Williams has won the last two Australian Opens
Defending champion Serena Williams has pulled out of January's Australian Open because of a longstanding foot injury.

Williams had surgery after cutting her foot on glass in a restaurant while celebrating winning Wimbledon.

As Nadal remains man to beat
A FEW hours after 'home boy' Andy Murray got his ATP finals campaign to the best possible start by spanking in-form Robin Soderling of Sweden in two straight sets 6-2, 6-4 in Group B's opening round-robin stage match before a partisan O2 ARENA London crowd, Switzerland's Roger Federer, who is undeniably one of the most charismatic men ever to wield a tennis racquet, did just enough to outdo fifth seeded Murray by recording an even more impressive win over Spain's seventh seeded David Ferrer, whom he outclassed 6-1, 6-4 in the other Group B match.

Rafa Nadal arrived back in Madrid on Wednesday after becoming only the seventh man to win all four grand slams and immediately dismissed the idea he was the 'Spanish Special One'.

clijsters
Kim Clijsters has set her sights on winning one of the other Grand Slam titles after a third US Open victory.

The Belgian, 27, beat Vera Zvonareva 6-1 6-2 in just 59 minutes to defend the title she also won at Flushing Meadows in 2005 and 2009.

Archive – Nadal wins first Grand Slam at 2005 French Open

Rafael Nadal was quick to play down talk of him overtaking Roger Federer's record haul of 16 Grand Slams after winning his first US Open title.

Roger Federer
Roger Federer on Thursday admitted the hard work has started for him as he faces Novak Djokovic in the semifinal of the US Open.

Robin Soderling, who beat him at the French Open earlier this year, was brushed aside 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 as the Swiss set-up another clash with Djokovic.

Federer never looked in any danger of not reaching the last 16

Five-time US Open champion Roger Federer cruised into the fourth round with a 6-4 6-3 6-3 win over Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu in New York.

The world's tallest tent is opening to the public in the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan.

Designed by the British architects Foster & Partners, the Khan Shatyr Entertainment Centre in the capital Astana is 150m (490ft) high.

Nadal regains Wimbledon title
Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal is definitely capable of winning the US Open this year, John McEnroe says.

“Nadal wants to win the US Open so badly, it'd be hard not to pick him at this time even though he's never won it,” McEnroe told the ATP's website.

Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel took over the leader's yellow jersey after winning a dramatic second stage of the Tour de France from Brussels to Spa.

The 31-year-old was part of an eight-man breakaway after 10km and remained clear as his rivals dropped back.

Brilliant Berdych stuns Federer By David Ornstein

Six-time champion Roger Federer saw his defence of the Wimbledon title come to a shock end as he was stunned in four sets by Czech 12th seed Tomas Berdych.

Impressive Schiavone claims title
By Piers Newbery
French Open champion Francesca Schiavone insisted she had always believed in her potential even if few outsiders imagined she could ever reach the heights of winning a Grand Slam title.

Robin Soderling produced a stunning upset for the second year running at the French Open as he defeated world number one and reigning champion Roger Federer in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

The 25-year-old Swede gained revenge for defeat in last year's final with a 3-6 6-3 7-5 6-4 win that ends Federer's incredible run of 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals.

French Open
Venue: Roland Garros, Paris Date: 23 May-6 June
Coverage: Live video streamed from 1000 BST on BBC Sport website (UK only) and BBC red button; commentary on BBC 5 live sports extra;

French Open
Venue: Roland Garros, Paris Date: 23 May-6 June
Coverage: Live video streamed from 1000 BST on BBC Sport website (UK only) and BBC red button; commentary on BBC 5 live sports extra;