CONOR NILAND’S US Open dream ended in misery last night after he was forced out of the tournament by food poisoning, conceding his first round clash with world number one Novak Djokovic.

CONOR NILAND says he can’t wait to take to the court for his dream showdown against Novak Djokovic in the first round of the US Open.

Wimbledon bosses have denied that food poisoning has hit a group of players at SW19.

Second seed Novak Djokovic set up a mouthwatering quarter-final tie with Australian qualifer Bernard Tomic after breezing past Michael Llodra in straight sets today.

Australian teenage sensation Bernard Tomic sprinted through to the quarter-finals of Wimbledon with a crushing win over Xavier Malisse on Court 18 this afternoon.

Teenage sensation Bernard Tomic spared fifth seed Robin Soderling no sympathy as he stormed to the greatest victory of his career and into the fourth round at Wimbledon.

Bernard Tomic will make his Court One debut at Wimbledon today hoping to succeed where the man he has replaced as the main hope of Australian tennis failed.

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.

Novak Djokovic became the third member of the ’Big Four’ to make it through to round three at Wimbledon after sweeping past South Africa’s Kevin Anderson 6-3 6-4 6-2.

Fifth seed Robin Soderling came back from the brink of becoming the biggest casualty so far at this year's Wimbledon as he recovered from two sets down to beat Lleyton Hewitt in a thriller under the Centre Court roof.

The stunning form of Novak Djokovic in 2011 has seen him turn the perceived two-way battle between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal at the head of the game into a three-way contest, but Nadal insists that has always been the case.

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic launch their Wimbledon campaigns today – with defending champion Rafael Nadal insisting it is far to early to contemplate facing either man later in the tournament.

Andy Murray’s French Open campaign came to an end in the semi-finals as Rafael Nadal celebrated his 25th birthday by showing just why he is the favourite to win a sixth title.

ANDY MURRAY scrapped his way through to the French Open semi-finals for the first time yesterday and then declared: “I can beat Rafael Nadal.”

ANDY MURRAY reflected on one of the most emotional victories of his career after defying an ankle injury and the best efforts of Viktor Troicki to book a place in the quarter-finals of the French Open.

Andy Murray will today bid to complete a stunning French Open fightback against Viktor Troicki after coming from two sets and a break down to tie the fourth-round match at 4-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 when play was called off last night because of darkness.

Rafael Nadal does not believe he is currently playing well enough to win a sixth French Open crown this year.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal battled through to the quarter-finals of the French Open with a 7-5 6-3 6-3 victory over Ivan Ljubicic.

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.

Novak Djokovic came through one of the toughest tests of his unbeaten season to date to extend his extraordinary winning streak to 30 matches and book his place in the Mutua Madrid Open semi-finals.

Rafael Nadal set up a potential semi-final meeting with rival Roger Federer as he beat Michael Llodra in the last eight of the Madrid Open.

A potentially memorable final showdown between clay court king Rafael Nadal and in-form world number two Novak Djokovic at the Madrid Open moved a step closer last night as both players progressed through to the quarter-finals without any problems.

World number one Rafael Nadal was one of a host of seeds to progress into the third round of the Madrid Open today, with a mouth-watering showdown against Juan Martin Del Potro awaiting the Spaniard tomorrow.

Novak Djokovic’s winning momentum continued as he breezed past James Blake into the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open.

Andy Murray moved into the semi-finals of the Australian Open today – and set up a possible clash with Rafael Nadal – after beating Alexandr Dolgopolov in four sets.

RAFAEL NADAL fired out a warning to his Australian Open rivals by beating Marin Cilic and then declaring himself back to full fitness.

Rafael Nadal fired out a warning to his Australian Open rivals by beating Marin Cilic and then declaring himself back to full fitness.

Andy Murray coasted into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open today with a straight-sets defeat of 11th seed Jurgen Melzer.

The top seeds continued their procession through the first round of the Australian Open today to make a mockery of the widely held belief that there is great depth in the men’s game.

Robin Soderling, the top seed, secured a straight sets win over defending champion Andy Roddick to win the Brisbane International title at the Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane.

Defending champion Andy Roddick overcame determined resistance from South African Kevin Anderson to reach the final of the Brisbane International.

Andy Roddick made an impressive start to his 2011 season today with a straight-sets defeat of Australian Marinko Matosevic at the Brisbane International.

World number one Rafael Nadal made the perfect start to 2011 as he claimed a 7-6 (7/4) 7-6 (7/3) victory over Roger Federer in the final of the invitational World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi.

Rafael Nadal set up a final meeting with Roger Federer at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship with a straight-sets win over Tomas Berdych this afternoon.

Roger Federer became the first singles player to book his semi-final spot at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals with a 7-6 (7/5) 6-3 victory over Robin Soderling at the O2 Arena in London this afternoon.

Roger Federer once again proved he has Andy Murray’s number when it comes to the big matches with a crushing 6-4 6-2 victory over the home hope at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London this afternoon.

Roger Federer matched Andy Murray in winning his opening clash at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London today as he made it 11 matches without defeat against David Ferrer.

ANDY MURRAY insists he will take to the court at the O2 Arena in London tomorrow a better player than the one who competed at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals last year.

World number two Roger Federer was scarcely troubled as he progressed into the third round of the Paris Masters with a comfortable win over home favourite Richard Gasquet.

World number one Rafael Nadal is confident he will be fit to take part in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London later this month.

Roger Federer recovered from a nightmare first set to beat Swiss compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka and advance to the semi-finals of the Stockholm Open in the Swedish capital last night.

Roger Federer took another serene step towards regaining the US Open title by taking revenge against Sweden's Robin Soderling at a windswept Flushing Meadows.

Roger Federer brushed aside Jurgen Melzer to seal his place in the quarter-finals of the US Open, with another fine performance ensuring he has yet to drop a set in doing so.

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.