Andy Murray insisted he is playing well enough to beat Juan Martin Del Potro in the third round of the French Open after battling past Martin Klizan.

Roger Federer's supreme 2017 continues to defy all expectations as he booked a place in the Miami Open final and with it comes the 37th episode of his great rivalry with Rafael Nadal.

Roger Federer will take on fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka for the BNP Paribas Open title after both secured straight-sets wins in their semi-finals at Indian Wells.

Arguably the greatest rivalry in the history of tennis will continue at the BNP Paribas Open after Roger Federer set up a quarter-final clash with Rafael Nadal.

Roger Federer admits his Australian Open comeback was harder than he expected after the 17-time grand slam champion battled past Jurgen Melzer to reach the second round.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Roger Federer and Andy Murray took one step closer to a showdown in the Wimbledon final after they both cruised into the last eight yesterday.

Serena Williams and Andy Murray were the big losers in the Miami Open as they were dumped out in the third and fourth round respectively on a day of upsets in Florida.

World number one Novak Djokovic insists he has not been distracted at the Australian Open by allegations he deliberately lost a match in 2007.

Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova both shook off recent injury problems to sail into the Australian Open third round with straight-set victories.

Defending champion Marin Cilic powered his way into the third round of the US Open with a 6-2 6-3 7-5 victory over Russian Evgeny Donskoy in Flushing Meadows last night.

Seven-time major champion Mats Wilander is backing Andy Murray to win two or three more grand slams but says the Scot’s body language is still a key weakness against the top players.

Venus Williams believes her “ultimate champion” sister Serena is on course to become the greatest player in the history of women’s tennis.

Nick Kyrgios risks a heavy fine after going into a sulk and appearing to stop trying during his Wimbledon fourth-round defeat against Richard Gasquet.

Elder sister Venus will directly block Serena Williams’s calendar grand slam path today in a Wimbledon clash that is impossible to watch. Former Wimbledon champion Lindsay Davenport believes the siblings’ first meeting in six years will have even the aficionados squirming in their seats.

Heather Watson came within a whisker of one of the great Wimbledon upsets, but was unable to stop Serena Williams’ march towards the calendar grand slam.

Australia’s Nick Kyrgios kicked up another storm at Wimbledon after the 20-year-old was involved in a heated exchange with an umpire during his victory over Juan Monaco.

Andy Murray set his sights on getting the better of an old friend after ending home hopes in the Australian Open in ruthless style in Melbourne.

Andy Murray has reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open beating Nick Kyrgios 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3.

Tomas Berdych ended his incredible losing streak against Rafael Nadal in brilliant style to reach the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Tuesday.

Andy Murray looked back with satisfaction on a near-perfect first week of the Australian Open as he prepared to end home hopes of glory in Melbourne.

Four-time champion Roger Federer suffered his earliest exit at the Australian Open since 2003 as he slumped to a stunning four-set defeat against Italian Andreas Seppi.

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray remain on a quarter-final collision course at the Rogers Open in Toronto after both men came through their second round matches yesterday.

Roger Federer proved he can still "outrun time" and reclaim his grass-court empire by beating Milos Raonic to reach his ninth Wimbledon final.

Andy Murray will head for the practice court rather than the beach in an effort to move on from his Wimbledon exit.

Milos Raonic swept past teenage sensation Nick Kyrgios to book a maiden grand slam semi-final against seven-time champion Roger Federer at Wimbledon.

 

Teenage sensation Nick Kyrgios yesterday sensationally dumped two-time champion and second seed Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon to reach his first grand slam quarter-final last night.

Teenage sensation Nick Kyrgios dumped two-time champion and second seed Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final.

Seven-time champion Roger Federer put on an evening masterclass after world number one Rafael Nadal laboured his way through to the third round at Wimbledon.