World number five and top seed Guillermo Coria was forced to pull out of the Heineken Open in Auckland after straining stomach muscles.

World number one Lleyton Hewitt recovered from the brink of defeat again to defeat big-serving Belgian Dick Norman in the third round of the Stella Artois Championships today.

Top seed and defending champion Lleyton Hewitt had a major scare before keeping alive his hopes of an unprecedented fourth consecutive Stella Artois title.

THE future and the past were on display at the French Open as Kim Clijsters and Lleyton Hewitt roared into the second round while former men’s champion Michael Chang bade a fond — but tearful — farewell to the Roland Garros crowds.

Top-seed Roger Federer advanced to the second round of the Qatar Open by beating qualifier Andrei Stoliarov 6-2 6-7(4-7) 6-4.

American teenager Andy Roddick added weight to predictions of future greatness by ousting Swedish 11th seed Thomas Johansson in the second round at Wimbledon.

Number one seed Marat Safin slipped out of the Stella Artois Championships after a narrow defeat by qualifier Peter Wessels.