James Blake ended the run of Wesley Whitehouse, beating the South African qualifier 6-7, 6-3, 6-4.
Andy Roddick eased into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday before declaring that one of his aims for 2009 was to put himself back into the small group of elite men who are always vying for top honours.
Russian qualifier Teimuraz Gabashvili swatted sixth seed Andy Roddick aside 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in the third round of the French Open on Saturday as the American let his temper get the better of him.
Defending champions Andy Murray will play Ivo Karlovic in the final of the San Jose Open.
Andy Roddick beat Chile's Fernando Gonzalez to guide the United States into the Davis Cup semi-finals with an unassailable 3-1 lead.
Andy Roddick won the China Open, ending the dream run of unseeded Israeli Dudi Sela with a 6-4, 6-7, 6-3 victory.
Volleying brilliantly and capitalising on Roddick's weaker backhand, the ninth-seeded Henman never folded mentally as he reached the semis at the Pacific Life Open.
In the semi-finals, Roddick beat Fabrice Santoro while Frenchman Monfils got the better of compatriot Sebastien Grosjean.
Wimbledon champion Federer displayed deft touch while US Open champ Andy Roddick exuded brute force at the Kooyong International.
Defending champion James Blake and top seed Andy Roddick won their opening matches in straight sets at the Indianapolis Championships on Tuesday.
Andy Roddick avoided another first round exit to rally past Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 at the Shanghai Open on Monday.
Andy Roddick and John Isner set up a mouth-watering semi-final between two big servers after the Americans won their respective quarter-final matches at the Winston-Salem Open on Thursday.
Andy Roddick ended the fairy tale run of John Isner by beating the rookie 6-4, 7-6 in the Washington Open final.
An angry and frustrated Andy Roddick crashed out of the Cincinnati Open in the first round on Monday after suffering a three-set loss to 47th-ranked German Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Defending champion and third seed Andy Murray continued his mastery over world number two Roger Federer when he defeated the Swiss 6-7 6-2 6-2 on Friday to reach the final of the Qatar Open.
Andy Roddick marched into the quarter-finals of the US Open with an easy 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 victory over Chilean 11th seed Fernando Gonzalez.
Roddick beat Nicolas Kiefer while Federer rallied to down Thomas Johansson in the semi-finals of the Toronto Masters.
Top seed Andy Roddick blasted his way into the last four with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Peru's Luis Horna.
A racket-smashing Andy Roddick was shocked 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 by 19-year-old Croat Marin Cilic in the third round of the Toronto Masters on Thursday. Rafael Nadal and defending champion Novak Djokovic however eased into the last eight.
The British teenager pulled off the biggest win of his career to set up a meeting with Lleyton Hewitt in the final of the SAP Open.
Three times champion Andy Roddick won the 500th match of his professional career with a hard fought 7-6, 6-4 third round victory over fellow American Sam Querrey at the Washington Classic on Thursday.
Second seed Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick of the United States 5-7 7-6 7-6 3-6 16-14 in an epic Wimbledon final to win his sixth title at the All England Club on Sunday.
The towering Croatian, who has won 20 of his last 22 matches, will meet the unfancied Tomas Berdych in the Paris Masters final.
Rafael Nadal picked himself up off the Queen's Club lawns on Thursday to move into the quarter-finals but Israel's Dudi Sela wreaked havoc with Andy Roddick's Wimbledon tune-up at the grasscourt tournament.
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.
An exasperated Andy Roddick said the ATP men's tour must give players more time to rest during the season or risk shortening their careers.
The top seed was leading 6-4, 2-5 against Michel Kratochvil before heavy rain suspended play at the RCA Tennis Championships.
Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick each launched their title bids in triumphant style at the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Sunday without losing a set in the second round.
The American beat Lleyton Hewitt while the Frenchman overcame South Korean qualifier Lee Hyung-taik in the semi-finals.
The third seed was beaten in the first round of the French Open for the fourth time in his career, ousted by Russian Igor Andreev.
Images from the matches played at the Australian Open on Sunday.
Argentine David Nalbandian proved too tough for the world No.1 at the Australian Open warm-up event.
The world No. 1 said the players he plays with are clean.
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