Andy Murray spared his nearest and dearest another traumatic day out at Wimbledon as he made serene progress to join Roger Federer in the semi-finals of the grasscourt championships on Wednesday.
Facing Roger Federer on grass is usually a daunting enough prospect but lining up against the Swiss with a dodgy stomach could make Robin Soderling feel more than a little queasy on Monday.
Third seed Andy Murray's smooth progress at Wimbledon continued with a 6-2 6-3 6-4 victory over Serbia's Viktor Troicki on Saturday to reach the last 16.
On the eve of trying to reclaim the Wimbledon crown he lost in a dramatic final to Rafael Nadal 50 weeks ago, a relaxed Roger Federer sat down to have a chat with Reuters about how the Spaniard's withdrawal due to a knee injury will affect him, about the pressure he faces as he tries to break records and about fatherhood.
Twenty months after she could barely climb out of bed or even lift a racket, Samantha Stosur will be trying to become the first Australian woman in three decades to reach the French Open singles final.
Argentine fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro overcame a bout of jitters to stroll into his first grand slam semi-final with a 6-3 6-4 6-2 win over Spaniard Tommy Robredo at the French Open on Wednesday.
"I'm drama, and I don't want to be drama," Williams said after reaching the fourth round with a ill-tempered 4-6 6-3 6-4 win over Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez.
Andy Roddick produced a sizzling display to reach the fourth round of the French Open for the first time but Elena Dementieva's hopes of winning a maiden grand slam title fizzled out on Saturday.
Roger Federer was lucky to keep alive his dream of winning a maiden Roland Garros crown and Venus Williams used a good night's sleep to spare herself from a French Open nightmare in the second round on Thursday.
Rafael Nadal had expected to race to a record fifth successive French Open title before Roger Federer cast a shadow over the Spaniard's Roland Garros prospects.
Rafael Nadal set up a third successive Wimbledon final against champion Roger Federer after brushing aside German Rainer Schuettler. The Swiss accounted for Marat Safin in the other semi-final.
But matches between Venus and Serena are captivating, highly charged yet often disappointing affairs.
Players should stop grumbling about playing on the outside courts at Wimbledon and get on with their real jobs, world number one Roger Federer said on Monday. On the sixth day of the grasscourt championships, Serena Williams and Serbian world number two Jelena Jankovic hit out at organisers after they were shunted off the two main showcourts at the All England Club.
As the event goes into its second week, only six of the men's top 16 seeds and eight of the women's have made it through to the fourth round.
The world number one began his pursuit of a modern-era record sixth successive Wimbledon title by dismantling Dominik Hrbaty 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.
Rafael Nadal rubber-stamped his grasscourt credentials by winning his first Queen's Club trophy with a 7-6, 7-5 victory over Serbia's Novak Djokovic on Sunday. The top seed became the first Spanish man to win a title on green turf since Andres Gimeno walked away with the Eastbourne trophy in 1972.
Reputations counted for little at the French Open on Thursday when Amelie Mauresmo, James Blake and David Nalbandian were toppled by opponents ranked outside the world's top 75.
Last year's runner-up Ana Ivanovic of Serbia reached the second round of the French Open with a 6-2, 7-5 defeat of Swede Sofia Arvidsson on Sunday. Australian Open champion Djokovic stood firm to record a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 win over Germany's Denis Gremelmayr.
Still riding a wave of euphoria after their Australian Open success, Novak Djokovic and Nenad Zimonjic could turn out to be unwelcome guests in Moscow for Serbia's Davis Cup tie against Russia.
Earlier on Tuesday, Murray said players were aware that matches on the ATP Tour were being thrown. "It is pretty disappointing for all the players, but everyone knows that it goes on," the Scot, who is in Moscow for the Kremlin Cup, told the BBC.
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