Indian Davis Cupper Prakash Amritraj continued his sizzling form to storm into the quarterfinals of the USD 75000 ATP Challenger tournament in Aptos, United States, after posting a convincing straight sets win.

Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Qureshi finished their Indianapolis campaign in US on a sordid note after pulling out of their quarterfinal encounter midway due to a back injury to the Indian.

Patty Schnyder beat Alisa Kleybanova on Thursday to set up a quarterfinal match against Serena Williams at the Bank of West Classic.

Lewis Hamilton cast himself as the Rafael Nadal of Formula One on Thursday, recognising in the Spaniard's epic Wimbledon triumph the same fire that burns within him on the racetrack.

Lindsay Davenport will miss next week's Los Angeles Classic due to the recurrence of a knee injury, the WTA Tour said on Wednesday.