Jo-Wilfried Tsonga produced one of the best performances of his career to defeat Roger Federer and keep alive hopes of a home winner at the French Open.

The body of Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo was found and retrieved early today from the sea off a central province where his small plane had crashed three days earlier, officials said.

Andy Murray moved into the last eight of the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters today with a 6-3 6-3 victory over injury-stricken Gilles Simon.

Fernando Verdasco saved three match points on his way to a stunning victory over Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic in the second round of the Australian Open today.

Tomas Berdych became the first man through to the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters as he eased past Tommy Robredo in straight sets.

Top seed Rafael Nadal booked his place in the US Open quarter-finals with a business-like victory over fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez at Flushing Meadows.

TWELFTH seed Mikhail Youzhny reached the quarter-finals of the US Open with a 7-5 6-2 4-6 6-4 win over Spain’s Tommy Robredo last night.

Twelfth seed Mikhail Youzhny reached the quarter-finals of the US Open with a 7-5 6-2 4-6 6-4 win over Spain’s Tommy Robredo this evening.

Roger Federer made light work of 14th seed Tommy Robredo on American Labour Day as the world number one advanced on the US Open quarter-finals.

ROGER FEDERER moved closer to a sixth successive US Open crown after stifling Spanish 14th seed Tommy Robredo 7-5 6-2 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals last night.

Roger Federer made light work of 14th seed Tommy Robredo on American Labour Day as the world number one advanced on the US Open quarter-finals.

The top two seeds in the men's draw at the Pilot Pen tournament in New Haven progressed into the third round today - although it was far from easy for Nikolay Davydenko.

Roger Federer denies there is any extra pressure on him now arch-rival Rafael Nadal is no longer in the running for the French Open title.

Roger Federer feared for his French Open existence during his testing second-round win over Argentina’s Jose Acasuso today.

Andy Murray admits he could have done better tactically after tumbling out of the Madrid Open at the quarter-final stage last night.

Andy Murray underlined his burgeoning clay-court prowess as he swept aside home favourite Tommy Robredo in straight sets to ease into the quarter-finals of the Madrid Open.

World number one Rafael Nadal believes Andy Murray will be “very difficult to stop” if he succeeds in getting his claycourt game up to the level he desires.

ANDY MURRAY advanced to the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells after opponent Tommy Robredo retired with an injury.

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.

Novak Djokovic was made to work hard but responded well to the test provided by Tommy Robredo to book his place in the US Open quarter-finals.

Roger Federer had few real problems as he dispatched unseeded Frenchman Gael Monfils in his opening match at the Sony Ericsson Open on Saturday.

Spaniards Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer and Carlos Moya all progressed to the round of 16 at the US Open on Sunday.

Novak Djokovic kept alive his hopes of ending Roger Federer’s dominance at the US Open by edging past Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic.

Novak Djokovic kept alive his hopes of ending Roger Federer’s dominance at the US Open in New York as the third-seeded Serb edged past Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic.

SERENA Williams admitted feeling “violated” after being on the receiving end of a straight-sets hammering by Justine Henin in the quarter-finals of the French Open yesterday.

Roger Federer survived a mid-match wobble today to ultimately breeze into the semi-finals of the French Open at the expense of Tommy Robredo.

Tommy Robredo admits he will be facing “the best player in the world” when he meets Roger Federer in the French Open quarter-finals.

SECOND SEED Maria Sharapova saved two match points before progressing to the quarter-finals of the French Open after an epic fourth-round clash against Patty Schnyder yesterday.

JELENA JANKOVIC’S credentials as a dark horse for the French Open title were further enhanced as she won a high-quality third-round clash against Venus Williams yesterday.

Andy Roddick tried to remain upbeat despite becoming the highest-profile casualty of the 2007 French Open following a four-set defeat to an inspired Igor Andreev.

AMERICAN Andy Roddick and defending champion Roger Federer will meet in the Australian Open semi-final after enjoying straightforward victories at Melbourne Park.

Defending champion Roger Federer completed yet another straight-sets victory at the Australian Open to set up a semi-final with sixth seed Andy Roddick.

ANDY RODDICK won through to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after a rollercoaster match against Croatian Mario Ancic on day seven.

Andy Roddick won through to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open after a rollercoaster match against Croatian Mario Ancic on day seven.

Andre Agassi got an extra day’s rest at the US Open as both the day and night sessions were cancelled due to bad weather.

Number two Rafael Nadal of Spain was involved in a real scrap with Luis Horna before beating the Peruvian 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-2 to move through to the third round of the US Open.

Andy Roddick admitted he was second best after his shock Australian Open exit at the hands of Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis.

Andre Agassi moved into the last eight of the US Open but he was made to work for his fourth-round victory over Belgian Xavier Malisse.

Nikolay Davydenko bustled into the semi-finals of the French Open and will face unseeded Argentinian Mariano Puerta for the right to contest the men’s singles crown.

MARAT Safin claimed he was deserted by Lady Luck as he crashed out of the French Open following a five-set, fourth-round thriller with 15th seed Tommy Robredo.

Marat Safin’s hopes of a maiden French Open title were shattered on Monday as he was knocked out in the fourth round by Tommy Robredo in a five-set thriller.

French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero lost his place at the top of the ATP Champions Race after a shock third-round defeat in the Masters Series in Montreal.

Wimbledon champion Roger Federer scored his 18th win in 19 matches as he reached the quarter-finals of the Masters Series in Montreal.

ANDY RODDICK and Venus Williams had the Stars and Stripes flying proudly over centre court as the two Americans powered into the fourth round at Wimbledon yesterday.