Tennis: May 2008 Archives

Fifth seed David Ferrer was given a massive fright by Lleyton Hewitt but ultimately booked his place in the fourth round.

Andy Murray is keen to get his grass-court season underway after bowing out of the French Open at the third-round stage.

Top seed Maria Sharapova put in an improved performance as she saw off Karin Knapp to progress to the fourth round of the French Open.

Spain's Nicolas Almagro sent Andy Murray packing from the French Open, winning in four sets 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 7-5.

World number one Maria Sharapova was made to work against Bethanie Mattek before eventually coming through 6-2 3-6 6-2.

Katarina Srebotnik has stunned the tennis world by dumping fourth seed Serena Williams out of the French Open.

Venus Williams comfortably progressed into the third round of the French Open with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Tunisia's Selima Sfar.

Andy Murray secured his best result on clay with a convincing straight-sets win over Argentina's Jose Acasuso at the French Open.

French fancy Amelie Mauresmo overcame her demons and Olga Savchuk to reach the second round at the French Open.

Alex Corretja believes it is "just a matter of time" before Andy Murray takes the clay courts by storm.

Andy Murray will have to be on top of his game to beat Jose Acasuso on Wednesday, claims his coach Alex Corretja.

Jamie Murray has requested a wildcard for the Wimbledon singles despite not playing a singles match since April 2007.

Marcos Baghdatis, the 17th seed, has crashed out of the French Open after a straight sets defeat to Italy's Simone Bolelli.

Richard Gasquet has pulled out of the French Open with a knee injury while Roger Federer has moved into round two.

Jelena Jankovic overcame a sluggish start to move into the second round of the French Open with victory over Monica Niculescu.

Gustavo Kuerten admitted his time in the sport had flown by after hanging up his racket following his French Open exit.

Andy Murray felt he was in control of his opening match of the French Open with Jonathan Eysseric despite being taken to five sets.

David Nalbandian eased into round two of the French Open after he demolished Carlos Berlocq in straight sets.

Second seed Ana Ivanovic safely progressed into the second round of the French Open, but Nicole Vaidisova went out.

Justine Henin says it is unlikely she will miss tennis and make a comeback in a couple of years after hanging up her racket.

Andy Murray has tipped Rafael Nadal to win the French Open with Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic as his closest rivals.

Roger Federer believes he is close to matching Rafael Nadal on clay and says he will be aggressive at the French Open.

Maria Sharapova admits the French Open is a huge challenge but is keen to win the one Grand Slam that has so far passed her by.

Rafael Nadal believes Roger Federer will be one of his main challengers at the French Open as he has an impressive record on clay.

Andy Murray has been handed a first-round draw against French wildcard Jonathan Eysseric at the French Open which starts on Sunday.

World number two Ana Ivanovic has confirmed she will play at Eastbourne's International Women's Open from June 14-21.

Former world number one Lindsay Davenport has confirmed she will not take part in the French Open.

British number one Andy Murray admits he needs to improve his "immature" behaviour on court.

An independent review recommends that 45 professional tennis matches should be investigated due to suspect betting patterns.

Australian tennis star Lleyton Hewitt is confident he will be fit for the French Open after despite a lack of match practice.

US star Andy Roddick has withdrawn from the upcoming French Open due to a shoulder injury.

Rafael Nadal is confident he will be fit for the French Open after picking up a minor injury when beating Roger Federer in Hamburg.

Maria Sharapova says she had to pull out of the Italian Open to ensure she is fully fit for the French Open later this month.

Australian Open officials have announced that the women's final in Melbourne will be played at night from next year.

Serena Williams is confident she will be fit to play in the upcoming French Open despite injuring her back in Rome.

Serena Williams has pulled out of the Italian Open at the quarter-final stage after suffering a back injury while practising.

Roger Federer is through to the semi-finals of the Hamburg Masters with a straight sets victory over Fernando Verdasco.

Andy Murray believes he is improving on clay despite losing to Rafael Nadal in the third round of the Hamburg Masters.

Roger Federer eased into the Hamburg Masters quarter-finals with a comfortable 6-3 6-2 win against Robin Soderling.

Great Britain have announced they will play the crucial Davis Cup tie against Austria in September at Wimbledon.

British number one Andy Murray hopes to celebrate his 21st birthday today by defeating Rafael Nadal at the Hamburg Masters.

World number one Justine Henin has shocked the tennis world by announcing her retirement at the age of 25.

Anne Keothavong has become the first British woman since 1999 to guarantee her place at Wimbledon via her ranking.

Andy Murray is into the second round of the Hamburg Masters after a straight sets victory over Russia's Dmitry Tursunov.

Dinara Safina has played down her chances at the French Open after beating Elena Dementieva in the final of the German Open.

Novak Djokovic wants to end the year as the world number one after winning the Rome Masters title on Sunday.

A rib injury has forced Amelie Mauresmo to pull out of the Rome Masters and she will be replaced by Russian Nadia Petrova.

Rafael Nadal, who is favourite for the upcoming Hamburg Masters which starts on Monday, has paid tribute to Roger Federer.

Andy Murray is set to face Russian Dmitry Tursunov when he takes part in the Hamburg Masters next week.

US star Andy Roddick was forced to retire from his Rome Masters semi-final against Stanislas Wawrinka through injury.

Dinara Safina is into the final of the German Open after a straight sets victory over Victoria Azarenka.

Roger Federer said he "wished he had played better" after losing to Radek Stepanek in the last eight of the Rome Masters.

Andy Murray's conqueror, Stanislas Wawrinka, is into the semi-finals of the Rome Masters with a three-set victory over James Blake.

Serena Williams is out of the German Open after a three-set defeat to in-form Russian Dinara Safina.

World number one Justine Henin has suffered a shock defeat to Russia's Dinara Safina at the German Open.

British number one Andy Murray has been dumped out of the Rome Masters by Stanislas Wawrinka in the second round.

Justine Henin made a powerful start to her challenge for a fourth title at the Qatar Telecom German Open in Berlin.

Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic was made to work hard by Belgium's Steve Darcis in the second round of the Rome Masters.

Serena Williams wasted little time in extending her winning streak to 16 with victory over Francesca Schiavone in the German Open.

Roger Federer was in fine form as he defeated Guillermo Canas in straight sets at the Rome Masters.

Novak Djokovic has denied that he pulls out of big matches, after withdrawing from the Monte Carlo semi-final with Roger Federer.

Andy Murray admits playing Rafael Nadal on clay would be a learning experience with nobody expecting him to win.

World number two Rafael Nadal carried on his good clay form with a fourth consecutive Barcelona Open title.

Andy Murray could face a showdown with clay-court king Rafael Nadal if he reaches the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters.

Maria Sharapova has blasted the WTA for scheduling a photo shoot for her and her fellow professionals ahead of the Italian Open.

Roger Federer has revealed that his patchy form this season could have been because he was playing with undiagnosed glandular fever.