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

Stan Wawrinka believes he is one of the few players that makes Roger Federer nervous as the Swiss duo prepare to do battle in the US Open semi-finals.

World number one Novak Djokovic and Britain’s Andy Murray were both handed tough examinations en route to the third round of the Cincinnati Masters.

Andy Murray admitted there was little he could do to combat the awesome power of Roger Federer as the Swiss cruised to a straight-sets win over the British number one to reach a 10th Wimbledon final.

Andy Murray insists an “embarrassing” defeat to Roger Federer in their last meeting will have no bearing on his bid to reach a third Wimbledon final.

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

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.

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.

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.

Maria Sharapova put her defeat in the French Open down to a “bad day at the office”, as she crashed out to Lucie Safarova in the fourth round.

Roger Federer breathed a sigh of relief after surviving an early deficit and an injury scare to reach the third round of the Australian Open today.

Novak Djokovic was keen to look at the positives despite suffering a surprise quarter-final exit to Ivo Karlovic at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open.

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.

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.

Wimbledon champion Andy Murray battled past Andrey Golubev in four sets to mark his return to the French Open at Rolland Garros yesterday.

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Juan Martin del Potro admitted he struggled to focus on tennis after scraping past Richard Gasquet to win his first match at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

Rafael Nadal’s bid to regain the world number one ranking got off to a fine start with a routine 6-2 6-4 win over Colombian qualifier Santiago Giraldo in the first round of the China Open in Beijing.

Rafael Nadal proved he is indisputably top dog in men’s tennis with a punishing four-set victory over Novak Djokovic to win the US Open.

Novak Djokovic may have number one by his name but he knows he will face the best player in the world in today’s US Open final.

Novak Djokovic may have number one by his name but he knows he will face the best player in the world in tomorrow’s US Open final.

Rafael Nadal will take on Novak Djokovic in a sixth grand slam final at the US Open on Monday.

Rafael Nadal produced a stunning display to trounce fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo in the quarter-finals of the US Open.

Novak Djokovic is learning to expect the unexpected at Wimbledon but is making sure he keeps his own game under control.

Novak Djokovic wants to win the French Open in the memory of his former coach and mentor, Jelena Gencic.

Rafael Nadal was a straight-sets winner at last at the French Open, but there was nothing straightforward about his third-round victory over Fabio Fognini.

Second seed Roger Federer today reached his 35th consecutive Grand Slam quarter-final with a straight-sets victory over Canada's Milos Raonic.

Andy Murray eased through to his ninth successive grand slam quarter-final with a straightforward victory over fatigued Frenchman Gilles Simon at the Australian Open.

Andy Murray battled his way past Ricardas Berankis to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open today.

Roger Federer swatted aside the challenge of Russian veteran Nikolay Davydenko to join title contenders Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray in the third round of the Australian Open today.

Fourth seed David Ferrer continued his smooth progress through the draw with a straight-sets victory over Richard Gasquet to reach the US Open quarter-finals for the second time.

Andy Roddick set up a blockbuster fourth-round clash against Juan Martin Del Potro at the US Open as he kept the fat lady at bay for at least a couple more days.

Novak Djokovic was bidding to take himself within two wins of defending his Wimbledon title today with the knowledge the other seven remaining men – and one in particular – are out to stop him.

A pre-match pep talk from dad Richard and sister Venus inspired Serena Williams to send defending champion Petra Kvitova packing from Wimbledon at the quarter-final stage.

Andy Murray will tackle David Ferrer tomorrow in the Wimbledon quarter-finals after both men won through their rain-delayed fourth-round clashes.

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic remained on a Wimbledon semi-final collision course but they were the lucky ones as rain frustrated the men on fourth-round day yesterday.

Roger Federer narrowly avoided joining Rafael Nadal in a second-round exit at Wimbledon, and then declared the Spaniard’s loss good for the sport.

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.

Andy Murray recovered from a dreadful first set to beat Richard Gasquet 1-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 and reach the quarter-finals of the French Open for the third time in his career.