Novak Djokovic is targeting Olympic gold in London and his place among the sporting immortals.

Andy Murray will begin his Wimbledon campaign against Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko.

Kim Clijsters today shrugged off any concerns over a hip injury and declared herself “ready to go” as she prepares to defend her Australian Open crown.

The Lawn Tennis Association today confirmed Judy Murray as Great Britain’s new Fed Cup captain.

Judy Murray is in talks with the Lawn Tennis Association over becoming the new Fed Cup captain, Press Association Sport understands.

RAFAEL NADAL made a winning debut under the Centre Court roof as he booked his place in the third round of Wimbledon with a 6-3 6-2 6-4 win over Ryan Sweeting.

Venus Williams narrowly avoided a second-round exit at the Australian Open today after battling back to overcome a leg injury and Czech opponent Sandra Zahlavova.

British number one Andy Murray has been placed on a Wimbledon semi-final collision course with Rafael Nadal.

Venus Williams reached the third round of the French Open for the ninth successive year today, but found herself answering more questions about her outfit than her performance.

Top seed Andy Roddick ended his losing streak against fellow American James Blake at the ATP Morgan Keegan Championships but third seed Radek Stepanek and fourth seed Tommy Haas crashed out in Memphis on Wednesday.

Former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova’s bid for a third title on the grass at Edgbaston remains on course after she moved into the quarter-finals.

TOP seed Rafael Nadal yesterday created a French Open record for consecutive wins in the men’s singles – but he admitted he was not at his all-conquering best in his straight-sets triumph over qualifier Marcos Daniel.

Top seed Dinara Safina confirmed her status as title favourite by crushing British number one Anne Keothavong on day two of the French Open.

ROGER FEDERER booked his place in the third round of the US Open last night after easing to a straight-sets victory over Brazilian qualifier Thiago Alves.

Olympic champion Elena Dementieva brought British number one Anne Keothavong’s surprise run at the US Open to a close in straight sets in New York.

JELENA JANKOVIC survived a second-set scare before advancing to the third round of the US Open with victory over Sofia Arvidsson yesterday.

For the second round in succession, defending champion Venus Williams struggled to get to grips with a British player at Wimbledon.

Maria Sharapova has warned British tennis that it will have to be patient before it starts producing champions.

Alex Bogdanovic has been rewarded for his recent improvement by being handed a wild card for Wimbledon later this month.

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 three Greg Rusedski was kept waiting by the rain as bad weather continued to wreak havoc on the third day of the 118th Wimbledon Championships with no play possible before 4.30pm.

Grass court season is nearly upon us, with the Surbiton Trophy event about to start up.

Second seed Marat Safin is first on Centre Court at Wimbledon today.