Retiring former world number one Marat Safin showed there is still life in him yet as he overcame fifth seed Phillipp Petzschner in their first-round meeting at the Thailand Open today.

Five-time champion Roger Federer held off a game challenge from Germany’s Simon Greul to set up a US Open third-round match with Lleyton Hewitt.

MARAT SAFIN’s famously emotional temperament was kept in check as he reflected on his elimination from his last-ever grand slam tournament at Flushing Meadows yesterday.

Andy Murray will play either Yen-hsun Lu or Jeremy Chardy in the second round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal next week in his first match since Wimbledon.

Venus Williams will begin the defence of her Wimbledon title today, looking to carry on where sister Serena left off on the opening day.

DINARA SAFINA must be ruing the day her brother talked fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova out of quitting tennis.

World number one and defending champion Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the AEGON Championships at Queen’s and faces a battle to be fit for Wimbledon.

Dinara Safina and Ana Ivanovic crashed out of the Sony Ericsson Open in the third round today, while sisters Venus and Serena Williams advanced.

Roger Federer admitted he is facing an important week in his season after breezing into the third round of the Miami Masters.

Second seed Serena Williams has won the Austrialian Open Women’s Single title after defeating Marit Safin 6-0 6-3 today.

Roger Federer remains on course for a record-equalling 14th grand slam title after easily defeating Evgeny Korolev 6-2 6-3 6-1 in the second round at the Australian Open today.

Roger Federer admitted he had been made to “battle hard” before securing victory in his Australian Open first-round clash with Andreas Seppi today.

Andy Murray progressed through to the third round of the Madrid Masters after Italian opponent Simone Bolelli was forced to retire injured midway through today’s encounter.

Andy Murray admits he needs to be “realistic” about his chances at this week’s Madrid Masters as he returns to action for the first time since last month’s Davis Cup.

Serena Williams progressed to the US Open final tonight after dispatching sixth-seeded Dinara Safina of Russia 6-3 6-2.

RAFAEL NADAL hit back from a set down against Mardy Fish to secure a place in the semi-finals of the US Open for the first time.

Four-time defending champion Roger Federer began his bid for a first Grand Slam win of the season with a comfortable first round victory over Argentina’s Maximo Gonzalez at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center.

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.

Dominika Cibulkova continued her surprising play by upending 10th-seeded Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli 4-6 6-4 6-3 in a rain-delayed semi-final at the Rogers Cup on Saturday.

British number one Andy Murray advanced to the third round of the Rogers Cup with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Sweden’s Thomas Johansson in the ATP Masters event in Toronto last night.

Rafael Nadal today brushed aside the challenge of Germany’s Rainer Schuettler to advance to Sunday’s Wimbledon final.

Roger Federer completed his unstoppable march into his sixth consecutive Wimbledon final with a thoroughly dominant straight-sets victory over former world number one Marat Safin on Centre Court.

Number one seed Roger Federer, of Switzerland, wins second set of men’s singles semi-final against Marat Safin of Russia, 7-6 (7/3). Federer leads the match 2-0.

Rafael Nadal will face Rainer Schuettler in Friday’s semi-finals after getting his wish to avoid the worst that the Wimbledon weather could throw at him.

ROGER FEDERER is wary of the threat posed by a revitalised Marat Safin as the Swiss star continues his quest for a record-equalling sixth straight Wimbledon title on Centre Court today.

World number one Roger Federer barely broke sweat as he brushed aside Mario Ancic 6-1 7-5 6-4 to reach a sixth consecutive Wimbledon semi-final.

MARIO ANCIC expects to face the “real Roger Federer” in today’s Wimbledon quarter-final.

LLEYTON HEWITT will take inspiration from Tiger Woods as he attempts to end Roger Federer’s 62-match unbeaten run on grass at Wimbledon today.

Lleyton Hewitt will take inspiration from Tiger Woods as he attempts to end Roger Federer’s 62-match unbeaten run on grass at Wimbledon tomorrow.

Roger Federer will be seeking a 12th straight victory over Lleyton Hewitt when the two clash in Monday’s intriguing fourth-round clash at Wimbledon.

Rafael Nadal continued his campaign for a first Wimbledon title today, desperate to avoid the sort of upset which saw one of his main rivals, Novak Djokovic, make a shock early exit.

ROGER FEDERER motors remorselessly on as the road to history and that sixth consecutive Wimbledon title gets less congested by the day.

Roger Federer took a step nearer history when he moved imperiously into the third round of Wimbledon today.

Third seed Novak Djokovic crashed out of Wimbledon in the second round today, beaten by a man known for his “mental instability".

After winning the hard way in earlier rounds, Dinara Safina finally made life easy for herself to reach the final of the French Open on Thursday.

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.

AMELIE MAURESMO believes her first-round win over Olga Savchuk will help to dismiss any “mental fears” she had coming into the French Open.

Nikolay Davydenko and Stanislas Wawrinka maintained their focus after a lengthy rain delay to clinch comfortable straight-sets wins at the French Open on Tuesday.

Novak Djokovic and Stanislas Wawrinka will meet in the final of the Rome Masters after both saw their opponents retire during Saturday’s semi-finals.

Marat Safin hit back from two sets down to beat Tomas Berdych and give Russia an early advantage in their Davis Cup quarter-final against the Czech Republic.

Mardy Fish’s recent run of form came to an abrupt halt as the unseeded American went out in the first round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami to Frenchman Arnaud Clement.

Russian Marat Safin has become the latest player to drop out of the upcoming SAP Open, tournament organisers announced on Tuesday.

NEWLY-CROWNED Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic has vowed not to be a one grand slam wonder after ending the recent dominance of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in emphatic fashion at Melbourne Park.