By STEVEN WINE WIMBLEDON, England - Venus Williams faced 23 break points, double-faulted 14 times, trailed 3-5 in the third set and still managed to advance Monday at Wimbledon. The three-time champion rallied past Akiko Morigami 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 in a third-round match suspended Saturday.

By JOHN PYE MELBOURNE, Australia - James Blake overcame a shaky start and gave hitting partner Alex Kuznetsov a lesson in how to play at the majors with a 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 rout in the second round of the Australian Open on Thursday.

PARIS (Reuters) - Shock as well as happiness swept Japan's Akiko Morigami after she claimed the biggest win of her career at the French Open on Tuesday. The 69th-ranked baseliner ousted third seed Nadia Petrova for the loss of just four games to reach the second round.

By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Third seed Nadia Petrova suffered a shock defeat in the first round of the French Open, going down 6-2 6-2 to Japanese Akiko Morigami on Tuesday.

By Matthew Cronin CARLSBAD, California (Reuters) - Mary Pierce powered past fifth seed Patty Schnyder 6-4, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the San Diego Classic Friday.