Everything continues to fall nicely for Novak Djokovic as he looks forward to a third-round tie at Wimbledon.

Serena Williams and Andy Murray were the big losers in the Miami Open as they were dumped out in the third and fourth round respectively on a day of upsets in Florida.

Defending champion Marin Cilic powered his way into the third round of the US Open with a 6-2 6-3 7-5 victory over Russian Evgeny Donskoy in Flushing Meadows last night.

Rafael Nadal was dumped out of the Miami Open yesterday as he suffered a shock defeat to fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.

Roger Federer moved closer to a tantalising quarter-final against Rafael Nadal at the US Open with a crushing win over Frenchman Adrian Mannarino.

Roger Federer booked his place in the third round of the US Open with a routine win over Carlos Berlocq.

Roger Federer and Andy Murray matched Novak Djokovic in delivering impressive first-round wins at the Australian Open.

Temple Bar is no stranger to eye-catching, traffic stopping, grab the camera phone, kind of spectacles.

Novak Djokovic returned to action for the first time since his Australian Open triumph with a solid 6-4 6-2 win over Germany's Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships last night.

Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez led a trio of seeds through to the second round of the Sud de France Open in Montpellier with a straight-sets win over Russia’s Igor Kunitsyn.

Bernard Tomic thrilled the Melbourne crowd by hitting back from two sets down to stun 22nd seed Fernando Verdasco on the opening day of the Australian Open.

2011 saw Conor Niland on the crest of a wave with qualification for Wimbledon and the US Open, however, the reality of daily life on the professional tennis tour can be far from glamorous. Ewan MacKenna reports.

CONOR NILAND says he can’t wait to take to the court for his dream showdown against Novak Djokovic in the first round of the US Open.

CONOR NILAND and Louk Sorenson, Ireland’s top two-ranked tennis stars, last night qualified for the main draw of the US Open after victories in the third qualifying round at Flushing Meadows in New York.

Connor Niland made a strong start to his bid to qualify for the main draw of back-to-back grand slams at the US Open today.

CONOR NILAND is to devote his focus to Ireland’s Davis Cup clash with Tunisia in Dublin next month in following his Wimbledon heartbreak.

SERENA WILLIAMS has warned Wimbledon chiefs she deserves the same treatment as the top men after being kept off Centre Court and Court One again.

Novak Djokovic became the third member of the ’Big Four’ to make it through to round three at Wimbledon after sweeping past South Africa’s Kevin Anderson 6-3 6-4 6-2.

The stunning form of Novak Djokovic in 2011 has seen him turn the perceived two-way battle between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal at the head of the game into a three-way contest, but Nadal insists that has always been the case.

Ireland’s Conor Niland crashed out of Wimbledon in the first round after blowing a 4-1 lead in the deciding set against France’s Adrian Mannarino.

CONOR NILAND is trying to block all thoughts of Roger Federer from his mind as he prepares for his Grand Slam debut on Wimbledon’s grass today.

IRISH ace Conor Niland is set to face a dream clash against Roger Federer if he survives his Wimbledon debut tomorrow.

Irish tennis star Conor Niland has the glittering prize of a potential Wimbledon match-up with Roger Federer if the Irish number one overcomes the tough challenge of France’s Adrian Mannarino in the first round of the Championships which commences tomorrow.

Ireland’s Conor Niland was tonight celebrating reaching the main draw of Wimbledon after a straight-sets win in his final qualifying-round match.

Andy Roddick claimed a straight-sets win over Janko Tipsarevic in the second round of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis today.

Roger Federer finally overcame his nemesis Gilles Simon today although it took him five enthralling sets to reach the third round of the Australian Open.

Fernando Verdasco saved three match points on his way to a stunning victory over Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic in the second round of the Australian Open today.

Top seed David Ferrer of Spain survived a scare to advance to the quarter-finals of the ATP Heineken Open in Auckland today but fourth-seeded compatriot Albert Montanes crashed out.