Nikolay Davydenko made it through to the third round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington but the two other seeds in action tonight are out after retiring hurt.

Jurgen Melzer overcame an early back injury and blustery conditions to secure a first victory over Roger Federer and a place in the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters today.

Andy Murray moved into the last eight of the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters today with a 6-3 6-3 victory over injury-stricken Gilles Simon.

RAFAEL NADAL fired out a warning to his Australian Open rivals by beating Marin Cilic and then declaring himself back to full fitness.

Rafael Nadal fired out a warning to his Australian Open rivals by beating Marin Cilic and then declaring himself back to full fitness.

Andy Murray coasted into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open today with a straight-sets defeat of 11th seed Jurgen Melzer.

Lleyton Hewitt rounded off his preparations for next week’s Australian Open by defeating Gael Monfils in the final of the Kooyong Classic today.

World number two Roger Federer was scarcely troubled as he progressed into the third round of the Paris Masters with a comfortable win over home favourite Richard Gasquet.

Andy Murray crushed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga this morning to advance impressively into the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters.

Jurgen Melzer caused a big upset by beating world number one Rafael Nadal in the third round of the Shanghai Masters today.

Roger Federer brushed aside Jurgen Melzer to seal his place in the quarter-finals of the US Open, with another fine performance ensuring he has yet to drop a set in doing so.

RAFAEL NADAL swatted the challenge of Tomas Berdych to claim his second Wimbledon singles title on Centre Court and rip away Roger Federer’s standing as the world’s dominant force.

TAIWAN’S Yen-Hsun Lu refused to let himself believe he had a chance of defeating Andy Roddick before prevailing in a thrilling five-set encounter with the American at Wimbledon yesterday.

Roger Federer enjoyed an easy afternoon’s work in the Wimbledon sunshine as he swatted aside the weak challenge of Jurgen Melzer to reach the quarter-finals.

RAFAEL NADAL feels his fighting spirit can carry him through the second week of Wimbledon despite concerns over an ongoing knee problem.

ROMANIAN Victor Hanescu quit his Wimbledon third-round men’s singles match tonight after appearing to spit in anger at members of the crowd.

Rafael Nadal arrived in London this morning as the new world number one following his French Open triumph.

Rafael Nadal roared into his fifth French Open final today to set up a clash against the only man ever to have beaten him at Roland Garros.

Rafael Nadal has mixed feelings about Roger Federer’s French Open demise as he faces up to being the overwhelming favourite for his fifth Roland Garros title.

SERENA WILLIAMS last night struggled to comprehend how she could have played so badly after becoming the second major star to fall to Samantha Stosur at this year’s French Open.

Andy Roddick claimed his place in the last 16 at Wimbledon but not before being put to the test by 26th seed Jurgen Melzer on Centre Court.

Andy Roddick will put his friendship with Jurgen Melzer temporarily to one side when the pair clash in the third round at Wimbledon today.

Andy Roddick despatched Russian Igor Kunitsyn in four sets at Wimbledon today to set up a third-round clash with Jurgen Melzer.

Scotland's Andy Murray progressed to the fourth round of the Australian Open in emphatic fashion with a 7-5 6-0 6-3 victory over Jurgen Melzer today.

Andy Murray feels his come-from-behind victory against Jurgen Melzer at the US Open last year could give him the psychological edge when the pair meet again in the Australian Open tomorrow.

Rafael Nadal moved into the fourth round at the US Open after a push in the second set opened up a closely contested match, lifting him to a 6-4 6-3 6-0 victory over Viktor Troicki of Serbia yesterday.

Top seed Andy Roddick reached the final of the SAP Open with a 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 triumph over third seed Tommy Haas of Germany last night.

Lleyton Hewitt blew a huge sigh of relief after avoiding a repeat of last year’s humiliating first round exit from Wimbledon with an emphatic victory against Jurgen Melzer.

Juergen Melzer pulled off a major upset at the CA Trophy by beating top seed Tommy Haas in straight sets.