David Ferrer knocked out sixth seeded Serb Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-4 in the third round.
The world No 1 blasted past Germany's Benjamin Becker while the former British No 1 beat South Korea's Lee Hyung-taik in the semi-finals.
World No 1 Roger Federer was stunned by unseeded American Mardy Fish after Rafael Nadal's lost to Serb Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the Pacific Life Open. Federer lost to an American player for the first time in 42 matches when he was crushed 6-3, 6-2 by Fish in a match lasting just over an hour.
Roger Federer has confirmed that he will play in Switzerland's Davis Cup playoff tie away to Netherlands at the weekend, the Swiss Tennis Federation said on Tuesday.
Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick advanced into the last eight of the Miami Masters.
A ruthless Rafael Nadal demonstrated that he was primed to win back the French Open crown from Roger Federer when he whipped Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-1, 6-3 in his opening match at the Rome Masters. A day after the world number one had been felled at the first hurdle by Latvian Ernests Gulbis, Nadal left Kohlschreiber a punched out wreck on Wednesday as he began his charge towards a fifth Rome title in six years.
Serena Williams and Roger Federer both enjoyed Sunday afternoon strolls at Roland Garros as they seized the opportunity to gain head starts over their French Open rivals in ruthless fashion.
India's Somdev Devvarman sailed into the second round of the men's singles event at the French Open with a 6-3 6-3 7-5 win over Daniel Munoz-De La Nava of Spain at the Roland Garros in Paris.
Fourth-seed Tommy Robredo fell to wily Frenchman Fabrice Santoro 7-6, 6-4.
The world number one was beaten 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 by Germany's Tommy Haas at the invitational Kooyong Classic.
Defending champion Roger Federer became the second high-profile casualty at the Madrid Open when he was beaten 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 by Japanese 14th seed Kei Nishikori in the third round.
Tennis is like "riding a bike" for Federer, who is not worried about his game or starting with "really low" expectations, but is more interested to see how his knee reacts to the rigours of competitive tennis.
Roger Federer has still not reached his peak and is destined to become the greatest player of all time, according to his Australian coach Tony Roche.
Roger Federer's hopes of adding to his record Grand Slam haul got a boost as he beat Spain's David Ferrer 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 to win the Western and Southern Open title in Cincinnati on Sunday in the last key U.S. Open tune-up event.
Roger Federer squandered three match points before suffering a shock 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 defeat at the hands of Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis at the Indian Wells ATP tournament on Tuesday.
Fans and pundits alike are expecting 2007 to be a mirror image of 2006 -- another season of total domination by the Swiss.
The Swiss world number one needed more than 2- hours to squeeze past Czech Radek Stepanek in Melbourne.
Roger Federer reached a ninth Wimbledon final after suppressing bullet-serving giant Milos Raonic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 with a masterful display of the grasscourt arts on Friday. He will meet Serbia's top seed Novak Djokovic, who beat Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(7) in the other semi-final.
Federer has now gone a complete year since he last lost a match in the final of a tournament.
World number one Roger Federer visited the Tsunami survivors in Tamil Nadu as Unicef ambassador.
Federer played a more aggressive game than the Spaniard but 27 unforced errors cost him a place in the final .
Roger Federer believes that criticism from tournament organisers of a spate of pullouts at the year-ending Masters Cup was fully justified
Tennis superstar Roger Federer gave his backing to disgraced American golfer Tiger Woods, saying he should now be left alone to repair his marriage. Federer revealed that he has not spoken to Woods since the revelations about his private life, but insists that he remains friends with the American.
World number ones Roger Federer and Ana Ivanovic head a strong field at the Olympic tennis tournament in Beijing next month. The International Tennis Federation , which released the entry lists for the men's and women's singles and doubles on Wednesday, said Beijing would witness the best lineup since tennis returned as a full medal sport in Seoul 1988.
Roger Federer recovered to beat Germany's Michael Berrer 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of the Swiss Indoors.
Reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic has been seeded number one for the US Open with five times winner Roger Federer seeded second, the United States Tennis Association announced on Tuesday.
The world number one's off-season preparation will now be geared towards breaking Pete Sampras's record of 14 Grand Slam singles titles in 2008.
Russian Nikolay Davydenko's 6-4, 6-3 victory over Chile's Fernando Gonzalez was enough to send Federer through in the Masters Cup. The world number one then destroyed Andy Roddick 6-4, 6-2.
The Swiss beat Nikolay Davydenko 6-4, 6-3 to stay alive in the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, while American Andy Roddick became the first player to book a semi-final spot at the season-ending event in Shanghai after crushing Chile's Fernando Gonzalez 6-1, 6-4.
World number one Roger Federer advanced to the quarter-finals of the Halle Open on Thursday with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Jan Vacek of the Czech Republic.
As arguably the greatest ever tennis player, Roger Federer is urging Olympic officials to back another racket sport by including squash in the programme for the 2020 Games.
He said that experience had taught him how to handle "an incredibly good baseliner" like Nalbandian.
The mind games have already started ahead of Sunday's Australian Open final between Roger Federer and Andy Murray.
World number ones Serena Williams and Roger Federer showed little gratitude to their hosts as they knocked out the last remaining home players on Monday to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open.
Images from day six of the 2010 Australian Open on Saturday.
Roger Federer and Serena Williams booked a second round berth, while Robin Soderling was booted out, during the Australian Open on Tuesday.
Top-ranked Roger Federer continued his dynamic US Open form in near-tropical conditions on Saturday while fourth seed Serena Williams braved the steaming heat to avenge a shock defeat she suffered in January.
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