Roger Federer insisted Novak Djokovic should be the favourite for the US Open title after beginning his campaign in style under the lights at Flushing Meadows.

Andy Murray will hope to show how far he has come in 18 months when he takes on Russia’s Alex Bogomolov in the first round of the US Open later today.

Third seed Andy Murray will play Russia’s Alex Bogomolov in the first round of the US Open and was placed in Roger Federer’s half when the draw was made today.

Andy Roddick fended off fellow American James Blake in a pair of tie-breaks to reach the third round at the Winston-Salem Open.

A relaxed Rafael Nadal strolled into the second round of the French Open with a 6-2 6-2 6-1 victory over Italian Simone Bolelli at Roland Garros today.

Sixth seed David Ferrer proved far too good for Lukas Lacko in their first-round match at the French Open today.

British number one Andy Murray was too good for Donald Young as he strolled to a 6-2 6-0 victory in the final of the Thailand Open.

World number four Andy Murray survived a scare to reach the final of the Thailand Open in Bangkok today.

Andy Roddick has called for players on the ATP Tour to unite in a bid to avoid the farcical scenes which have marred this year’s US Open.

ANDY MURRAY called for changes in the way tennis is run after finally coming through his rain-hit US Open fourth-round clash with Donald Young.

Andy Murray called for changes in the way tennis is run after finally coming through his rain-hit US Open fourth-round clash with Donald Young.

Andy Murray put two days of weather misery behind him to beat Donald Young 6-2 6-3 6-3 and reach the quarter-finals of the US Open.

Weather continued to play havoc with the US Open schedule as rain forced a delay for the second day in succession.

Andy Murray must return to Flushing Meadows tomorrow for his fourth-round US Open clash against Donald Young after poor weather forced the day’s play to be cancelled.

Andy Murray was grateful for an evening free of drama as he cruised past Feliciano Lopez to reach the fourth round of the US Open under the lights on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Rafael Nadal conceded his confidence is not as high as when he won the US Open title 12 months ago but he will be happy as long as he keeps making progress.

Nikolay Davydenko made it through to the third round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington but the two other seeds in action tonight are out after retiring hurt.

Serena Williams made a winning return to tennis after almost a year out of action as she reached the second round of the AEGON Championships at Eastbourne in the UK today.

Andy Murray’s poor post-Australian Open slump continued today as he was broken seven times in an embarrassing 6-1 7-5 second-round loss to Alex Bogomolov Jr at the Miami Masters.

The top seeds continued their procession through the first round of the Australian Open today to make a mockery of the widely held belief that there is great depth in the men’s game.

Eighth seed Nadia Petrova overcame a poor showing in the first set to book her place in the second round of the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament in New Haven.

Top seed Andy Roddick had to dig deep in a tough encounter with Rajeev Ram before booking his place in the quarter-finals of the Atlanta Tennis Championships.

Lleyton Hewitt will begin the defence of his US Men’s Clay Court title against Indian lucky loser Somdev Dewarman following a busy day of first round play in Houston, Texas.

James Blake exacted a measure of revenge with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Japanese wildcard Kei Nishikori in the opening round of the USA Men’s Clay Court Championship in Houston on Wednesday.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal moved a step closer to claiming his first title of the season on Monday after recording a 6-1 6-3 victory against American teenager Donald Young at the Pacific Life Open.

A beefed-up Rafael Nadal muscled his way into the second round of the Australian Open with a gritty straight-sets win on day one.

Roger Federer struggled early with the John Isner’s booming serve before defeating the American wild card 6-7 (4-7) 6-2 6-4 6-2 on Saturday to advance to the fourth round of the US Open.

Former champion Andy Roddick suffered a first-set setback but still eased into the US Open third round when Argentina’s Jose Acasuso limped out of their match in New York today.

FIVE-TIME Grand Slam winner Justine Henin-Hardenne’s march towards reclaiming her US Open title began in earnest on Monday as she cruised past Maria Elena Camerin 6-2, 6-1 in an opening round match yesterday.

IRISH tennis sensation Tristan Farron-Mahon last night crashed out of the Wimbledon Junior Championships.