Juan Martin Del Potro eased into the second round of the Sony Ericsson in Miami today.

Lleyton Hewitt rounded off his preparations for next week’s Australian Open by defeating Gael Monfils in the final of the Kooyong Classic today.

ANDY MURRAY insists he will take to the court at the O2 Arena in London tomorrow a better player than the one who competed at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals last year.

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.

Top seed Nikolay Davydenko's troubled season continued when he crashed out in the third round of the German Open in Hamburg to Kazakhstan's world number 82 Andrey Golubev last night.

ROGER FEDERER and Serena Williams needed all their fighting qualities to stay in the Australian Open on Wednesday after Li Na stunned Venus Williams to become the second Chinese to reach a grand slam semi-final.

ROGER FEDERER and Serena Williams needed all their fighting qualities to stay in the Australian Open on Wednesday after Li Na stunned Venus Williams to become the second Chinese to reach a grand slam semi-final.

World number one Roger Federer recovered from a set down to overcome his recent tormentor Nikolay Davydenko 2-6 6-3 6-0 7-5 and continue his remarkable run of reaching grand slam semi-finals.

Roger Federer will play his recent nemesis Nikolay Davydenko in the quarter-finals at the Australian Open after the Swiss brushed aside local hope Lleyton Hewitt 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 sent out an ominous warning to his rivals with the most comfortable of second-round victories over Victor Hanescu at the Australian Open today.

Novak Djokovic believes this year’s race for the Australian Open crown is as unpredictable as it has been in years.

In-form Nikolay Davydenko bounced back after losing the first set 6-0 to defeat Rafael Nadal 0-6 7-6 (10/8) 6-4 in a thrilling Qatar Open final in Doha today.

David Ferrer got his season off to the perfect start as he came from a set down to beat Nikolay Davydenko and reach the semi-finals of the Capitala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi.

Nikolay Davydenko admits an end to his grand slam duck could still be a long way off despite his brilliant victory at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals yesterday.

Nikolay Davydenko won the biggest title of his career with a 6-3 6-4 victory over US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in the final of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at London’s O2 Arena this afternoon.

Nikolay Davydenko reached his second successive final at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals with a stunning 6-2 4-6 7-5 victory over Roger Federer at London’s O2 Arena.

Nikolay Davydenko and Fernando Verdasco closed in on spots at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in contrasting fashion at the Paris Masters today.

Second seed Nikolay Davydenko remained on course for his fifth ATP Tour title of the season today with a straight-sets win against Argentinian Juan Monaco at the Valencia Open.

Nikolay Davydenko came out on top in a high-quality final with top seed Rafael Nadal to win the Shanghai Masters title.

Top seed Nikolay Davydenko cruised into the quarter-finals of the ATP Proton Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur this evening with a straight-sets win against Taylor Dent.

ROGER FEDERER moved closer to a sixth successive US Open crown after stifling Spanish 14th seed Tommy Robredo 7-5 6-2 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals last night.

The top two seeds in the men's draw at the Pilot Pen tournament in New Haven progressed into the third round today - although it was far from easy for Nikolay Davydenko.

Andy Murray believes the break he took after Wimbledon is now paying dividends.

Robin Soderling continued his stunning run at the French Open with a straight-set quarter-final victory over 10th seed Nikolay Davydenko this afternoon.

Roger Federer feared for his French Open existence during his testing second-round win over Argentina’s Jose Acasuso today.

Roger Federer feared for his French Open existence during his testing second-round win over Argentina’s Jose Acasuso today.

Top seed Rafael Nadal today 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 victory over qualifier Marcos Daniel.

Andy Murray completed a battling second-set comeback to see off eighth seed Nikolay Davydenko and seal a place in the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters.

FORMER mafia crime boss Michael Franzese says top-level tennis matches are being influenced by gamblers and the sport would be his prime focus were he still in the business of impacting outcomes.

Serbian world number three Novak Djokovic downed Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko 6-1 7-5 today to win the season-ending Masters Cup in Shanghai.

Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic advanced to his first Masters Cup final after recording a hard-fought 4-6 6-3 7-5 win over Frenchman Gilles Simon today.

World number three Novak Djokovic qualified for the semi-finals of the Masters Cup after maintaining his 100% record with a below-par 7-6 (7-3) 0-6 7-5 victory over Russia’s Nikolay Davydenko in Shanghai today.

Juan Martin Del Potro was overjoyed after leading Argentina into the Davis Cup final by winning the deciding contest in the 3-2 victory over Russia in Buenos Aires.

Roger Federer admitted he was a relieved man after narrowly avoiding a fourth-round upset at the US Open yesterday.

Fifth seed Nikolay Davydenko crashed out of the US Open tonight after suffering a 6-4 4-6 6-3 7-6 (12/10) fourth-round defeat by qualifier Gilles Muller.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC joined four-time defending champion Roger Federer in the fourth round of the US Open with victory over Marin Cilic at Flushing Meadows.

Novak Djokovic joined four-time defending champion Roger Federer in the fourth round of the US Open with victory over Marin Cilic at Flushing Meadows.

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.

World number eight Andy Roddick produced a serving masterclass to begin his quest for a second US Open title with a comfortable 6-2 6-2 6-2 straight-sets victory over Fabrice Santoro at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday.

RAFAEL NADAL believes his grasscourt game is better than ever after getting his quest for a first Wimbledon title under way with a big serving victory over qualifier Andreas Beck.

Fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko became the biggest casualty of this year’s Wimbledon so far as the Russian suffered a disappointing straight sets defeat to Germany’s world number 116 Benjamin Becker.

John McEnroe believes Roger Federer’s “clear vision” of how to play on grass will again see him crowned Wimbledon champion this year.