8, Jankovic's game slowly crumbled with her movement increasingly restricted.
An injury and medical time-out lasting nearly 12 minutes suggested she had problems and Oudin took full advantage with her ferocious forehand to win a nervy second set.
Although the 2008 US Open runner-up exhibited occasional glimpses of her power-game, the lively American, the youngest player left in the draw, never stopped chasing.
After amazingly dominating Jankovic from the baseline, she flew through the third set to secure a fully-deserved victory to set up a clash with Polish 11th seed Agnieszka Radwanska.
A thrilled Oudin said: "I think I handled it really well. I was just thinking she was any other player and this was any other match at any other tournament, not like on the biggest stage at Wimbledon playing my first top 10 player.
 Not the greatest of birthday presents for Kuznetsova on Court One |
"I knew I was right there with her every single point, so I knew I could do it if I just kept trying and kept fighting.
"I'm very excited right now. But I'm hoping there will be better days too."
Jankovic said she was not affected by the heat but could not recover from feeling ill during the match.
"The conditions were tough but that was not my problem," she said. "In the first set I felt really dizzy and felt like I was going to end up in the hospital. I started to shake and that I was losing my consciousness.
"I thought I was going to fall down or have to call the ambulance or leave the court but I came back and started to fell a little bit better.
"However I felt weak and did not have the power in the shots and I was not the same player.
"It was very difficult for me to play in the circumstances and it made me as well quite nervous. I tried my best but did not have enough energy to hit the shots and go after the shots."
WIMBLEDON
Date: 22 June - 5 July
Number 20 seed Tomas Berdych produced a a powerful performance to crush Russia's Nikolay Davydenko 6-2 6-3 6-2 and make Wimbledon's fourth round.
Davydenko had won all of the pair's previous eight meetings, but struggled with the variety of the Czech's serve and power of his ground strokes.
And, despite a late wobble from Berdych, he could not fight back.
Meanwhile Tommy Haas clinched an epic five-set victory over Marin Cilic in a match delayed from Friday evening.
The players had stopped play at 6-6 in the decider, and it was the German number 24 who stole ahead after the resumption to seize victory 7-5 7-5 1-6 6-7 (3-7) 10-8.
Cilic's powerful first serve delivered 26 aces through the match for the 11th seed but fatally faltered as the fifth wore on to allow Haas into the fourth round.
Haas goes on to play Russian Igor Andreev, while Jurgen Melzer or Andy Roddick now await the 23-year-old Berdych.
After coming through four-and-a-half hours of drama over two days, 31-year-old Haas said: "I don't know why they don't have lights here.
"I have never stopped a match a 6-6 before in the final set. It's tough to come back but I'm happy to get through.
"I think they should be like the US Open and have a tie-break in the final set. I could hardly get out of bed today, but the adrenaline took over."
Another thrilling encounter to resume following the late-night drama on Friday night was 29th seed Andreev against Italian Andreas Seppi.
Andreev led overnight by two sets to one with the fourth set tied at 5-5, and the Russian wasted little time in coming through a tie-break 7-5 to secure the victory.
WIMBLEDON
Date: 22 June - 5 July
Highlights - Venus powers into last 16
Venus Williams produced a dominant display to avenge her shock defeat to Carla Suarez Navarro at the Australian Open by beating her 6-0 6-4.
The defending champion took the first set in 33 minutes, after winning most of the baseline rallies and playing some great winners at the net.
Venus went 2-0 up in the second set before Navarro finally staged a rally by winning three successive games.
However Venus regained control and broke in game nine before serving out.
Venus set the tone for the match by breaking in the very first game and although Navarro had game points she could not convert them and failed to win a single game in the first set.
She looked to be heading for a rapid exit when the pattern continued at the start of the second set before the Spaniard finally held her serve with an ace.
Confidence surged through her and she immediately went 40-0 up on Venus' serve before taking the second of her break points.
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She then survived two break points to hold again and move ahead in the set but that was as good as it got.
Venus held comfortably and Navarro also held - but only after fighting off another three break points.
