Roger Federer will not play for Switzerland in their Davis Cup play-off against Kazakhstan which starts on Friday.

Roger Federer ensured he would remain the world’s second ranked player heading into the US Open after reaching the final of the Cincinnati Masters with a straight-sets win over Marcos Baghdatis.

The top six seeds all safely progressed through to the third round at the Cincinnati Masters to keep their US Open preparations on track.

Two-time champion Andy Roddick was pushed to three sets before beating 46th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky in the opening round of the Cincinnati Masters today.

Andy Murray’s preparation for the US Open remained right on course last night as he clinched his first title of 2010 with a magnificent straights-set victory over Roger Federer in the final of the ATP Rogers Cup.

Third seed Rafael Nadal advanced to the fourth round of the US Open today but not without an injury scare at Flushing Meadows.

Former champion Kim Clijsters made a winning return to the US Open today after a three-year absence from Flushing Meadows.

ROGER FEDERER will go into next week’s US Open convinced he can continue what he called “the most amazing year” of his life.

World number one Roger Federer was denied the chance to renew his famous rivalry with Rafael Nadal in the final of the Cincinnati Masters, after Novak Djokovic upset the form guide to book his place in the showpiece.

Defending champion Andy Murray will face world number one Roger Federer tonight in the Cincinnati Masters semi-finals knowing there is room for improvement following his hard-fought quarter-final win over Julien Benneteau.

Defending champion Andy Murray admitted he had found it difficult to impose himself in the first set before eventually dominating his match to reach the third round of the Cincinnati Masters with a 7-6 (7/3) 6-2 victory over Nicolas Almagro.

Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal has no plans to revel in his impending rise to the top of the world rankings as he prepares for his assault on the Olympic Games gold medal in Beijing.

ANDY MURRAY believes he now has the psychological edge over his rivals in his bid to continue his rise up the ATP Tour rankings after his win over Novak Djokovic in the Cincinnati Masters.

Roger Federer’s grip on the world number one spot could be loosening after the Swiss crashed out of the Cincinnati Masters at the hands of Ivo Karlovic last night.

Roger Federer crashed out of the Cincinnati Masters at the hands of Ivo Karlovic.

Andy Roddick finally ended his long-running losing streak to Roger Federer as the American won 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the final of the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne.

Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski will walk on to the blue cement of Flushing Meadows next week like two ageing gunslingers for what could be their final shoot-out.

Andy Murray insists he is still some way off becoming a Grand Slam winner despite his emphatic victory over world number one Roger Federer last night.

Tim Henman won his first match since Wimbledon with a 6-2 6-1 dismissal of Olympic champion Nicolas Massu in the Cincinnati Masters.

JUST a subway ride from Broadway, the US Open tennis championship has always thrived on showmanship.

Tim Henman’s preparations for the US Open were dealt a blow tonight as he crashed out of the Toronto Masters.

Pete Sampras' miserable run stretched to 32 tournaments without a win as he crashed out of the Cincinnati Masters at the hands of Wayne Arthurs.