The 28th seed against a player ranked 451 in the world would not usually command a place on the prestigious Philippe-Chatrier Court at Roland Garros.

Djokovic played down his latest injury worry after making it through to the fourth round of the Australian Open.

This was the world number one's first match since his victory over Kevin Anderson in the final in New York last month.

Juan Martin del Potro must rouse himself for another physical and mental effort as he prepares to take on Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the US Open tonight.

Roger Federer conceded he was not in the right shape to challenge for another grand slam title as the elusive US Open clash with Rafael Nadal slipped away again.

Rafael Nadal completed his end of the bargain and must now wait to see whether Roger Federer can join him in the semi-finals of the US Open.

Roger Federer got his US Open campaign back on track but there was another battle for Rafael Nadal as they edged closer to a semi-final meeting.

Rafael Nadal suffered another early Wimbledon exit yesterday after Gilles Muller won a Court One classic 15-13 in the fifth set.

Rafael Nadal looked in ominously good form as the Spaniard brushed aside Australian John Millman in the first round of Wimbledon.

Andy Murray was proud of his French Open efforts after falling just short against Stan Wawrinka in a brutal semi-final battle.

Dominic Thiem is under no illusions about the size of the task ahead of him as he chases his first grand slam title.

A resigned Novak Djokovic was at a loss to explain the shocking ending to his French Open title defence.

Andy Murray feels the odd man out after arriving at the French Open playing "garbage" but that did not stop him reaching a fourth consecutive semi-final at Roland Garros.

A resigned Novak Djokovic was at a loss to explain the shocking ending to his French Open title defence.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal reached the French Open third round but Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's late-night heroics proved in vain as he suffered his first opening-round loss at a grand slam in a decade.

Rafael Nadal has been knocked out of the Italian Open after a straight-sets defeat by Austrian Dominic Thiem.

Novak Djokovic continued his steady return to form as he booked his place in the quarter-finals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome on Thursday.

Rafael Nadal reached double figures for the second week in succession with a 10th title at the Barcelona Open.

Everything continues to fall nicely for Novak Djokovic as he looks forward to a third-round tie at Wimbledon.

Andy Murray produced one of his best grand slam performances to defeat defending champion Stan Wawrinka and become the first British man to reach the French Open final for 79 years.

Agnieszka Radwanska and Simona Halep accused the French Open of not caring about the players after both women were knocked out in the fourth round after being made to play in the rain.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal suffered a shock defeat by Dominic Thiem in the semi-finals of the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires.

Rafael Nadal was dumped out of the Miami Open yesterday as he suffered a shock defeat to fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco.

Roger Federer buried another of last year’s ghosts by defeating Roberto Bautista Agut to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open.

Roger Federer recovered from dropping his first set of the tournament to race into the fourth round of the US Open.

Rafael Nadal is through to the fourth round of the French Open without dropping a set after defeating Leonardo Mayer on Court Philippe Chatrier.

Rafael Nadal handed Dominic Thiem a clay-court lesson to move into the third round of the French Open.

Stanislas Wawrinka admitted he is struggling to piece together the puzzle of life as a grand slam champion after crashing out of the French Open in the first round.