Until last week, Jamie Hampton of the United States never had hit tennis balls on a grass court, let alone played _ or won _ a match at Wimbledon.
American Jamie Hampton won her first grass court match Monday when she upset 27th seed Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 6-4, 7-6 (1) at Wimbledon.
Jelena Jankovic of Serbia defeated U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur 6-4, 6-2 Thursday to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships.
When top-ranked Victoria Azarenka thinks about her newfound success, she might want to thank Daniela Hantuchova.
Kim Clijsters and Li Na won their matches in contrasting styles on Friday to set up a repeat of last year's Australian Open final in the fourth round.
Defending champion Kim Clijsters cruised into the third round of the Australian Open and then showed just how much support she has at Rod Laver Arena by getting the crowd to sing 'Happy Birthday' to her younger sister.

Defending champion Kim Clijsters cruised into the third round of the Australian Open and then showed just how much support she has at Rod Laver Arena by getting the crowd to sing 'Happy Birthday' to her younger sister.
Defending champion Kim Clijsters cruised into the third round of the Australian Open and then showed just how much support she has at Rod Laver Arena by getting the crowd to sing 'Happy Birthday' to her younger sister.
Top-seeded Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA Bell Challenge tournament on Thursday with a 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-3 win over Hungary's Melinda Czink.