You've Come A Long Way, Justine

In the year that has passed since a panicked Justine Henin-Hardenne finally broke her duck against Lindsay Davenport and prevailed in three see-sawing sets at this event, the Belgian has discovered the mettle of a champion.

Belgian At Her Best

In the 12 months that have passed since a panicked Justine Henin-Hardenne finally broke her duck against Lindsay Davenport and prevailed in three see-sawing sets at this event, the Belgian has discovered the mettle of a champion.

Queen Justine Sizes Up The Open Crown

World No 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne had to call on all her fighting qualities yesterday to overcome American Lindsay Davenport in their quarterfinal of the Australian Open.

Schedule

ROD LAVER ARENA 11am 4-Amelie Mauresmo (Fra) v 32-Fabiola Zuluaga (Col), 1-Justine Henin-Hardenne (Bel) v 5-Lindsay Davenport (USA), 4-Andre Agassi (USA) v 9-Sebastien Grosjean (Fra) 7.30pm

Rematch Reverses Roles For Top Seed

Justine Henin-Hardenne did not walk away from Melbourne Park with the trophy last year, but she believes the groundwork for her stellar season was done at the Australian Open, starting with her fourth-round win over nemesis Lindsay Davenport.

Role Reversal For Quarter-finalists

Justine Henin-Hardenne did not walk away from Melbourne Park with the trophy last year but she believes the groundwork for her stellar season was done at the Australian Open, starting with her fourth-round win over nemesis Lindsay Davenport.

Davenport, Mauresmo Zoom Into The Picture

ONLY now, after three rounds, Lindsay Davenport and Amelie Mauresmo are starting to become blips on the Australian Open radar screen.

Davenport At Pains To Give It Her All One More Time

Lindsay Davenport, despite injury frustrations, dares to hope she still has one more grand slam left in her, writes Linda Pearce.

Davenport In Doubt

LINDSAY Davenport's Australian Open is in doubt after the former world tennis No1 pulled out of her adidas International semifinal at Homebush Bay yesterday.

Injured Davenport Hopeful, Hewitt Into Final

Lindsay Davenport is optimistic about taking her place in a badly depleted Australian Open women's field despite a shoulder injury that forced her out of yesterday's semi-final here against Justine Henin-Hardenne.

Davenport Upbeat About Open Despite Injury

Lindsay Davenport remains optimistic about taking her place in what is an already badly depleted women's field at the Australian Open despite a shoulder injury that forced her to withdraw from her semi-final at the adidas International against Justine Henin-Hardenne. Davenport felt tightness in the shoulder before her quarter-final victory over Elena Dementieva on Wednesday and aggravated the injury during the match. ``After waking up this morning it just felt pretty painful and extremely tight," she

Warrior Women Limp Into Last Four

After her match yesterday, Lindsay Davenport slipped on a white T-shirt emblazoned with the slogan ``Goddess of Victory". Justine Henin-Hardenne should have been wearing one as well.

Women's Casualty Ward Overflows

THE Australian Open women's casualty ward may have two more patients knocking on its door after world No1 Justine Henin-Hardenne and Lindsay Davenport sustained injuries at the adidas International.

Order Of Play - Day 5

Centre court (from 11am) 1-Justine Henin-Hardenne (Bel) v 7-Chanda Rubin (USA) 4-Lindsay Davenport (USA) v 6-Elena Dementieva (Rus) 7-Lleyton Hewitt (Aus) v Arnaud Clement (Fra) Todd Reid (Aus) v Chris Guccione (Aus) or Wayne Ferreira (Rsa) After 7.30pm 4-Mark Philippouss

Venus Gains Open Boost In Sister's Absence

Eleventh-ranked Venus Williams has been surprisingly elevated to No. 3 in Australian Open seedings on the recommendation of the WTA Tour, in a move supported by Lindsay Davenport, a loser in the reshuffle.

Davenport Back With Stylish Win

Lindsay Davenport started the Hopman Cup insisting she was still many matches away from her best, but ended it clutching a diamond-encrusted tennis ball and half the $240,000 winners' prizemoney, content that her latest comeback is running nicely ahead of schedule.

Us Take Czechs In Clean Sweep

JAMES Blake and Lindsay Davenport beat Barbora Strycova and Jiri Novak 6-3 6-2 for the United States to win the Hopman Cup tie against the Czech Republic 3-0 last night.