Novak Djokovic shelved the conventional preparations for a while, warming up for a shot at a third consecutive Australian Open title with a bit of weekend hit-and-giggle and a ‘Gangnam-Style’ dance with Serena Williams.

Nikolay Davydenko upset Alexandr Dolgopolov in the first round of the Western & Southern Open at Cincinnati.

David Ferrer sent a message to the top four that he could be a real threat at the French Open with a third-round demolition of Mikhail Youzhny today.

Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez led a trio of seeds through to the second round of the Sud de France Open in Montpellier with a straight-sets win over Russia’s Igor Kunitsyn.

Roger Federer continued his serene progress at the US Open on Saturday to remain on course for a showdown with the man who ended his amazing Grand Slam streak.

Roger Federer lit up the opening day of the US Open with another moment of sheer genius during his first-round victory at Flushing Meadows.

Two-time champion Andy Roddick was pushed to three sets before beating 46th-ranked Sergiy Stakhovsky in the opening round of the Cincinnati Masters today.

Roger Federer opened his ATP Rogers Cup campaign with a straight-sets second-round victory over Juan Ignacio Chela in Toronto on Tuesday night but Andy Roddick withdrew from the event due to illness.

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.

Rafael Nadal eased any concerns over his fitness with a dominant victory over Paul-Henri Mathieu in the fourth round of Wimbledon.

Rafael Nadal claims his difficult progression to the fourth round at Wimbledon could ultimately help him when the tournament reaches the latter stages.

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

Robin Soderling declared he is ready to face either Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal after continuing his breakneck advance through the Wimbledon draw.

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 began his bid to reclaim the Wimbledon title from Roger Federer in determined mood as the world number one eased to victory in his opener on Centre Court today.

Andy Roddick showed no ill-effects from a late start at Flushing Meadows or his crushing Wimbledon final loss to Roger Federer as he blasted his way into the US Open second round in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Andy Murray cruised to a 6-4 6-2 win over Jeremy Chardy in the second round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal today in his first match since losing to Andy Roddick in the Wimbledon semi-finals.

Sixth seed Andy Roddick broke new ground at the French Open with his comfortable third-round win over Frenchman Marc Gicquel today.

Dinara Safina and Ana Ivanovic crashed out of the Sony Ericsson Open in the third round today, while sisters Venus and Serena Williams advanced.

Roger Federer admitted he is facing an important week in his season after breezing into the third round of the Miami Masters.

World number two Roger Federer made a successful return since his Australian Open final defeat with a 7-6 (7/4) 6-4 win over Frenchman Marc Gicquel in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open.

RAFAEL NADAL believes his grasscourt game is better than ever after getting his quest for a first Wimbledon title under way with a big serving victory over qualifier Andreas Beck.

RAFAEL Nadal secured his 25th consecutive win at the French Open yesterday after dispatching Fernando Verdasco in straight sets.

Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis became the first man to reach the quarter-finals of the French Open today as he eased to victory in three sets over home favourite Michael Llodra.

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.

A SHOCKED Serena Williams hailed an “unbelievable” performance from Katarina Srebotnik after crashing out of the French Open at the third-round stage yesterday.

Third seed Novak Djokovic secured a second successive straight-sets victory at the French Open to ease into the fourth round.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal moved a step closer to claiming his first title of the season on Monday after recording a 6-1 6-3 victory against American teenager Donald Young at the Pacific Life Open.

RAFAEL NADAL cruised into the quarter-finals of the Dubai Tennis Championships yesterday with a convincing victory over Russian qualifier Mikhail Ledovskikh.

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.

Rafael Nadal was gifted an easy passage into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open when his fourth-round opponent, Paul-Henri Mathieu, retired hurt.

A FRUSTRATED Andy Roddick was downed by Philipp Kohlschreiber, who moved into the fourth round of the Australian Open after a titanic five-set struggle lasting until the early hours of Saturday morning in Melbourne.

Philipp Kohlschreiber downed a frustrated Andy Roddick to move into the fourth round of the Australian Open after a titanic five-set struggle lasting until the early hours of Saturday morning in Melbourne.

World number two Rafael Nadal overcame a slow start to down Gilles Simon and book his place in the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 7-5 6-2 6-3 victory at the Rod Laver Arena on Friday.

A beefed-up Rafael Nadal muscled his way into the second round of the Australian Open with a gritty straight-sets win on day one.

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.

Roger Federer rolled into the quarter-finals of the 1.2 million Swiss Indoors tournament Thursday with a 6-1 6-4 victory over unseeded Argentinian Juan Martin Del Potro.

RAFAEL NADAL claims Wimbledon organisers do not care about the players at the world’s most prestigious tennis tournament.

SECOND seed Rafael Nadal’s Wimbledon hopes hang in the balance for the second night in a row after another rain-hit day at Wimbledon.

Defending champion Roger Federer was today handed a bye to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon when fourth-round opponent Tommy Haas was forced to pull out through injury.

SECOND seed Rafael Nadal made predictably swift progress at Wimbledon yesterday, sweeping aside the challenge of Austrian veteran Werner Eschauer.

SERENA WILLIAMS signalled her intent to regain the Wimbledon crown as the number seven seed brushed past Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain in straight sets on Court Two yesterday.

Marcos Baghdatis progressed through to the fourth round of the French Open on Saturday after his opponent Jan Hajek withdrew because of injury midway through their clash on Suzanne Lenglen court.