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.

Roger Federer marched into his 29th consecutive grand slam quarter-final with a four-set victory over Russian 18th seed Mikhail Youzhny.

Rafael Nadal continued his smooth progress at the Australian Open today to set up a third-round meeting with home favourite Bernard Tomic.

World number nine Mikhail Youzhny recovered from a set down to beat Andrey Golubev in the final of the Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur.

Novak Djokovic last night fulfilled his ambition, preventing a dream US Open final between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal by beating the Swiss in a thrilling semi-final at Flushing Meadows.

Rafael Nadal today moved a step closer to a potential Sunday showdown with Roger Federer after advancing to the semi-finals of the US Open for the third year in succession.

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.

World number one Rafael Nadal was made to work hard to clinch his place in the third round of the ATP Rogers Cup before disposing of Stanislas Wawrinka yesterday.

Mikhail Youzhny reached his third straight BMW Open final where he will face Marin Cilic after the pair posted semi-final victories over Philipp Petzschner and Marcos Baghdatis respectivel

Robin Soderling comfortably brushed aside Mikhail Youzhny to reach the semi-finals of the the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, winning 6-1 6-4.

The top men’s seeds continued to make trouble-free progress at the Australian Open today as Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Nikolay Davydenko all secured comfortable straight-set wins.

Andy Murray picked up his sixth title of the year and the 14th of his career with a comprehensive victory over Mikhail Youzhny at the inaugural Valencia Open this afternoon.

Second seed Nikolay Davydenko remained on course for his fifth ATP Tour title of the season today with a straight-sets win against Argentinian Juan Monaco at the Valencia Open.

Andy Murray insists he will be untroubled by the lack of rowdy support when he takes on Spain’s Juan Carlos Ferrero in today’s AEGON Championships semi-final at Queen’s Club today.

ANDY MURRAY came from two sets down to beat Richard Gasquet in a thrilling Centre court showdown — to set up a quarter-final clash with Rafael Nadal today.

Rafael Nadal maintained his Wimbledon quarter-final collision course with Andy Murray after dispatching Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-3 6-1.

LLEYTON HEWITT will take inspiration from Tiger Woods as he attempts to end Roger Federer’s 62-match unbeaten run on grass at Wimbledon today.

Lleyton Hewitt will take inspiration from Tiger Woods as he attempts to end Roger Federer’s 62-match unbeaten run on grass at Wimbledon tomorrow.

Roland Garros dark horses Nikolay Davydenko and David Ferrer had few problems progressing to the French Open third round on a day when fellow leading seeds David Nalbandian and James Blake slipped up against a couple of unknowns.

Third seed Novak Djokovic upped his game considerably to breeze into the third round of the French Open today.

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.

Andy Roddick and James Blake won their singles matches yesterday to give the United States a commanding 2-0 lead over defending champions Russia in the Davis Cup final in Portland.

Three-time champion Roger Federer proved far too good for Paul Capdeville as he comfortably beat the qualifier in the second round of the US Open on Wednesday night.

Mikhail Youzhny got the third day of the 2007 US Open off to a flying start in New York when he dispatched Frenchman Nicolas Devilder in straight sets.

Rafael Nadal came from 2-0 down for only the third time in his career to book his place in the quarter-finals and finally catch up in the draw with Roger Federer.

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.

Top seed Roger Federer showed he has the stomach for a fight as he battled to a gritty straight-sets victory over Mikhail Youzhny at the French Open on Sunday.

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.

Roger Federer expected a tougher semi-final test before easily reaching his sixth consecutive Grand Slam final as he closed in on a third straight US Open title.

Rafael Nadal’s hardships on hard courts continued as the Spaniard suffered a fourth-set collapse against unseeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the quarter-finals of the US Open.

Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt breathed a massive sigh of relief after battling past American James Blake in the second round of the Australian Open today.

ROGER FEDERER drew gasps of admiration yesterday as he opened the defence of his Wimbledon crown with a 6-3 6-3 6-0 thrashing of Britain’s Alex Bogdanovic.

Wild card Goran Ivanisevic of Croatia has beaten Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in four sets at Wimbledon today.

As the tennis world digested the fact of Russia‘s enthralling first-ever Davis Cup final win, their top-ranked player described the experience as “better than sex”.

Mikhail Youzhny staged a stunning recovery to beat France‘s Henri-Paul Mathieu 3-6 2-6 6-3 7-5 6-4 and secure a first-ever Davis Cup for Russia.

Lleyton Hewitt continued his serene progress at Wimbledon with a straight-sets victory over Russia's Mikhail Youzhny.

Pete Sampras produced a textbook serve and volley game against Mikhail Youzhny to progress to the US Open fourth round.