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While top seeds Wozniacki and Stosur fell at an overcast Wimbledon, soon-to-be-retired Kim Clijsters rolled merrily along into the third round.

Venus Williams fell meekly to 79th-ranked Elena Vesnina, 6-1, 6-3 in the first round at Wimbledon. Can Williams fare any better on the same courts when the Olympics begin later this month?

A voyage to Ukraine to play a relegation Fed Cup tie, eh? Serena Williams isn't trying to fool anyone: She'll do whatever it takes to make the London Olympic field.

Slow and steady wins the race, you might have heard. For Christina McHale, she continues to make progress for an American armada that desperately needs a new star.

After an injury-plagued 2011 season he would rather forget, Andy Roddick is looking forward to making changes to his traning regimen and his play schedule, and perhaps making the London Olympics in 2012, Sandra Harwitt writes.

Take a step back and mull over Rafael Nadal's accomplishments. He has rewritten the history books many times over, leaving poor ol' Roger Federer befuddled and crazed.

From the brainteasers that are round-robin tiebreakers to the outgrowth of tennis in China, Sandra Harwitt puts a stamp on the 2008 Masters Cup and looks at what permutations are in store for next season.

From the Golden Boy, Rafael Nadal, to Elena Dementieva, the Beijing stars have plenty of reasons to be exultant. But we can only surmise how that success will carry over to the U.S. Open.

Though they extol their closeness, Venus and Serena Williams will each do whatever it takes to bring home the Wimbledon crown.

Steffi Graf was indestructible, always executing her business-first approach artfully. But for the woman who captivated the world with her racket, time and motherhood are now her guiding principles.

Since her return, Lindsay Davenport has a singular goal: to return to the Olympics, draped in red, white and blue, and return home with new hardware. And no one understands the road necessary more than the 1996 gold medalist.