Tim Henman will have to wait until Tuesday before launching his assault on the French Open.

James Blake used a little inspiration from Andre Agassi to beat Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili in the US Open second round.

WORLD number one, Roger Federer, claims he never felt threatened after conceding one set en route to the French Open last 16.

World number one Roger Federer claims he never felt threatened after conceding one set en route to the French Open last 16.

WORLD number ones Roger Federer and Amelie Mauresmo overcome dark, distracting conditions at the French Open yesterday in their drive for a claycourt grand slam title.

CLAY-COURT king Rafael Nadal was unable to hide his delight after setting a new record for consecutive wins on the surface, and securing his place in the second round of the French Open.

Clay-court king Rafael Nadal was unable to hide his delight after setting a new record for consecutive wins on the surface and securing his place in the second round of the French Open.

Roger Federer struggled his way into the second round of the French Open today and then aimed a verbal volley at the tournament organisers.

Andy Roddick and David Ferrer cruised into the fourth round as eighth seed Gaston Gaudio crashed out at the Australian Open.

UNLIKE fellow American Robby Ginepri, Andy Roddick knew what to do with a two-set lead.

World number one Roger Federer is relishing the added pressure of arriving at the Australian Open as an overwhelming favourite.

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.

A solicitor acting for Mariano Puerta believes the decision to ban the player for eight years for a second doping offence would “undermine the battle against drug cheats in sport”.

Roger Federer blasted into the final of the Masters Cup in Shanghai without dropping a game to Argentinian Gaston Gaudio.

Spanish prodigy Rafael Nadal blasted the Roland Garros crowd for “behaving so badly” during his four-set victory over Frenchman Sebastien Grosjean in the fourth round of the French Open on Monday.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have been receiving most of the attention at Roland Garros but Marat Safin could end up surprising everyone again.

Two 18-year-olds with a world of talent meet in the third round at Roland Garros today when Spaniard Rafael Nadal clashes with Richard Gasquet of France.

FRUSTRATED by the French clay and a Chinese teenager, Lindsay Davenport glared at her racket, clenched her teeth and mounted a comeback.

French Open favourite Rafael Nadal was already concentrating on his third-round match against French youngster Richard Gasquet after impressively dispatching Belgium’s Xavier Malisse in round two on Wednesday.

THE role of defending French Open champion weighed on Anastasia Myskina, as did her mother’s illness. And so her bid to repeat last year’s success ended in record time.

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

Switzerland’s Roger Federer extended his winning streak to 25 matches to set up a mouth-watering quarter-final clash with Andre Agassi at the Australian Open.

FOUR-TIME champion Andre Agassi used lobs and stinging passes to hold off Taylor Dent 7-5, 7-6 (7-3), 6-1 yesterday, reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open and moving closer to a showdown with Roger Federer.

Russia’s Marat Safin dropped his first set of the tournament but kept his temper in check to beat Mario Ancic in the Australian Open today.

Russia’s Marat Safin is enjoying taking things easy as he targets a second straight Australian Open final appearance.

US Open Championship, Flushing Meadows, New York

Greg Rusedski battled back from a set down to progress into the second round of the Cincinnati Masters Series at the expense of Thomas Enqvist tonight.

Andre Agassi has pulled out of Wimbledon because of a hip injury.

Guillermo Coria has vowed to become the world number one by the end of this year after the heartbreak of losing Sunday’s French Open final.

Unseeded Argentinian Gaston Gaudio claimed the men’s singles title at the French Open in dramatic circumstances today.

Gaston Gaudio is hoping to follow Diego Maradona and Guillermo Vilas and become the new idol of Argentina when he takes on compatriot and tournament favourite Guillermo Coria in the French Open final.

Gaston Gaudio marched into the French Open final with a straight sets demolition of Argentinian compatriot David Nalbandian.

Gustavo Kuerten’s love affair with the Roland Garros crowd has ended for another year as the three-time French Open winner lost his quarter-final encounter with David Nalbandian in four sets.

Unseeded Argentinian Gaston Gaudio claimed the prized scalp of former world number one Lleyton Hewitt as he marched into the French Open semi-finals.

French Open tennis results:

French Open tennis results:

Venus Williams claimed her 31st career title and second this year when she emphatically won the J&S Cup clay court tournament in Warsaw.

Fourth seed Gustavo Kuerten crashed out in the first round of the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires two days after losing a final in Chile.

World number one Andy Roddick survived a tough first-round clash at the Australian Open – but for last year’s finalist Rainer Schuettler it was another day to forget.

World number five and top seed Guillermo Coria was forced to pull out of the Heineken Open in Auckland after straining stomach muscles.

The year-end battle for the world number one spot between Juan Carlos Ferrero and Andy Roddick moved closer to centre stage on Monday night at the Paris Masters Series event.

The top seeds sat out the opening day of the Paris Masters at Bercy, but some of the better performed hopefuls from the lower ranks wasted their chance to grab the headlines.

Andre Agassi is certain to go to the US Open the week after next as the world number one – just when it seemed odds on that he would be overtaken.