For the first time in his career, Rafael Nadal will wake today with a first-round loss at a grand slam against his name, but he is adamant that it will not be long before he is back to put that right.

David Ferrer served notice of his intent at the French Open with a fourth-round demolition of Kevin Anderson.

Top seeds Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer advanced from their last-four clashes to set up an all-Spanish final at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel.

Rafael Nadal’s knees were given a stern test as he was pushed all the way by Argentina’s Carlos Berlocq before booking his place in the semi-finals of the Brasil Open.

Maria Sharapova has denied inside knowledge will be a factor in her Australian Open semi-final against Li Na tomorrow and insisted it will come down to “execution” on the day.

Novak Djokovic showed no ill-effects from his marathon encounter with Stanislas Wawrinka by brushing aside the challenge of Tomas Berdych at the Australian Open.

David Ferrer capitalised on Nicolas Almagro's fragile temperament to hit back from two sets down and clinch a place in the Australian Open semi-finals last night.

World number one Novak Djokovic kept his hopes of a third successive Australian Open title alive with an extraordinary defeat of Stanislas Wawrinka yesterday.

Fourth seed David Ferrer cruised past Kei Nishikori today with what he described as “one of the best matches of my career at the Australian Open”.

Novak Djokovic laughed off suggestions he became embroiled in ’exhibition tennis’ before seeing off Radek Stepanek at the Australian Open today.

David Ferrer was made to work harder than expected but still progressed to the third round of the Australian Open today.

Novak Djokovic could not hide his satisfaction after completing the first step on the road to a place in history at the Australian Open.

Andy Murray was today defeated in straight sets by Janko Tipsarevic in this week’s exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi.

Spain relinquished their Davis Cup crown tonight after veteran Radek Stepanek guided the Czech Republic to a stunning triumph in Prague.

Roger Federer progressed to the quarter-finals of the US Open without hitting a ball on Monday as Mardy Fish pulled out of their scheduled fourth-round match for health reasons.

Unheralded Slovakian Martin Klizan caused the shock of the tournament yesterday as he knocked out fifth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round of the US Open.

Andy Murray will play Roger Federer for the Olympic gold medal on Sunday after a brilliant 7-5 7-5 victory over Novak Djokovic in tonight’s men’s singles semi-final.

Andy Murray put on a dazzling display for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as he crushed Nicolas Almagro to move within one win of an Olympic medal.

Roger Federer was two points away from following Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon last night before staging a thrilling fightback to beat Julien Benneteau on Centre Court.

Two-time champion Rafael Nadal was dumped out of Wimbledon by unsung Czech Lukas Rosol who described his triumph as “a miracle” last night.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic and 2004 winner Maria Sharapova are the top seeds for this year's Wimbledon Championships.

Rafael Nadal continued his seemingly unstoppable march through the French Open draw with a 7-6 (7/4) 6-2 6-3 victory over Nicolas Almagro to reach the semi-finals.

Rafael Nadal powered past fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro to reach the semi-finals and continue his bid for a seventh French Open title.

Rafael Nadal won 17 games in a row to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open — and then apologised to his opponent for the one-sided nature of the scoreline.

Rafael Nadal was in ominously good form as he made it only nine games dropped in two matches with a 6-2 6-2 6-0 victory over Denis Istomin in the third round of the French Open today.

A relaxed Rafael Nadal strolled into the second round of the French Open with a 6-2 6-2 6-1 victory over Italian Simone Bolelli at Roland Garros today.

World number two Rafael Nadal booked his place in the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open today with a 6-2 6-3 win over Colombian qualifier Robert Farah.

Novak Djokovic fought back from a set down to score an emotional victory over Ukraine’s Alexander Dolgopolov and reach the quarter-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters.

Defending champions Spain took complete control of their Davis Cup quarter-final against Austria as they moved into a 2-0 lead after the opening day in Castellon.

Top seed Novak Djokovic made routine progress into the last eight of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami with a straight-sets win over Richard Gasquet.

Andy Roddick produced the shock of the Sony Ericsson Open by knocking world number three Roger Federer out at the third-round stage with a 7-6 (7/4) 1-6 6-4 win.

Rafael Nadal has hit the ground running at the Australian Open - winning through to the quarter-finals without dropping a set - yet he accepts an improvement is required over the next week if he is to land his 11th Grand Slam title.

Bernard Tomic thrilled the Melbourne crowd by hitting back from two sets down to stun 22nd seed Fernando Verdasco on the opening day of the Australian Open.

The seedings for this month’s Australian Open have been released, with Novak Djokovic and Caroline Wozniacki receiving top billing.

LIMERICK teenage ace Sam Barry yesterday fulfilled one of his wildest dreams when he had a practice hit with the great Rafael Nadal in London.

Serena Williams' hopes of claiming a third consecutive title in the build-up to the US Open were shattered when she was forced to withdraw from the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati with a toe injury.

Roger Federer sent a warning shot to his Wimbledon title rivals with a ruthless victory over former finalist David Nalbandian on Centre Court.

SERENA WILLIAMS has warned Wimbledon chiefs she deserves the same treatment as the top men after being kept off Centre Court and Court One again.

Rafael Nadal avoided the shock of all shocks by coming from two sets to one down to beat John Isner 6-4 6-7 (2/7) 6-7 (2/7) 6-2 6-4 in the first round of the French Open today.

World number one Rafael Nadal chalked up his 500th tour-level victory by beating Ivan Dodig to book his place in the final of the Barcelona Open today.

Rafael Nadal moved closer to claiming a seventh straight Monte Carlo Rolex Masters title as he reached the quarter-finals with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Frenchman Richard Gasquet 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.

David Ferrer successfully defended his Abierto Mexicano Telcel Open title with victory over Nicolas Almagro in the final in Acapulco.

Roger Federer completed a “tough” first week at the Australian Open today by securing a place in the quarter-finals with victory over Tommy Robredo.