The writing was on the wall and after Venus held again to level at 4-4, she broke the unseeded player and quickly wrapped up the match.
Venus told BBC Sport she was delighted with her progress through the tournament so far.
Venus 'loving' first week success
"Right now I am just where I want to be and I am loving it," she said.
"I was really enjoying myself out there today. I worked on moving forward against her as she is a very fast and competitive player. She strikes the ball very well and I was happy to close it out.
"I am enjoying it so much here in the singles and the doubles. When you win at Wimbledon there is not much better than that."
Speaking about concerns over the strapping on her left knee, she added: "I love the strapping, it is very supportive and I need the support right now."
And she wasn't phased by the heat, adding with a smile: "I am a Florida girl - I needed a sweater!"
Venus now faces 13th seed Ana Ivanovic on Monday.
WIMBLEDON
Date: 22 June - 5 July
| By Piers Newbery |
Britain's Andy Murray will attempt to take his Wimbledon campaign into a second week when he plays Serbia's Viktor Troicki on Saturday.
The Scot's third-round match will be third on Centre Court, with a place in the last 16 at stake.
Murray, 22, goes into the match as the strong favourite against 30th seed Troicki, who is in the third round of a Grand Slam for only the second time.
Andy Roddick and Venus Williams are among the others playing on Saturday.
Venus faces Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro in the opening match on Centre at 1300 BST, with Roddick's third-round encounter against Jurgen Melzer to follow.
But it is Murray who will be the centre of attention again as he continues his bid to win a first Grand Slam title and become the first British man to win Wimbledon since 1936.
After a testing opening win over American Robby Kendrick, Murray was on top form in his straight-sets demolition of Ernests Gulbis in round two on Thursday.
| I think if draws open up and the body feels good and I can execute that kind of style of tennis for over five sets, there's no reason why I can't put a bit of pressure on these guys Lleyton Hewitt |
The Briton made just five unforced errors and served superbly, prompting John McEnroe to say, "I can't ever recall Andy serving bigger or better. Andy showed exactly why he is number three in the world and one of the favourites for the final."
And Murray himself said: "It was very good. I served really good for the whole match, and when I did get myself into a point on his service game I made him work very hard for the points, hit some good passing shots.
"I finished points off really well, didn't make any basic errors, so it was very good."
Troicki is at a career high of 31 in the world but came through a long five-setter against Daniel Gimeno-Traver that finished late on Thursday, and is much more comfortable on hard courts than grass.
He has played Murray twice before, losing both times and winning only one game in their most recent encounter in Miami in March.
"Even in juniors he was always the top and he has improved so much in the last year," said the 23-year-old.
"He's playing great. He's one of the favourites to win it.
"I need to play aggressive, play smart, give my best and hope that I can play my best tennis. I need to believe I can win these matches against the top players."
Troicki will also have to contend with the home crowd, who did not have to help Murray a great deal against Gulbis, such was the third seed's dominance.
"At the big stages of the match, like the end of the second set, the crowd got right behind me," he said.
"When I had break points, they got noisier. A lot of my service games were quite comfortable and a lot of very short points, so I guess it would have been tough to get really, really into the match.
"There weren't that many long rallies but when I needed the support, it was always there."
One man who got vociferous backing on Thursday was 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt, who knocked out fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro, and the Australian takes on Germany's Philipp Petzschner in Saturday's second match on Court Two.
Asked if he felt he could challenge for the title, Hewitt said: "Absolutely. I think there's been patches this year when I've played extremely well. It's taken some of the best players to beat me in the bigger tournaments.
"I think if draws open up and the body feels good and I can execute that kind of style of tennis for over five sets, there's no reason why I can't put a bit of pressure on these guys."
World number one Dinara Safina will follow Hewitt and Petzschner onto Court Two and victory over Belgian Kirsten Flipkens will take the Russian into the fourth round for the first time.
"I'm definitely feeling better this year than previous years, so hopefully this year I can go through step-by-step," she said.
