Second seed Rafael Nadal expressed his satisfaction at the ‘ease’ of his 7-6 (8-6) 6-3 6-2 win over American Robert Kendrick.

Andy Murray earned a straightforward victory over Christophe Rochus to reach the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open in Doha.

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.

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

Number three seed Lleyton Hewitt has eased into the second round at Wimbledon with a 6-3 6-3 6-1 victory against Christophe Rochus.

Switzerland’s Roger Federer wanted revenge for an Olympic loss and got it.

RUSSIAN 19th seed Marat Safin crashed out of Wimbledon in his tournament opener yesterday – and then vowed he would never return to the All England Club.

Last year’s runner-up Mark Philippoussis put his poor run of form behind him by reaching the second round with a straight-sets victory against Christophe Rochus.

French Open Results

Marat Safin buried the nightmare of his performance at last year's Australian Open to move confidently into the third round in Melbourne.

Gustavo Kuerten slipped back into his recent losing habit as he bowed out of the Masters Series event in Paris.