World number one Roger Federer barely broke sweat as he brushed aside Mario Ancic 6-1 7-5 6-4 to reach a sixth consecutive Wimbledon semi-final.

MARIO ANCIC expects to face the “real Roger Federer” in today’s Wimbledon quarter-final.

ANDY MURRAY came from two sets down to beat Richard Gasquet in a thrilling Centre court showdown — to set up a quarter-final clash with Rafael Nadal today.

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

Andy Murray has two more chances to get his clay court preparation up to speed ahead of the French Open after he slumped to a 6-4 6-4 defeat at the hands of Mario Ancic in Barcelona.

Andy Murray is out of the Open Sabadell Atlantico Barcelona at the second-round stage after failing to take advantage of a handful of break points in his 6-4 6-4 defeat to Mario Ancic.

Andy Murray claimed his fifth ATP Tour title today, beating Croatia’s Mario Ancic 6-3 6-4 with an impressive display in the Open 13 final in Marseille.

ANDY RODDICK won through to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after a rollercoaster match against Croatian Mario Ancic on day seven.

Andy Roddick won through to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after a rollercoaster match against Croatian Mario Ancic on day seven.

ANDY RODDICK won the battle of the big-hitting former grand slam champions in four sets to bring an early end to Marat Safin’s Australian Open campaign.

Andy Roddick recovered from an epic first set tie-break setback to overcome spirited Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to book his place in the second round of the Australian Open.

Police have ejected more than 150 fans after an ugly clash between Serbian and Croatian fans marred the opening day of the Australian Open.

Andy Murray has been handed his highest seeding for a grand slam event after being installed at 15 for next week’s Australian Open.

Tim Henman put himself on course for another meeting with Roger Federer in the final of the AIG Japan Open, after a hectic day for the British number two in Tokyo.

ROGER FEDERER remained on course to claim a fourth consecutive Wimbledon title after cruising into the semi-finals with a straight-sets victory over Mario Ancic on Centre Court.

Two lengthy rain delays and a two-man protest failed to hinder the serene progress of Roger Federer into Friday’s semi-finals.

WIMBLEDON champion Roger Federer has stoked up his rivalry with Rafael Nadal by claiming he would be surprised if the Spaniard reaches Sunday’s final.

Mario Ancic is hoping history can repeat itself as he prepares for his Wimbledon quarter-final clash with defending champion Roger Federer.

TOMAS BERDYCH belongs to an exclusive club of players to have beaten Roger Federer in the last two years.

WORLD number one Roger Federer has warned there is much more to come from him after cruising past the Czech Republic’s 20th seed Tomas Berdych to reach the French Open quarter-finals.

Andy Roddick and David Ferrer cruised into the fourth round as eighth seed Gaston Gaudio crashed out at the Australian Open.

Croatian Mario Ancic is full of confidence as he heads into the Heineken Open semi-final in Auckland against Swiss youngster Stanislas Wawrinka.

Top seed Fernando Gonzalez has been knocked out of the Heineken Open in Auckland after a surprise 6-0 6-3 victory by Croatian Mario Ancic.

Andy Murray lost 3-6 6-7 (4/7) to Croatian Mario Ancic in the second round of the Heineken Open in Auckland.

ROGER FEDERER eased into the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-4 7-6 victory over Spain’s Juan Carlos Ferrero.

Feliciano Lopez’s Wimbledon charge continued today with a straight sets win over 10th seed Mario Ancic to move into the quarter-finals.

He is an 18-year-old junior Grand Slam champion whose game is fashioned out of a fist-pumping fury.

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

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.

Tim Henman is hoping he can further improve his record against Roger Federer when the pair meet in the quarter-finals of the NASDAQ-100 Open in Miami tomorrow.

Russia’s Marat Safin dropped his first set of the tournament but kept his temper in check to beat Mario Ancic in the Australian Open today.

Russia’s Marat Safin is enjoying taking things easy as he targets a second straight Australian Open final appearance.

Andy Roddick set up the dream Wimbledon men's final as he beat unseeded Croatian Mario Ancic in four sets today.

WIMBLEDON champion Roger Federer was on the brink of reaching a second successive men’s singles final when rain ended play for the day in his match against Sebastien Grosjean on Centre Court yesterday.

Wimbledon champion Roger Federer was on course to book his place in the men’s singles final on Sunday when rain interrupted his match against Sebastien Grosjean on Centre Court for a second time this evening.

Second seed Andy Roddick’s Wimbledon semi-final against Mario Ancic was this afternoon moved to court one as bad weather threatened to mar the final weekend of the championships.

Mario Ancic revealed it was his success at dealing with Tim Henman’s army of fans on Centre Court that underpinned his victory over the British number one in today’s Wimbledon quarter-final.

Britain's Tim Henman was urged to rev up the passion and the emotion as he prepared to meet Mario Ancic this afternoon for a place in the Wimbledon semi-final.

Third seed Guillermo Coria confirmed his status as favourite at the French Open as he crushed Croatia’s Mario Ancic in straight sets to book his place in the fourth round.

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Andre Agassi was handed a simple route into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open today when Guillermo Coria retired halfway through their match.

Mario Ancic, the 18-year-old proteg of last year’s Wimbledon’s men’s champion Goran Ivanisevic, lost the first set 6-4 against the Czech Republic’s Jan Vacek in the second round today.