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The most dominant siblings in professional tennis are back in the Wimbledon final, reviving a rivalry that has been absent from the All England Club since Serena Williams beat older sister Venus in 2003. "It's definitely been a while," Serena said. "We've been on the same side of the draw a few times.

Bob and Mike Bryan never lost serve once during the Wimbledon doubles tournament, and yet they won't win the title. The top-ranked twins from the United States lost 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (9) in the semifinals Thursday to Jonas Bjorkman of Sweden and Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe. The Bryans were trying to reach a fourth consecutive men's doubles final at the All England Club.

Rainer Schuettler was simply happy to have reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time. Worrying about how to recover from a two-day match in time to face Rafael Nadal could come later. Schuettler finished off his quarterfinal victory over Arnaud Clement 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (7), 8-6 on Thursday, 23 1/2 hours after the pair first walked onto Court 1.

Roger Federer is back to his old self on the Wimbledon grass, and Rafael Nadal is moving ever closer to a new level of success at the All England Club. The top two players in men's tennis are on course to meet in their third straight Wimbledon final, but both have to get through the semifinals first.

Less than two months after her sudden retirement, Justine Henin isn't completely ruling out a return to tennis. "I can never say for sure that I'll never be back because I hate to say never," Henin said. "But for me, and the people who know me, they know that when I do something, I do it 200 percent -- and when I decide it's over, it's over and I go to the next step." The 26-year-old Belgian...

Rainer Schuettler has reached the Wimbledon semifinals for the first time, beating Arnaud Clement 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (7), 8-6 in a match that took two days to complete.

Amelie Mauresmo said on Thursday she would not play in the Beijing Olympics next month to concentrate on preparing for the U.S. Open.

Roger Federer and 16 of the other top 20 men and Ana Ivanovic and 17 other top 20 women have entered the tennis tournament at next month's Beijing Olympics.

Austrian doubles player Sandra Klemenschits will return to the WTA Tour later this month after battling abdominal cancer -- the same illness that her twin sister and former doubles partner Daniela died of in April.

Less than two months after her sudden retirement, Justine Henin isn't completely ruling out a return to tennis.