Three spectators have fainted watching matches at Wimbledon in the scorching heat.

Novak Djokovic yesterday survived the first serious test of his French Open credentials by fighting back from two sets to one down to beat Diego Schwartzman.

Andy Murray insisted he is playing well enough to beat Juan Martin Del Potro in the third round of the French Open after battling past Martin Klizan.

Arguably the greatest rivalry in the history of tennis will continue at the BNP Paribas Open after Roger Federer set up a quarter-final clash with Rafael Nadal.

Novak Djokovic admitted his shock first round defeat to Juan Martin Del Potro was "one of the toughest losses in my life" as his hopes of claiming an elusive Olympic gold in the men's singles went up in smoke in Rio.

Roger Federer thinks Andy Murray has had the wins he needs to restore full confidence at the end of a troubled season.

“It will be an exciting match, a good one to be part of. I hope I can play well. We’ve had some very good matches over the years. I hope on Thursday it will be the same."

Novak Djokovic is optimistic of being fit for the Madrid Masters in two weeks’ time after his wrist injury was found to be not as serious as first thought.

The Australian Open’s chief medical officer admitted playing conditions may not have been humane after Andy Murray’s brother Jamie became the latest victim of Melbourne’s heat.

Juan Martin del Potro admitted he struggled to focus on tennis after scraping past Richard Gasquet to win his first match at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

Top seed Novak Djokovic retained the Shanghai Masters title by edging sixth seed Juan Martin Del Potro in a thrilling three-set final.

Top seed Novak Djokovic retained the Shanghai Masters title today by edging sixth seed Juan Martin Del Potro in an entertaining three-set final.

Top seed Juan Martin del Potro defeated third seed Milos Raonic to win the ATP Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo on Sunday, boosting his chances of qualifying for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in the process.

Novak Djokovic has promised to be as sharp as ever in tomorrow’s Wimbledon final against Andy Murray, despite being “pushed to the limit” by Juan Martin del Potro.

Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon final for the second year running with a dramatic win over Poland’s Jerzy Janowicz under the Centre Court roof last night.

A Wimbledon that will live long in the memory today produced one of the championships' finest ever matches as Novak Djokovic edged past Juan Martin del Potro in a record-breaking semi-final.

Novak Djokovic is determined to keep calm and carry on bludgeoning his way through Wimbledon.

Andy Murray claimed one of the bravest wins of his career as he toughed it out against Fernando Verdasco to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals last night.

Wimbledon fourth seed David Ferrer suffered an injury scare this morning ahead of his quarter-final appearance against Juan Martin del Potro.

Belgian Kirsten Flipkens caused a Centre Court sensation as she dumped the 2011 champion Petra Kvitova out of Wimbledon to reach the semi-finals yesterday.

Novak Djokovic is learning to expect the unexpected at Wimbledon but is making sure he keeps his own game under control.

World number one Novak Djokovic got the job done with the minimum of fuss on Centre Court today as he kicked off his Wimbledon championship with a straight-sets win over Florian Mayer.

Rafael Nadal battled back from a set and a break down to claim the biggest title since his return from injury with a 4-6 6-3 6-4 victory over Juan Martin Del Potro in the BNP Paribas Open final.

Andy Murray battled his way past Ricardas Berankis to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open today.

Roger Federer swatted aside the challenge of Russian veteran Nikolay Davydenko to join title contenders Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray in the third round of the Australian Open today.

Novak Djokovic shelved the conventional preparations for a while, warming up for a shot at a third consecutive Australian Open title with a bit of weekend hit-and-giggle and a ‘Gangnam-Style’ dance with Serena Williams.

Lleyton Hewitt will head into next week’s Australian Open full of confidence after beating Juan Martin del Potro to clinch the AAMI Classic.

Roger Federer eased through to a 10th semi-final at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals last night to leave David Ferrer and Juan Martin Del Potro scrapping for the second spot in Group B.

Juan Martin Del Potro boosted his hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals with a crushing 6-0 6-4 victory over a below-par Janko Tipsarevic.

Novak Djokovic showed he is very much the man to beat at the US Open with a stunning display to defeat Juan Martin Del Potro in straight sets in the quarter-finals.

Andy Roddick’s career was brought to a close overnight with defeat by Juan Martin Del Potro in the fourth round of the US Open.

Fourth seed David Ferrer continued his smooth progress through the draw with a straight-sets victory over Richard Gasquet to reach the US Open quarter-finals for the second time.

Andy Roddick set up a blockbuster fourth-round clash against Juan Martin Del Potro at the US Open as he kept the fat lady at bay for at least a couple more days.

David Ferrer battled his way past Lleyton Hewitt to reach the fourth round of the US Open on Sunday while defending champion Novak Djokovic continued his New York stroll.

Andy Murray claimed two Olympic medals on Wimbledon’s Centre Court on a day Venus and Serena Williams became the first players to win four Olympic tennis titles.

Andy Murray will tackle David Ferrer tomorrow in the Wimbledon quarter-finals after both men won through their rain-delayed fourth-round clashes.

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic remained on a Wimbledon semi-final collision course but they were the lucky ones as rain frustrated the men on fourth-round day yesterday.

Roger Federer narrowly avoided joining Rafael Nadal in a second-round exit at Wimbledon, and then declared the Spaniard’s loss good for the sport.

Novak Djokovic will play Roger Federer in a rematch of last year’s classic French Open semi-final after fighting back from the brink in remarkable fashion against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga last night.

Roger Federer fought back from two sets to love down for the seventh time in his career to defeat Juan Martin Del Potro 3-6 6-7 (4/7) 6-2 6-0 6-3 and reach the semi-finals of the French Open today.

Roger Federer was in record-breaking, if not sparkling, form at the French Open today as he joined world number one Novak Djokovic in the third round at Roland Garros.

Andy Roddick described his movement on the red clay of Roland Garros as “horrendous” as the former world number one made an opening-day exit from the French Open.

World number one Novak Djokovic suffered a surprise quarter-final exit at the Mutua Madrid Open last night — and then joined Rafael Nadal in questioning the blue clay court.