Novak Djokovic is through to the French Open semi-finals for the first time in three years after Fabio Fognini pulled out of their last-eight clash because of a thigh injury.

Andy Murray is set to test out his injured ankle in the fourth round of the French Open today knowing this time there will be no helping hand from his opponent.

David Ferrer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga posted convincing wins on the opening day of the French Open, but Marin Cilic’s poor run continued as he was dumped out by Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo.

Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt added to the list of high-profile French Open withdrawals this morning only a couple of hours before he was due on court for his first-round match.

World number one and six-time reigning champion Rafael Nadal made an effortless start to his defence of the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters.

Rafael Nadal will begin his campaign for an unprecedented seventh straight Monte Carlo Rolex Masters title today with the praise of his great rival Roger Federer ringing in his ears.

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.

Roger Federer brushed aside Jurgen Melzer to seal his place in the quarter-finals of the US Open, with another fine performance ensuring he has yet to drop a set in doing so.

Roger Federer continued his serene progress at the US Open on Saturday to remain on course for a showdown with the man who ended his amazing Grand Slam streak.

Sweden’s Robin Soderling remains on course for a quarter-final showdown with Roger Federer after advancing to the last 16 of the US Open today.

Novak Djokovic ignored fans fighting in the crowd to join Roger Federer and Robin Soderling in the third round of the US Open yesterday.

ROGER FEDERER wasted no time in powering to the third round at the US Open in Flushing Meadows last night.

Mardy Fish today continued his impressive form to power into the third round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows.

ROMANIAN Victor Hanescu quit his Wimbledon third-round men’s singles match tonight after appearing to spit in anger at members of the crowd.

FOUR-TIME French Open champion Rafael Nadal is braced for a tough battle as he faces Lleyton Hewitt at Roland Garros today.

Roger Federer recovered from a first-set wobble to cruise into the third round of the French Open after a rain-hit victory over Alejandro Falla.

World number one Roger Federer survived a few moments of concern against Arnaud Clement to progress through to the semi-finals of the Estoril Open today.

The top men’s seeds continued to make trouble-free progress at the Australian Open today as Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Nikolay Davydenko all secured comfortable straight-set wins.

World number one Roger Federer produced an efficient display on serve to comfortably progress to the fourth round of the Australian Open with a straight sets win over 31st seed Albert Montanes.

World number one Roger Federer sent out an ominous warning to his rivals with the most comfortable of second-round victories over Victor Hanescu at the Australian Open today.

Albert Montanes edged past third seed Juan Monaco 7-6 (7/2) 7-6 (8/6) to claim the BCR Open Romania title in Bucharest today.

ROGER FEDERER will face Robin Soderling in the fourth round at Wimbledon in a rematch of the recent French Open final.

Roger Federer will face Robin Soderling in the fourth round at Wimbledon in a rematch of the recent French Open final.

RAINER SCHUETTLER, a semi-finalist 12 months ago, became the second biggest casualty of the men’s singles at Wimbledon when he lost in straight sets to Israeli Dudi Sela.

Fernando Verdasco needed almost three hours to see off a resilient Kristof Vliegen in a tense Wimbledon second-round encounter on Court Three.

Rafael Nadal began his bid for a record fifth successive title at the Monte Carlo Masters with a 6-2 6-3 victory over Juan Ignacio Chela.

World number two Roger Federer made a successful return since his Australian Open final defeat with a 7-6 (7/4) 6-4 win over Frenchman Marc Gicquel in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open.

The 2009 ATP World Tour season may be only two days old but Andy Murray begins his defence of the Qatar Open against Albert Montanes today with a pair of impressive wins already under his belt.

ROGER FEDERER motors remorselessly on as the road to history and that sixth consecutive Wimbledon title gets less congested by the day.

Top seed Roger Federer was in irresistible mood as he sailed effortlessly into the fourth round of the French Open at Roland Garros today with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Mario Ancic.

IT IS not a good idea to sting Roger Federer into concerted action on a tennis court.

Roger Federer eased his way into the third round of the French Open – but only after a first-set scare against Spain’s Albert Montanes.

Justine Henin and Serena Williams will renew their rivalry today when they meet in the quarter-finals of the French Open.

RAFAEL NADAL gave yet another clay-court masterclass yesterday as he passed his first genuine test of this year’s French Open with flying colours to ease into the quarter-finals.

Rafael Nadal gave another claycourt masterclass today as he passed his first genuine test of this year’s French Open with flying colours to progress untroubled into the quarter-finals.

Marcos Baghdatis progressed through to the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday after his opponent Jan Hajek withdrew because of injury midway through their clash on Suzanne Lenglen court.

Tommy Haas relinquished his place in the world top 10 after crashing out of the US Clay Court Championships, while James Blake battled into the last four with a hard-fought victory over Argentinean Juan Monaco.

RAFAEL NADAL was one point away from losing the first set before rallying to take command of his first-round match with American Robert Kendrick to move into the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Defending champion Roger Federer kicked off his bid for a hat-trick of US Open titles with an easy first-round victory over Yeu-Tzuoo Wang.

Rain continues to be a major problem at the final major of the tennis season.

Third seed and last year's runner-up Lleyton Hewitt will begin his quest for the Australian Open title with a first round match against Czech Robin Vik.

Two of Argentina’s best hopes for French Open success advanced to the third round at Roland Garros today.

French Open, Roland Garros, Paris, France

US Open Championship, Flushing Meadows, New York