Ana Ivanovic will rest for one to two weeks to recover from a thigh injury that forced her to quit her fourth-round Wimbledon match against Venus Williams. The French Open champion said on her Web site Tuesday she has a small muscle tear in her left thigh. She says the injury is very painful but not serious.

Third seed Venus Williams stayed resolutely on course for a third straight Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska in their quarterfinal.

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal was left off Spain's team for the Davis Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday because of sore knees. Nadal has struggled with tendinitis in his knees, which forced him to skip defending his Wimbledon title. He has not played a tour match since losing in the fourth round at the French Open.

Top-ranked Rafael Nadal was officially left off Spain's team for the Davis Cup quarterfinals.

Dinara Safina served balls long, dumped quite a few into the net and put several wide. She once even served to the wrong half of the court. Despite her 15 double-faults, though, the top-ranked Russian reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time by beating unseeded German teenager Sabine Lisicki 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-1 Tuesday.

Tennis great Chris Evert has joined the chorus of complaints about the noise level in women's tennis, saying the "grunting" was getting out of hand.

Rhythmic clapping rang out on Centre Court, accompanied by not-so-staid chants of "Roof! Roof! Roof!" Yes, indoor tennis has arrived at Wimbledon, more than a century after the tournament's debut. The new retractable roof over Centre Court was closed for the first time Monday after a light sprinkle halted play during the second set of a match between No.

Former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic has been told to rest for at least a week after sustaining a slight tear in her left thigh during her fourth-round match at Wimbledon.

The new retractable roof over Centre Court was closed after rain halted play during a fourth-round match with Amelie Mauresmo leading top-ranked Dinara Safina 6-4, 1-4.

Second seed Roger Federer advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5) fourth-round victory over Sweden's Robin Soderling.