Venus Williams has beaten France's Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-1 to win the Wimbledon women's singles title for a fourth time. Venus Williams, USA, who was only the 23rd seed, added to her 2000, 2001 and 2005 titles with another turbo-charged display of tennis against an opponent who had created one of the biggest surprises in the tournament's history by beating world number one Justine Henin in the semi-final.

Serena Williams was more willing to shrug off the unusual ending to her second-round victory at Wimbledon than her father was.

Chinese player Li Na may have a lengthy absence from the women's tour due to a rib injury suffered during a recent Wimbledon tuneup, a Chinese Tennis Association spokeswoman said Friday.

Venus and Serena Williams are teaming up again. They will play doubles together for the first time since 2003 at Wimbledon, where this year's play begins Monday.

Roger Federer will play the French Open and Wimbledon without a coach after splitting with Tony Roche, the world number one said. Federer, who had worked with the 61-year-old Australian on a part-time basis since 2005, blamed communication problems for the parting of ways, which he announced on Saturday after a run of four tournaments without a title.

The traditional bleep of Wimbledon's Cyclops line-calling system will be silenced on the show courts this year as the All England Club adopts HawkEye technology for the first time.