Venus moves on while Davenport limps out

LONDON (AFP) - Four-time champion Venus Williams cruised into the last 32 of Wimbledon on Thursday but fellow former winner Lindsay Davenport limped away from the All England Club, probably never to return.

Defending champion Williams ended British hopes in the women's singles with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Anne Keothavong while Davenport never even made it on to court.

The 32-year-old American, the champion in 1999 and runner-up on her last appearance in 2005, handed scheduled opponent Gisela Dulko a walkover after failing to recover from a knee injury which bothered her in the first round.

Despite the disappointing end to her 13th Wimbledon, Davenport is confident of playing at the Beijing Olympics and at the US Open later this year.