This is the first time Austrian Tamira Paszek plays at Wimbledon, and she has already drawn attention to herself beating experienced players such as No. 17 seed Tatiana Golovin and No. 12 seed Elena Dementieva.

Even though Tatiana Golovin was out of action for a couple of months with an ankle injury, not every 16-year-old could beat her.

Today’s third-round victory over former French Open finalist Elena Dementieva was even more impressive. Paszek proved she has patience as well as power as she came from a set behind to win 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Read more »

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Everyone except Serena Williams was annoyed by today’s continual rain in Wimbledon. If there hadn’t been rain delay in the middle of her fourth round match against tenth seed Daniela Hantuchova, Serena would have had to say goodbye to Wimbledon. But since the rain gave her a much needed break, she was able to recover from her injury and come back to defeat the Slovakian 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-2.

After the former champion had sealed the victory she looked at the sky and blew a kiss in gratitude toward the weather.

Here’s what Williams said after her fantastic win: Read more »

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In the fourth round match against tenth seed Daniela Hantuchova, Serena Williams was doing pretty well winning the first set 6-2; after Hantuchova recovered at the start of the second set and moved into a 5-2 lead, seventh seed Williams leveled to 5-5.

But then something agonizing happened – while simply walking along the baseline Serena strained her left calf really badly and fell to the ground. While receiving medical treatment she shrieked in pain. It was really stressful to watch her being hopeless like that. Read more »

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The ESPY Awards is an annual sports awards event created and broadcast by American cable television network ESPN. The winners are decided by fans that can vote online. The 15th ESPYS are held on Sunday July 15th at 9PM ET at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles and will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and LeBron James.

You can vote for many athletes in various categories, but I’ve singled out only female tennis players

In the Best Championship Performance category the only tennis player in the race is Serena Williams for her more than fantastic performance at the 2007 Australian Open — she entered the championship unseeded, defeated five top 20 players on her way to the title, and lost only five games in the final against Maria Sharapova.

Best International female athlete: Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova are two tennis players in the category.

Who is the Best Female Tennis Player in you opinion: Justine Henin, Jelena Jankovic, Maria Sharapova, or Serena Williams?

Vote for your favorites at this website.

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Tenth seed Slovakian Daniela Hantuchova is prepared to improve her score over two-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams.

The last and only time the two players met at Wimbledon was in the 2002 quarterfinals and the American won in straight sets 6-3 6-2. Five years later, Hantuchova is ready for a different outcome since she’s no longer cowed by the reputation of her opponent.

"I think I need to step up my game to beat her but I'm looking forward to the match. I think I've got a good chance," said world No. 12 Slovakian. Read more »

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