Novak Djokovic laughed off suggestions he became embroiled in ’exhibition tennis’ before seeing off Radek Stepanek at the Australian Open today.

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

Andy Murray was today defeated in straight sets by Janko Tipsarevic in this week’s exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi.

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.

Roger Federer wasted little time in opening the defence of his Barclays ATP World Tour Finals crown with a 6-3 6-1 victory over Janko Tipsarevic at London’s O2 Arena.

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Paris Masters and the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London because of his left knee problem.

Andy Murray suffered his first defeat since becoming a grand slam champion as the brilliant young Canadian Milos Raonic took his scalp to reach the final of the Japan Open.

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.

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.

Fourth seed David Ferrer passed a potentially dangerous test with flying colours as he defeated big-serving South African Kevin Anderson in the first round of the US Open.

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray won their opening matches at the Western & Southern Open in straight sets.

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.

Roger Federer was two points away from following Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon last night before staging a thrilling fightback to beat Julien Benneteau on Centre Court.

Two-time champion Rafael Nadal was dumped out of Wimbledon by unsung Czech Lukas Rosol who described his triumph as “a miracle” last night.

Rafael Nadal was faced with a common line of questioning after his first-round win over Thomaz Bellucci yesterday – his long-standing rivalry with Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.

Venus Williams gave a bold performance on the opening day of Wimbledon but unfortunately for the American it came in the press conference room rather than on court.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have both thrown their weight behind tentative plans to extend the gap between the French Open and Wimbledon to three weeks.

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.

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.

World number two Rafael Nadal booked his place in the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open today with a 6-2 6-3 win over Colombian qualifier Robert Farah.

Six-times champion Rafael Nadal booked his place in the third round of the Barcelona Open with a comprehensive 6-1 6-2 victory over Spanish compatriot Guillermo Garcia-Lopez today.

Novak Djokovic fought back from a set down to score an emotional victory over Ukraine’s Alexander Dolgopolov and reach the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters.

World number two Rafael Nadal held off a rally from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to set up a Sony Ericsson Open semi-final against Andy Murray.

Top seed Novak Djokovic made routine progress into the last eight of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami with a straight-sets win over Richard Gasquet.

Former world number one Roger Federer overcame a scare to beat Canada's Milos Raonic 6/7 (4/7) 6-2 6-4 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells today.

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer enjoyed straightforward victories at the ATP & WTA BNP Paribas Open on Sunday but Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova suffered a surprise early exit in Indian Wells.

World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic survived a second-set fightback by fellow Serbian Janko Tipsarevic to reach the semi-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships.

Novak Djokovic barely broke sweat as he overcame Nicolas Mahut for the loss of just two games at the Australian Open today.

Novak Djokovic was pleased to have continued his untroubled progress through to the third round of the Australian Open today.

Novak Djokovic defied sweltering conditions to ease into the second round of the Australian Open today.

The seedings for this month’s Australian Open have been released, with Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki receiving top billing.

Tomas Berdych ensured world number one Novak Djokovic's stellar season was brought to an end last night with a 3-6 7-5 6-1 victory over David Ferrer at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Novak Djokovic left himself needing a favour from David Ferrer to reach the semi-finals of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after a 3-6 6-3 6-3 loss to fellow Serb Janko Tipsarevic in his final group match today.

Rafael Nadal said goodbye to London for another year last night admitting his late-season struggles can partly be explained by a loss of passion for the game.

Rafael Nadal knows he has his work cut out if he is to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga tonight and reach the semi-finals of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Janko Tipsarevic’s stay at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals will be a brief one after he was beaten by Tomas Berdych in another entertaining clash at the O2 Arena.

Andy Murray called a premature end to his 2011 season in London this afternoon to ensure he does not compromise his chances in 2012.

Andy Murray is expected to decide after practice this afternoon whether to pull out of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.

Top seed Novak Djokovic battled past compatriot Viktor Troicki to book a quarter-final with local favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the Paris Masters this evening.

World number one Novak Djokovic was seriously tested by fellow Serb and friend Janko Tipsarevic for more than three hours before booking his spot in the semi-finals of the US Open last night.

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.