Rafael Nadal believes Roger Federer’s record of successive grand slam semi-final appearances is a benchmark that will never be beaten.

RAFAEL NADAL began his bid to reclaim the Wimbledon title from Roger Federer in a determined mood as the world number one eased to a straight-sets win on Centre Court yesterday.

Rafael Nadal began his bid to reclaim the Wimbledon title from Roger Federer in determined mood as the world number one eased to victory in his opener on Centre Court today.

Andy Murray recovered from a shaky start to cruise through his first-round match against Jan Hajek in a rare appearance on Court One this afternoon.

Rafael Nadal launches his Wimbledon campaign today hoping to plot a less precarious route into the second round than arch-rival Roger Federer.

British number one Andy Murray has been placed on a Wimbledon semi-final collision course with Rafael Nadal.

ROGER FEDERER hailed yesterday’s straight-sets win over world number 71 Peter Luczak as the “perfect” way to begin the defence of his French Open title.

Roger Federer began the defence of his French Open title today with a comfortable victory over world number 71 Peter Luczak.

Spain completed a 5-0 Davis Cup final victory over the Czech Republic today as Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer eased to straight-sets wins.

RAFAEL NADAL had little to quibble about after cruising into the second round of Wimbledon yesterday.

Marcos Baghdatis progressed through to the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday after his opponent Jan Hajek withdrew because of injury midway through their clash on Suzanne Lenglen court.

FRENCH Open dark horse Lleyton Hewitt demonstrated his renowned fighting qualities to recover from two sets down to defeat former champion Gaston Gaudio in a classic match at Roland Garros yesterday.

Rafael Nadal insists he is not feeling the pressure of attempting to win a third straight French Open title.

Lleyton Hewitt was delighted his renowned fighting spirit came to his rescue as he recovered from going two sets down to seal an epic victory over former champion Gaston Gaudio at the French Open.

Andy Roddick recovered from an epic first set tie-break setback to overcome spirited Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to book his place in the second round of the Australian Open.

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