British fourth seed Andy Murray has beaten Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the second round at Wimbledon.

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

Top seed Roger Federer eased past Nicolas Kiefer 6-3 6-2 on Friday to secure a semi-final place in the Davidoff Swiss Indoors event.

Lleyton Hewitt secured his place in the quarter-finals of the Kingfisher Airlines Open with a 7-6 (7/2) 6-2 victory over unseeded Boris Pashanski on Thursday.

FRENCH Open dark horse Lleyton Hewitt demonstrated his renowned fighting qualities to recover from two sets down to defeat former champion Gaston Gaudio in a classic match at Roland Garros yesterday.

Rafael Nadal insists he is not feeling the pressure of attempting to win a third straight French Open title.

Lleyton Hewitt was delighted his renowned fighting spirit came to his rescue as he recovered from going two sets down to seal an epic victory over former champion Gaston Gaudio at the French Open.

World number one Roger Federer was forced to fight for his place in the third round of the Japan Open before clinching a 7-6 (7/2) 7-6 (7/3) victory over Viktor Troicki.

RAFAEL NADAL admitted he was amazed to find himself in the Wimbledon semi-finals after brushing aside Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen in straight sets.

Rafael Nadal admitted he was amazed to find himself in the Wimbledon semi-finals after brushing aside the challenge of Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen in straight sets.

French Open champion Rafael Nadal marched into his first Wimbledon semi-final with a straight-sets victory over Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen.

Rafael Nadal must put aside off-court controversy as he prepares for tomorrow’s Wimbledon quarter-final meeting with Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen.

Rafael Nadal tonight reacted angrily to being linked to the doping scandal which has rocked the Tour de France.

Raging Dmitry Tursunov compared umpire Fergus Murphy to Saddam Hussein after being given a point penalty at a crucial point in his five-set loss to Jarkko Nieminen.

Croatian Mario Ancic is full of confidence as he heads into the Heineken Open semi-final in Auckland against Swiss youngster Stanislas Wawrinka.

Top seed Fernando Gonzalez has been knocked out of the Heineken Open in Auckland after a surprise 6-0 6-3 victory by Croatian Mario Ancic.

Unexpectedly pressed by Jarkko Nieminen, Australian Lleyton Hewitt displayed depths of resolve to reach the US Open semi-finals.

HOME crowd favourite Tim Henman rallied from a two-set deficit to defeat Jarkko Nieminen of Finland, 3-6, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 on the second day of the Wimbledon tournament yesterday.

Jarkko Nieminen is ready to face a partisan Centre Court crowd when he takes on home favourite Tim Henman at Wimbledon today.

British number one Tim Henman was today drawn against Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen in the first round of Wimbledon, which gets underway on Monday.

Andre Agassi blamed a trapped nerve in his back for his shock exit at the hands of Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen in the French Open, but insists he is not yet ready to call time on his career.

Russia’s Marat Safin dropped his first set of the tournament but kept his temper in check to beat Mario Ancic in the Australian Open today.

Limerick rower Sinéad Jennings advanced to the final of the Lightweight Women’s Single Sculls at the World Rowing Championships in Spain yesterday by winning her semi-final in a time of 7min 50.56sec, the second fastest time of the day.

ANDRE Agassi swept into the Australian Open third round as Venus Williams donned her best jewellery to produce a sparkling victory.