Injury-stricken Rafael Nadal and Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick will be among the big names forced to miss the Davis Cup World Group quarter-finals starting on Friday.
Six years after getting a taste for grand slam titles, Roger Federer returned to the scene of his first major triumph on Sunday to rewrite the record books.
A new coach, a new work ethic and renewed belief in his game took Andy Roddick agonisingly close to a Wimbledon title on Sunday and while the experience left him utterly drained the American will not turn back the clock now.
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.
Factfile on Switzerland's Roger Federer, who won a record 15th Grand Slam title after winning Wimbledon with a 5-7, 7-6(6), 7-6(5), 3-6, 16-14 defeat of American sixth seed Andy Roddick on Sunday.
Murray faces Andy Roddick in his first Wimbledon semi-final on Friday with the British press devoting endless column inches to his chances of becoming the first men's home champion since Fred Perry in 1936.
Sixth seed Andy Roddick brought former champion Lleyton Hewitt's fine Wimbledon run to an end on Wednesday with an energy-sapping 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 quarter-final victory on Court One.
British Actor Pierce Brosnan watched Bogdanovic play against Roddick during The Queen's tennis tournament on Thursday.
Andy Roddick booked a tantalising quarter-final date against former champion Lleyton Hewitt after outgunning Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6 6-4 6-3 at Wimbledon on Monday.
Top seed Andy Roddick beat fellow American Robby Ginepri 7-6, 7-6 and reach the Lyon Grand Prix quarter-finals.
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.
World number one Rafael Nadal survived a second-set scare to beat Spanish compatriot Fernando Verdasco 6-4 7-5 and seal his place in the semi-finals of the Madrid Open Friday.
Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun sprang the biggest shock of the tournament on Monday when he stunned last year's runner-up and fifth seed Andy Roddick 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-7, 9-7 in the fourth round at Wimbledon on Monday.
World number two Roger Federer survived a gritty Andy Roddick fightback to beat the American 7-5, 6-7, 6-1 on Friday to advance to the semi-finals of the Madrid Open. Third seed Novak Djokovic also stayed on course for a fifth straight final appearance with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Croatian wildcard Ivan Ljubicic.
Sixth seed Andy Roddick came through another potentially tricky encounter on Friday when his ever reliable serve helped him to a 7-5, 6-7, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in the third round at Wimbledon.
Spain took a 2-0 lead in their Davis Cup semi-final against the United States on Friday after world number one Rafael Nadal survived a spirited attack from rookie Sam Querrey and David Ferrer beat Andy Roddick. Nadal won 6-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 while world number five Ferrer sealed the match 7-6, 2-6, 1-6, 6-4, 8-6.
US Davis Cup debutant Sam Querrey will face world number one Rafael Nadal in the opening rubber of the semi-final on Friday.
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.
The Spaniard beat Andy Roddick 6-4, 6-3 to reach his first final since Wimbledon 2006.
Somdev Devvarman's French Open adventure ended on Sunday when he lost a topsy-turvy first round match against Swiss Marco Chiudinelli.
Dmitry Tursunov will take on Andy Roddick in Friday's first singles of the Russia-US Davis Cup final while Mikhail Youzhny meets James Blake in the second.
World number one Rafael Nadal needed two tie-breaks to outlast Stanislas Wawrinka 7-6 7-6 at the Sony Ericsson Open on Tuesday, the Spaniard's win completing an ominous march into the quarter-finals for the top seeds.
Andy Roddick is banking on his booming serve and improved court speed to help him beat world number one Rafael Nadal in Saturday's semi-final of the ATP event at Indian Wells.
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.
World number one Rafael Nadal romped into the third round of the ATP event in Indian Wells on Sunday with a crushing 6-2, 6-1 victory over German Michael Berrer. Champion Novak Djokovic had a harder time of it before beating Martin Vassallo Arguello of Argentina 7-5, 6-4, while sixth seed Juan Martin Del Potro and number seven Andy Roddick also advanced.
World number three Novak Djokovic opened the defence of his Toronto Masters title in impressive style with a 6-4 6-4 win over Canadian Frank Dancevic.
Spain's David Ferrer has qualified for the season-ending Masters Cup featuring the world's top eight players.
Novak Djokovic defeated fourth-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer 7-5 6-3 on Saturday to win the Dubai Championships.
The American joins Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Nikolay Davydenko who all have already booked their places at the elite eight-man tournament.
Top seed Andy Roddick rallied for a 2-6, 7-6, 6-4 semi-final victory over Australian Lleyton Hewitt on Saturday, setting up a revenge match with Czech Radek Stepanek in the Memphis Championships final. Fifth-seeded Stepanek, who defeated Roddick in last week's San Jose semi-finals, advance to the title showdown with a 6-3, 6-1 demolition of Israel's Dudi Sela.
Top seed Andy Roddick outslugged fellow American Sam Querrey 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the semi-finals of the Memphis Championships on Friday. In a battle between two booming servers, Roddick was broken just once while his opponent surrendered serve four times, which proved to be the difference. Roddick will now face Australian Lleyton Hewitt, who beat Belgian Christophe Rochus 6-2, 6-3 in their quarter-final match.
Andy Roddick blew away fellow American Robby Ginepri 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday to move into the third round of the Memphis Championships.
Roger Federer will complete his preparations for next year's Australian Open at the Kooyong Classic.
Czech Radek Stepanek beat top seed and defending champion Andy Roddick 3-6, 7-6, 6-4 to reach the San Jose Open final on Saturday.
World number two Roger Federer set up an Australian Open semi-final showdown with American Andy Roddick after he demolished Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-0, 6-0 in the quarter-finals on Tuesday. Roddick got the better of defending champion Novak Djokovic, who threw in the towel in another quarter-final because of 'cramping and soreness in the whole body'.
The Serb said he threw in the towel in the quarter-final against Andy Roddick because of 'cramping and soreness in the whole body'.
Serbia's tennis titans locked in their second round Australian Open spots on Monday while Andy Roddick scorched a sacrificial Swede and Roger Federer schmoozed his way through on Day One of the year's first Grand Slam. Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic and Novak Djokovic flew through early at Melbourne Park as did Roddick. Federer was a delight under the stars, finessing his way to round two with a 6-1 7-6 7-5 win over Italy's Andreas Seppi.
List of seeded players for the 2006 Australian Open.
Super Serbs Ana Ivanovic, Jelena Jankovic and Novak Djokovic locked in their second round Australian Open spots on Monday as Andy Roddick routed a sacrificial Swede on Day One of the year's first grand slam.
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.
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