Vera Zvonareva, who has been bothered by a left wrist injury for months, withdrew from Wimbledon on Monday. The 19th-ranked Russian also missed the French Open because of the injury. She has not played since retiring while trailing Dinara Safina in the semifinals of the Family Circle Cup in April. Zvonareva will be replaced by Aleksandra Wozniak.

Justine Henin wants to win Wimbledon for her family and friends. The top-ranked Belgian, who won the French Open for the fourth time this month but still needs a title at the All England Club to complete a career Grand Slam, is preparing for next week’s Wimbledon by playing at the grass-court tournament in Eastbourne.

Andy Roddick benefited from the replay system at Queen’s Club on Thursday, then held on to beat Alex Bogdanovic of Britain 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the third round of the Wimbledon warm-up tournament. Roddick, who had 22 aces, was tied at 5-5 in the tiebreaker when he asked for Hawk-Eye to challenge a call.

Guillermo Coria, once the No. 3-ranked tennis player in the world, is suing a New Jersey supplement manufacturer, claiming its steroid-contaminated vitamins led to a positive drug test and a suspension that cost him millions. In a trial set to begin Monday in New Jersey Superior Court in New Brunswick, N.J., Coria will seek to clear his name and will ask a jury to award him in excess of $10 million…

Anastasia Myskina and Paradorn Srichaphan withdrew from Wimbledon on Tuesday because of injuries. Myskina, the 2004 French Open champion, has lost seven straight matches since injuring a toe on her left foot in August. She missed the Australian Open after surgery on her toe, and lost in the first round at the French Open.

After all the injuries and all the setbacks, Anna Kournikova longs for the big stage of world-class tennis. “Nothing will ever compare to being on the court,” she said Monday. “I miss the actual matches and 7-6 in the third, and playing in front of 20,000 people and the adrenalin rush.” Kournikova, speaking during a conference call, will be in Toronto in August to play in the Rogers Cup Tennis…

Thomas Berdych reached the second round of the Gerry Weber Open on Monday, spoiling the return of Nicolas Kiefer after a yearlong layoff with a 6-4, 7-6 (3) win. Berdych, who lost to Roger Federer in last year’s final, hit his ninth ace to end the match. Kiefer, the 1999 champion in Halle, hadn’t played since last year’s French Open because of a wrist injury.

Michaella Krajicek of was upset in the first round of the grass-court DFS Classic on Monday, losing to Yuliana Fedak of Ukraine 7-6 (5), 6-4. The 14th-seeded Dutchwoman had reached the third round of the French Open. Sixteenth-seeded Maria Kirilenko of Russia and No. 15 Eleni Daniilidou of Greece each defeated Americans at Edgbaston Priory Club.

Bjorn Borg was severely bitten in the leg by a German shepherd while trying to stop a dogfight and withdrew from his first grass-court match in 26 years. The five-time Wimbledon champion was bitten in his right leg when he tried to pull the dog, Wolf, away from his golden retriever, Lipton, at his home in Sweden over the weekend.

American Robby Ginepri defeated British wild card Richard Bloomfield 6-4, 6-2 Monday in the first round of the Queen’s Club grass-court championships. Ginepri gained an early advantage at the Wimbledon warm-up tournament, breaking with a backhand winner to lead 2-1 before extending it to 4-1. Bloomfield earned his only break of the match in the next game.

One day after losing to Rafael Nadal in the French Open final, top-ranked Roger Federer withdrew Monday from the Gerry Weber Open, his traditional grass-court warmup for Wimbledon. Federer has won the Halle event the last four years — and went on to win Wimbledon each time. “In an attempt to prevent injury after the long final in Paris, I cannot defend my title at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle,”…

A cheerleading coach at the prep school founded by tennis star Andre Agassi has been arrested in an undercover prostitution sting. Las Vegas police said Friday that 36-year-old Esperanza Brooks was arrested Wednesday night in a Las Vegas restaurant after agreeing to deliver three prostitutes and drugs to undercover detectives at a hotel-casino.

Andy Murray withdrew from the Queen’s Club grass-court tournament with a wrist injury and is questionable for Wimbledon. The 11th-ranked Murray, Britain’s top player, pulled out of the French Open after injuring his right wrist in a first-round match at the Hamburg tournament on May 15. Despite withdrawing from next week’s Wimbledon warmup, he hopes to play some grass-court exhibition matches…

Roger Federer prepared for a long day on court, even though it’s been quite a while since he’s had one at a Grand Slam. “I’ve got enough shirts for five-set matches in the bag,” he said. “I only used one today, which was good.” Federer tied the Grand Slam record for most consecutive sets won, taking his streak to 35 by beating No.