Andy Murray was a man in a hurry as he raced into the third round of Wimbledon with a comprehensive victory against Xavier Malisse.

RAFAEL NADAL was one point away from losing the first set before rallying to take command of his first-round match with American Robert Kendrick to move into the second round of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

Andre Agassi moved into the last eight of the US Open but he was made to work for his fourth-round victory over Belgian Xavier Malisse.

Andre Agassi moved into the last eight of the US Open on Monday but he was made to work for his fourth-round victory over Belgian Xavier Malisse.

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.

TITLE favourite Guillermo Coria reached the quarter-finals of the French Open on Sunday without breaking sweat while British comeback king Tim Henman had to battle down to the wire to make the last eight for the first time.

Fourth-seeded American Andy Roddick was anxious to complete his fourth-round singles match against Xavier Malisse at the US Open.

The rain that caused a logjam of matches over the last three days at the US Open has forced tournament officials to totally revamp the schedule, adding an unprecedented Friday night session.

World number one Kim Clijsters, still searching for her first Grand Slam title, has coasted to a 6-2 6-4 victory over American number 17 seed Meghann Shaughnessy at the US Open.

Men's Singles, Round 1 results

AMERICAN stars Andre Agassi and Serena Williams turned up the heat at the French Open yesterday on a scorching day on the centre-court.

Andre Agassi continued his bid for back-to-back Grand Slams with a routine demolition of Belgium’s Xavier Malisse on a packed centre court at Roland Garros.

David Nalbandian, the 20-year-old Argentinian, today became the first player in the Open era to reach the men’s singles final at Wimbledon on his debut as he booked his place on Centre Court against world number one Lleyton Hewitt.

World number one Gustavo Kuerten became tennis’s great escapologist early this morning to scrape through an extraordinary US Open third round match with Max Mirnyi.

Tim Henman crashed out of the US Open in five sets against Belgium's Xavier Malisse, 6-7 6-3 7-5 4-6 6-4.

Seven-times Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras begins the defence of his title against Spanish left-hander Francisco Clavet, currently ranked 35th in the Champions Race.