It was a good day for the French at the Australian Open today as Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gael Monfils and Gilles Simon all progressed to the fourth round.

Rafael Nadal has dropped just 11 games in his opening two matches at the Australian Open after following up his emphatic win in the first round with another good display against Roko Karanusic.

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

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 and Rafael Nadal are on course to meet in the Wimbledon final for the third year in a row after both enjoyed straight-sets victories in the quarter-finals 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.

Andy Murray’s quarter-final against Rafael Nadal was put on hold by rain at Wimbledon today – and could even be forced into tomorrow.

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

ANDY MURRAY came from two sets down to beat Richard Gasquet in a thrilling Centre court showdown — to set up a quarter-final clash with Rafael Nadal 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 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.

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

Top seed Roger Federer was in irresistible mood as he sailed effortlessly into the fourth round of the French Open at Roland Garros today with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Mario Ancic.

IT IS not a good idea to sting Roger Federer into concerted action on a tennis court.

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.

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

Andy Murray has two more chances to get his clay court preparation up to speed ahead of the French Open after he slumped to a 6-4 6-4 defeat at the hands of Mario Ancic in Barcelona.

Andy Murray is out of the Open Sabadell Atlantico Barcelona at the second-round stage after failing to take advantage of a handful of break points in his 6-4 6-4 defeat to Mario Ancic.

Andy Murray has climbed one place to 19th in the world rankings following his first wins on clay for almost two years.

Roger Federer had few real problems as he dispatched unseeded Frenchman Gael Monfils in his opening match at the Sony Ericsson Open on Saturday.

Andy Murray has been handed a bye in the first round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

Top seed Roger Federer was relieved to have a straightforward passage into the quarter-finals of the Pacific Life Open after a tough start to the season.

Andy Murray has moved back into the top 10 of the world rankings following yesterday’s victory in the Open 13 at Marseille.

Andy Murray claimed his fifth ATP Tour title today, beating Croatia’s Mario Ancic 6-3 6-4 with an impressive display in the Open 13 final in Marseille.

Andy Murray is through to the Open 13 Final in Marseille.

British number one Andy Murray coasted into the final of the Open 13 in Marseille, crushing Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-2 6-2 in the semi-final.

Reigning champion and top seed Roger Federer moved into the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters on Friday night with victory over Feliciano Lopez.

ANDY RODDICK won through to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after a rollercoaster match against Croatian Mario Ancic on day seven.

Andy Roddick won through to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after a rollercoaster match against Croatian Mario Ancic on day seven.

ANDY RODDICK won the battle of the big-hitting former grand slam champions in four sets to bring an early end to Marat Safin’s Australian Open campaign.

Andy Roddick recovered from an epic first set tie-break setback to overcome spirited Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to book his place in the second round of the Australian Open.

Police have ejected more than 150 fans after an ugly clash between Serbian and Croatian fans marred the opening day of the Australian Open.

Andy Murray has been handed his highest seeding for a grand slam event after being installed at 15 for next week’s Australian Open.

Tim Henman put himself on course for another meeting with Roger Federer in the final of the AIG Japan Open, after a hectic day for the British number two in Tokyo.

ROGER FEDERER remained on course to claim a fourth consecutive Wimbledon title after cruising into the semi-finals with a straight-sets victory over Mario Ancic on Centre Court.

Wimbledon organisers today warned that security screens could be introduced between players and fans at future tournaments following two high-profile stunts on Centre Court.

Two lengthy rain delays and a two-man protest failed to hinder the serene progress of Roger Federer into Friday’s semi-finals.

Mario Ancic is hoping history can repeat itself as he prepares for his Wimbledon quarter-final clash with defending champion Roger Federer.

TOMAS BERDYCH belongs to an exclusive club of players to have beaten Roger Federer in the last two years.

Andy Roddick was today enjoying an unexpected day off after racing through his second-round match at Wimbledon late last night.

LLEYTON HEWITT continued his dramatic grasscourt re-emergence by swatting aside the challenge of Italian Filippo Volandri to reach the second round at Wimbledon in style.

ROGER FEDERER penned another elegant page in the tennis record books while Andre Agassi overcame a bout of nerves to prolong his own Wimbledon story yesterday.

Roger Federer swept aside another tennis milestone with the sort of swagger which suggested the prospect of a second round meeting with Tim Henman ought not to afford him a sleepless night.