that low have a and steffi graf have won more ladies singles titles than venus williams. e's won back-to-back wimbledon crowns. overall she's 58-7 with seven finals appearances. on the eve of the start of this year's championship, third-seeded venus had this to say on the key to her success at wimbledon. >> everybody wants to know the secret. there is no secret, just hard work, doing the right thing at the right moment and making it happen. when you walk on the court, it's all business. there's no moment to enjoy until you have the win. that's how it is in sports. you focus, focus, focus, and then when it's done you enjoy it. in previous years i have had just a great feeling at this tournament, and i'm looking forward to having that feeling again. >> it's fantastic to look up and see a good number by your name and it is wimbledons and it's great to be part of history. i ar am. if i can step it up a notch, it will be even more of an honor, but i guess it will mean more and more every year when it's all said and done. >> over next two weeks here at espnews, we'll be bringing

venus in a little trouble. still up 5-4. the forehand from williams, just too much. venus the two-time defending champion and now in the fourth round. somehow winning 29 straight sets at wimbledon. >> still to come on "espnews," more tennis, american andy roddick meeting up with one of his friends on the grass. how he was able to withstand tense moves to move on. and manny ramirez in the first and manny ramirez in the first a.b. hits a home run. - ( cheerful tune playing ) - learned how to change my own oil. think i did something wrong! but you know how pricey these german cars are to maintain. right? max: actually, volkswagen has no-charge scheduled carefree maintenance. even the cc. ( chuckles ) ...no charge. even on the cc. bus: you know what they say about the best things in life, amigo. that's awesome... for volkswagen owners. ( cheerful tune playing ) ( "big mac chant" plays ) ♪ ( "big mac chant" plays ) big mac. you so want one. ♪ ba da ba ba ba >> welcome back to "espnews." live coverage of every manny ramirez at-bat. and ramirez suiting up for the 66ers, of t

and venus just cruising. williams at 4-0. again at the net reaching for the backhand valley winner. and venus takes the first. 6-0. and the second set venus a little trouble, still up 5-4. and the trouble is gone. venus is the two-time defending champion and now in the fourth round with a 29 straight sets winning streak at wimbledon. >> yeah, absolutely. i was really enjoying myself out there. i was able to work on moving forward against a very fast and competitive player. she strikes the ball so well, so i was happy to close it out. >> it has been a really positive first week for you, hasn't it? >> it has. i enjoyed it so much, the singles and the doubles, of course. when you are winning at wimbledon, there is not anything much better than that. >> and other lady's single actions, >> other lady anticipates and dinara safina the runner-up in the last two grand slams reached the fourth round of wimbledon the first time. and jankovic not the only player to fall, svetlana kuznetsova the five seed knocked down and the 13 seed ana

. >> venus williams, ana ivanovic. venus dominating, 5-love first set.ould take the first set 6-1. first game, second set, ivanovic serving, that thigh injury, she has had enough. all done. venus wins in 47 minutes, the walk-over. serena played a full match, only had to play nine minutes more than venus. big two-hand backhand winner against hantuchova. serena wins the first set. 5-1 second set, this is match point for serena. she wins in 56 minutes, 6-4, 6-1. that was live. both williams sisters move on at wimbledon. >> all right, on to baseball, cubs-pirates, pittsburgh, there's lou piniella. ryan they ariot, tom carr, cubs 2-0. to. fourth, milton bradley, he and lou have been in the news lately. but here, bradley is productive, scoring geovany soto. harden was the story for the cubbies, seven innings, 9 ks, one earned run, through over 100 pitches. nice to get him going. 3-1 the final score. so the cubs get it done, beat sac duke who falls to 8-6 on the year. cubs have won 8 of their last 9, they like that joint. indians-whobs, this is great, chris per

venus also hasn't dropped a set. she's back on-court on saturday. nothing approaching a challenge at this point for either williamster. serena is the odds-maker favorite just ahead of her big sister. >> a little bit of a surprise, because she's won it twice, serena, and venus has won it five times. no matter what, they're the favorites. >> she wants to win it badly. >> so does roger federer with nadal not here. phillip kohlschreiber, federer opponent on center court. federer made him look average. >> federer made him look average. >> he did, but kohlschreiber battled back, wont third set in a tie break. if i hadderrer reasserted himself, 6-1 in the fourth. >> it was a good match for roger. he was tested, now battle ready for the second week. >> djokovic had too much game for the american. a little bit too much sushi for the american. >> i get. djokovic with the athleticism. marty does have a big serve. >> he's a dangerous opponent, but djokovic was moving unbelievably well. >> match of the tournament so far. they couldn't even finish it before darkness arrived on friday. tommy haas won the first two sets. they bat

