Belgian Steve Darcis claimed the scalp of Andy Roddick as he beat the American in the last 16 of the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina.

Andy Murray has hit back at suggestions he has talked up recent injury problems by revealing he endured eight painkilling injections in his back in order to play at the French Open.

Andy Murray admitted he was moments from quitting during his remarkable victory over Jarkko Nieminen at the French Open today and declared: "I can't believe I won".

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.

Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez led a trio of seeds through to the second round of the Sud de France Open in Montpellier with a straight-sets win over Russia’s Igor Kunitsyn.

World number one Caroline Wozniacki went out in the quarter-finals of the Sydney International today as she was beaten by Agnieszka Radwanska.

Serena Williams beat Bojana Jovanowski in the last 16 of the Brisbane International today – but then pulled out of the tournament with a sprained ankle.

Former world number one Andy Roddick won his first match since Wimbledon when he enjoyed a regulation straight-sets victory over Edouard Roger-Vasselin at the Winston-Salem Open.

Defending champion David Nalbandian dropped out of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington DC at the first hurdle as he was defeated by James Blake.

David Ferrer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga posted convincing wins on the opening day of the French Open, but Marin Cilic’s poor run continued as he was dumped out by Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo.

Rafael Nadal will begin his campaign for an unprecedented seventh straight Monte Carlo Rolex Masters title today with the praise of his great rival Roger Federer ringing in his ears.

Juan Martin Del Potro eased into the second round of the Sony Ericsson in Miami today.

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.

Roger Federer recovered from a nightmare first set to beat Swiss compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka and advance to the semi-finals of the Stockholm Open in the Swedish capital last night.

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez claimed the second title of his career with a three-set win over Jarkko Nieminen in the final of the PTT Thailand Open in Bangkok.

World number one Rafael Nadal moved closer to landing a seventh title of the year as he booked a place in the semi-finals of the PTT Thailand Open.

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 Nikolay Davydenko's troubled season continued when he crashed out in the third round of the German Open in Hamburg to Kazakhstan's world number 82 Andrey Golubev last night.

RAFAEL NADAL survived a major scare against unheralded Robin Haase to progress into the third round of Wimbledon with a 5-7 6-2 3-6 6-0 6-3 victory.

British fourth seed Andy Murray has beaten Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the second round at Wimbledon.

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

RAFAEL NADAL last night insisted he always plays badly in the first round of the French Open after a straight-sets success against plucky French teenager Gianni Mina.

Top seed Andy Roddick ended his losing streak against fellow American James Blake at the ATP Morgan Keegan Championships but third seed Radek Stepanek and fourth seed Tommy Haas crashed out in Memphis on Wednesday.

Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt fought back from a set down to reach the second round of the Miami Masters today with victory over Israel’s Dudi Sela.

Novak Djokovic overcame a rain delay and Mario Ancic to secure a place in the semi-finals of the Sydney International today.

Roger Federer was able to overcome a sloppy performance against unheralded Brazilian Thiago Alves to reach the third round of the US Open.

ROGER FEDERER booked his place in the third round of the US Open last night after easing to a straight-sets victory over Brazilian qualifier Thiago Alves.

RICHARD GASQUET’S stay at the US Open was a short one after he lost 6-7 (3-7) 6-4 5-7 7-5 6-2 in the first round to Tommy Haas.

RAFAEL NADAL believes his grasscourt game is better than ever after getting his quest for a first Wimbledon title under way with a big serving victory over qualifier Andreas Beck.

A SHOCKED Serena Williams hailed an “unbelievable” performance from Katarina Srebotnik after crashing out of the French Open at the third-round stage yesterday.

Third seed Novak Djokovic secured a second successive straight-sets victory at the French Open to ease into the fourth round.

Roland Garros dark horses Nikolay Davydenko and David Ferrer had few problems progressing to the French Open third round on a day when fellow leading seeds David Nalbandian and James Blake slipped up against a couple of unknowns.

Third seed Novak Djokovic upped his game considerably to breeze into the third round of the French Open today.

Rafael Nadal was gifted an easy passage into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open when his fourth-round opponent, Paul-Henri Mathieu, retired hurt.

A FRUSTRATED Andy Roddick was downed by Philipp Kohlschreiber, who moved into the fourth round of the Australian Open after a titanic five-set struggle lasting until the early hours of Saturday morning in Melbourne.

Philipp Kohlschreiber downed a frustrated Andy Roddick to move into the fourth round of the Australian Open after a titanic five-set struggle lasting until the early hours of Saturday morning in Melbourne.

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.

Top seed Roger Federer eased past Nicolas Kiefer 6-3 6-2 on Friday to secure a semi-final place in the Davidoff Swiss Indoors event.

Roger Federer rolled into the quarter-finals of the 1.2 million Swiss Indoors tournament Thursday with a 6-1 6-4 victory over unseeded Argentinian Juan Martin Del Potro.

Lleyton Hewitt secured his place in the quarter-finals of the Kingfisher Airlines Open with a 7-6 (7/2) 6-2 victory over unseeded Boris Pashanski on Thursday.

Three-time champion Roger Federer proved far too good for Paul Capdeville as he comfortably beat the qualifier in the second round of the US Open on Wednesday night.

Mikhail Youzhny got the third day of the 2007 US Open off to a flying start in New York when he dispatched Frenchman Nicolas Devilder in straight sets.

THE rain came to Serena Williams’ rescue at Wimbledon yesterday after the former champion dramatically collapsed in agony on Centre Court.