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.

Andy Murray insists he is serving well enough to win his first grand slam at the Australian Open.

Andy Murray marched into the third round of the Australian Open with a straight sets win over Frenchman Marc Gicquel today.

Justine Henin continued her successful WTA Tour comeback with a straight-sets win against Sesil Karatantcheva at the Brisbane International today.

Fifth seed Andy Roddick cruised into the third round at the US Open with another late-night show of strength.

Sixth seed Andy Roddick broke new ground at the French Open with his comfortable third-round win over Frenchman Marc Gicquel today.

Novak Djokovic, Juan Martin del Potro and Gael Monfils were relentless today as they sealed their places in round two of the French Open.

World number two Roger Federer made a successful return since his Australian Open final defeat with a 7-6 (7/4) 6-4 win over Frenchman Marc Gicquel in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open.

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.

LLEYTON HEWITT lined up a clash with five-time champion Roger Federer in the last 16 of Wimbledon after disposing of Italian Simone Bolelli yesterday.

Roger Federer looked forward to a weekend off after booking his place in the second week of Wimbledon with a straight-sets win over France’s Marc Gicquel.

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

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

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.

Fifth seed Ivan Ljubicic tumbled out of the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon on Friday following defeat to Alejandro Falla in the quarter-finals.

ROGER FEDERER stepped up a gear on day three of the Australian Open to sweep past Jonas Bjorkman in straight sets.

Russia’s Marat Safin battled back to overcome Dudi Sela in five sets to set up a mouth-watering third-round clash with American Andy Roddick at the Australian Open.

Defending champion Roger Federer felt the success of his serve had contributed significantly in his straight sets victory over Swedish veteran Jonas Bjorkman at the Australian Open.

Sixth seed Andy Roddick powered into the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday with a straight sets victory over Marc Gicquel.

Rafael Nadal’s hardships on hard courts continued as the Spaniard suffered a fourth-set collapse against unseeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the quarter-finals of the US Open.

TOP SEED Roger Federer rolled to his fourth consecutive straight-sets victory with a 6-3 7-6 6-3 triumph over France's Marc Gicquel at the US Open.

Nikolay Davydenko of Russia held a 6-1 5-7 6-3 lead over 17th-seeded Brit Andy Murray before rain suspended play at the US Open.

James Blake used a little inspiration from Andre Agassi to beat Russian Teimuraz Gabashvili in the US Open second round.

WORLD number ones Roger Federer and Amelie Mauresmo overcome dark, distracting conditions at the French Open yesterday in their drive for a claycourt grand slam title.