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 »

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?

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 »

Justine Henin's reflections on the four grand slams are quite interesting, especially her opinion about the U.S. Open.

Wimbledon: “The people are really nice here. I’m not a great fan of England as a country but everyone’s really nice here. There’s a special type of atmosphere."

Roland Garros: “In Paris, the public tends to warm to me a lot more and it’s like being at home."

Australian Open: "I like it in Australia as well."

US Open: "The US is the toughest. People seem to turn up to do anything except watch the actual tennis."

Reminder: World No. 1 Henin possesses six titles from grand slams: Roland Garros (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007), Australian Open (2004), US Open (2003). She has no Wimbledon titles yet, but this year, as the top seed, she is highly likely to add that one to her collection. (via Wimbledon's official site)

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)