Serena Williams, wearing heavy strapping on her left calf, loses the first set against Justine Henin on Centre Court

But the American hits back to win the second set and take the match to a decider

Serena battles hard but Henin prevails, winning the final set 6-3 to take her place in the semi-finals

Maria Sharapova and Venus Williams arrive on Centre Court to finish the fourth-round match they started briefly on Tuesday

Sharapova's serve goes to pieces with four double faults in one game and Williams exploits it well, taking the first set 6-1

It is one game all in the second when rain arrives again in SW19, giving Sharapova a chance to get her game together

But Sharapova's serve is still misfiring after the restart and Venus moves to a commanding 6-1 6-3 win in the second

Rafael Nadal waits to complete his delayed third-round match against Robin Soderling on Court One on Wednesday

Both players resume in the fifth set at a furious pace but Nadal finally seals the match 4-6 4-6 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 5-7

Serbia's Novak Djokovic turns on the style as he restarts 2-1 up against Nicolas Kiefer and takes the fourth in a tie-break

Andy Roddick gets his match against Paul-Henri Mathieu going again and manages to despatch the Frenchman 6-2 7-5 7-6

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga takes a moment to compose himself but slumps to a 6-4 6-3 6-4 defeat against Richard Gasquet

Marion Bartoli is back in action after beating Jelena Jankovic on Tuesday, but drops the first set against Michaella Krajicek

Krajicek struggles to refind her rhythm after a rain delay and Bartoli takes the next two sets to book a semi-final place

Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa beat Kevin Ullyett and Paul Hanley in the doubles, clinching a marathon fifth set 28-26

Running for six hours 13 minutes, the match is the longest in Wimbledon history and is completed only after 102 games