Lukas Rosol had lost his giant-killing touch as he bowed out of Wimbledon today in the third round at the hands of Philipp Kohlschreiber.

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.

Serena Williams was dumped out in the first round of the French Open as unseeded home hope Virginie Razzano served up one of the biggest shocks in Roland Garros history.

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.

Venus Williams marked her return to competitive action for the first time in over six months with a straight-sets win over Kimiko Date-Krumm in the first round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

Novak Djokovic returned to action for the first time since his Australian Open triumph with a solid 6-4 6-2 win over Germany's Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in the first round of the Dubai Tennis Championships last night.

Rafael Nadal was happy to reflect on a "complete match" after beating Lukas Lacko at the Australian Open today.

Second seed Fernando Verdasco crashed out in the first round at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis today.

Roger Federer wasted little time in advancing to the second round of the Australian Open today after crushing Lukas Lacko.

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both got their 2011 campaigns off to comfortable starts with straight-sets victories in the opening round of the ExxonMobil Open in Doha today.

ANDY MURRAY yesterday defied “brutal conditions” to cruise into the second round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows.

John McEnroe believes Andy Murray is one of just three players who can win the US Open – but admits Roger Federer still holds the upper hand.

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.

David Nalbandian was a convincing first-round winner at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, but former champion James Blake was defeated in Washington.

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.

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.

VENUS WILLIAMS reached the third round of the French Open for the ninth successive year yesterday, but found herself answering more questions about her outfit than her performance.

Roger Federer recovered from a first-set wobble to cruise into the third round of the French Open after a rain-hit victory over Alejandro Falla.

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.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal secured a routine 6-2 6-2 6-2 win over Lukas Lacko to progress to the third round of the Australian Open.

Greg Rusedski has been forced to pull out of the final tournament of his career due to a neck and shoulder injury.