ANDY RODDICK hopes to recapture his fitness in time for Wimbledon after being forced to retire from the first round of the French Open with a left ankle injury.

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.

Greg Rusedski is looking forward to watching Andrew Murray flying the flag for Britain but insists he and Tim Henman are not done just yet.

ROGER FEDERER’S quest for a third straight Wimbledon title got off to a strong start.

Wimbledon 2005 was getting under way today with a host of British players set to see first-round action on what should be another scorching day in the sun.

British number one Tim Henman was today drawn against Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen in the first round of Wimbledon, which gets underway on Monday.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal powered into the second round of the French Open today as both made impressive opening-day statements of intent.

Roger Federer looked in ominous form as he coasted through to the second round of the French Open on Monday with a straight-sets victory over Israel’s Dudi Sela.

US Open Championship, Flushing Meadows, New York

French Open, Roland Garros, Paris

Lleyton Hewitt had easy progress in the Australian Open earlier today as US qualifier Cecil Mamiit succumbed to a freak accident.

World number five and top seed Guillermo Coria was forced to pull out of the Heineken Open in Auckland after straining stomach muscles.

Andre Agassi needed time to settle into his first-round match at the Tennis Masters Canada on Monday night, but then made quick work of local wild card Frederic Niemeyer.

Top seed Andy Roddick survived a tight second set for a straight sets win over Spaniard Alberto Martin in the first round of the Internationaler Raiffeisen Grand Prix in St Polten.

Marat Safin has withdrawn from the Australian Open with a wrist injury.

US Open Tennis latest:

WIMBLEDON champion Lleyton Hewitt has been given permission to skip the final day of Australia's Davis Cup play-off against India in September to live out a sporting fantasy and play for his beloved Adelaide Crows Australian Rules Football team.

Lleyton Hewitt did not take his shock first-round defeat in good heart at the Australian Open.

Defending Australian Open champion Andre Agassi has been drawn in the same quarter as Pete Sampras, the Grand Slam record holder.

Tim Henman beat Alberto Martin 7-5 4-6 6-2 to reach the final of the Australian Hard-court Championships in Adelaide.

Greg Rusedski has won his first round match at Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships at Memorial Drive, Adelaide.

Tim Henman coasted through his first-round match as two other seeded players crashed out of the CA Trophy indoor event in Vienna.

Pete Sampras has crashed out of the second round of the Cincinnati Masters Series after losing 6-4 6-4 to Alberto Martin.

Tim Henman cruised into the third round of the French Open with a clinical display of clay-court tennis.

Gustavo Kuerten needed three sets, Australian Open champ Andre Agassi just two, but both made it into the third round of the Tennis Masters Series in Miami.