up first on quarter one, the five-time champ venus williams against victoria azarenka, into the quarterfinal for the second straight year. >> venus continues to impress you with every aspect of her play. she moves well, she was powerful. there was really not much that agnieszka radwanska could do. venus really overpowered her opponent. >> venus has won 28 of her last 29 matches here and 33 straight sets. looks easy. it's not. >> i was hitting almost perfect in the second set. i think i got a little bit impatient the first couple game, but i was able to mentally bring it back and realize that maybe i did have to hit a few more balls because everyone upped their game, especially after the first set that was one-side. do i feel invincible? i'd like to say yes, but i really do work at it. >> two-time champ serena william, her match with victoria azarenka never short on emotion. >> absolutely not. azarenka is one of the up and coming players. she beat serena earlier this year. by serena, talk about raising your game. she raised it from the start of this match. she was awesome, serving beautifully

venus williams taking on ana ivanovic. and it was all venus. venus with the forehand there. venus sees ivanovic serving. she miss the first serve clearly in pain. she was forced to retire. venus wins in 47 minutes. still to come on espnews, a fan provokes j.c. romero by making a steroids comment. our "aircheck" crew debates whether he showed have turned the other way. >> and top stories straight ahead, including the latest on ahead, iooooohhhh.he latest on i'm not beth. aaaaaahhh. ooooohhh. (announcer) calling all captains. drink responsibly. all these questions about televisions. the differences between lcds and plasmas. 10,000 versus a 15,000 contrast ratio. hmm, those are very specific questions. so i asked him, "where are you calling from?" and he's like, "ah, i'm at walmart." and i'm like, "ok, you're obviously calling us because we're knowledgeable. and then we've got the price match guarantee. so why don't you come on in and we'll get you set up with exactly what you need." he was really happy and excited by the time he left the store. i think he's a best buyer for li

the ladies side, the five-timese champion and the third seed venus williams taking on kateryna bondarenko. first set venus crushes the backhand down the line. the left knee wrapped up, but it didn't seem to bother her today. the first set takes it. day.nd set, venus no problem, sailing through to round three. >> she put a lot of balls back in play. so we had some longer rallies and i always felt like i needed i to be the aggressive one and b really take control of the and point. te con that'st's really how i want to play throughout the h championsp and it's a good match for me. >> her sister serena is the twos seed in the bottom half of the draw. 2 the top seed is dinara safina. t look at wimbledon. okok at england. look at mother nature. back to tennis. safina, the top seed, she's melt ed in the three grand slamin finals in which she's appeared, including the french open justig last month. t in this match against rosanna de los rios, no problem. other scores, svetlana kuznetsova, who won at the french open, straight-sets winner, as well. most of the seeds still alive in the women's draw.

venus hasn't dropped a set. she's back on-court on saturday. nothing approaching a challenge at this point for either williams sister. aker favorite just ahead of her big sister. >> which is a surprise, because she's won it twice, serena. venus has won it five times. no matter what, they're the favorites. >> roger federer wants to win the title. phillip kohlschreiber is a very good player. federer made him look average. >> there was a lot of incredible tennis this this match. and kohlschreiber made roger work. >> he did, but federer would get a break-in each of the two sets and race to a two-set lead. up in the third before kohlschreiber battled back, won the third set in a tie break. federer reasserted himself, 6-1, in the fourth. >> i think it was a good match for roger. he was tested, now battle ready for the second week. >> maybe it will be a semifinal collision with novak djokovic. >> maybe he had sushi last night, but too much game for the american. >> oh, sushi and fish. i get it. give me a second and i'll catch up. it was a straight set win against the man he kind of feared. >> marty is a dangerous opponent, b

williams on the court for 47 minutes. so the top players could break through for the third time. older sister venusdwanska. >> trying to become the first brit to win wimbledon in years. murray in the near court, the second set action. look at andy, a little forehand winner. sweet. fans going nuts. murray took the second set 6-3 and third set 6-3. fourth set. on serve at 5-all. wayrinka, break point. next game, wayrinka, ace down the middle. he wins the fourth set. the fifth set. prior to this year, play at this time would have been suspended due to darkness but because the new roof over center court it was over throughout the match. murray, look at the lob, come on. >> trying to get murray fired up. later in the game, murray with the break point. >> you're missing some great tennis here. >> don't throw me under the bus. murray hits the break. his mom is excited. can he close the deal? murray serving match point. it's wide. wayrinka can't handle it. 6-3. ends at 10:39 p.m. local time. the latest match on center court in wimbledon history. >> i haven't thought about the match a whole lot. i made sure