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 »

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 »

Andy Murray's brother Jamie, the British doubles specialist, asked Jelena Jankovic to be his mixed doubles partner, and she agreed. However, the world No. 3 in singles believes that Jamie could have chosen someone else, since she’s not a good doubles player.

“I don't think I'm going to be useful for him. He made a bad choice," said Jankovic.

Of course, there were rumors that JJ was hoping for a love-match out of the association.

"It was the funniest thing that I've heard lately that I have a sweet spot for Jamie Murray. Where did that (come) from?," she said.

"If I don't really know the guy, how can I like him. I just want to confirm that it's not true. His agent said I was first on his list to play so maybe he has a soft spot for me!" (source: Reuters, photos via Down the Line)

Martina Hingis had decided to compete in Wimbledon despite a partially healed left hip injury which has bothered her for months. The former world number one hadn’t played since Qatar Telecom German Open in Berlin, where she lost to Patty Schnyder in the third round. So, not playing for such a long time, Hingis became hungry for some on-court action; she was fed up with just watching matches, she wanted to play. After withdrawal from Roland Garros, Hingis couldn’t stand missing another Grand Slam, and despite her injury she decided to take part in Wimbledon.

But after a tough first round match against the British wildcard Naomi Cavaday, where Hingis won in three sets, saving two match points on the way, the 1997 Wimbledon champion started to wonder whether she had made the right decision to take part in Wimbledon 2007. She realized that there was no way she could take the trophy. Read more »

Jankovic has been playing a lot of tournaments this year, and I've discussed this issue two times already — in posts “Should Jankovic have skipped Strasbourg?” and “Jankovic could have done without Ordina Open” (so, for details check out these two posts).

Adam Lincoln on Wimbledon website has also discussed this topic saying: “She maintains a hectic playing schedule, far busier than any other top 10 player, but how long can Jelena Jankovic keep it up?” In the second part of the article, it is stated that Jankovic is planning to go on a holiday after Wimbledon, while in the second half of the year she will have a more relaxed timetable. Read more »