Tennis: August 2008 - news archive

Rafael Nadal eased into the fourth round of the US Open after a comfortable win against Serbia's Viktor Troicki.

Andy Murray had to fight hard but eventually overcame Jurgen Melzer 6-7 (5-7) 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 6-3 at the US Open.

Svetlana Kuznetsova has become another major casualty at the US Open after being dumped out by Katarina Srebotnik.

British number one Andy Murray says he has his work cut out to pass Jurgen Melzer but is confident of making the US Open third round.

Roger Federer was far from his best but still made comfortable progress to the US Open third round beating Brazil's Thiago Alves.

British number one Anne Keothavong's US Open dream is over after she was knocked out by Olympic champion Elena Dementieva.

World number one Ana Ivanovic has been sent crashing out of the US Open by French qualifier Julie Coin in the second round.

Andy Murray is into the third round of the US Open after a hard-fought four-set win over Frenchman Michael Llodra.

Sixth seed Dinara Safina had to work hard to beat Italy's Roberta Vinci 6-4 6-3 to reach the US Open third round.

World number two Jelena Jankovic was pushed all the way by Sofia Arvidsson before reaching the third round of the US Open.

Andy Murray is eyeing revenge over French left-hander Michael Llodra in today's US Open second round singles clash.

Andy Murray believes it is the other players on the circuit that has led to Roger Federer's apparent loss of form.

Top seed Ana Ivanovic survived a scare at the US Open to edge past Russia's Vera Dushevina 6-1 4-6 6-4.

Four-time defending champion Roger Federer blew away his first-round opponent Maximo Gonzalez in just 82 minutes.

Rafael Nadal was forced to work for his first round win at the US Open, with Feliciano Lopez one of two seeds to crash out on day one.

Anne Keothavong has made it through to the second round of the US Open, where she will play Italy's Francesca Schiavone.

Andy Murray feels his serve could be the crucial factor for a long run at the US Open, after a comfortable first round win.

Andy Murray feels he plays his best tennis at the US Open and says it represents his best chance of winning a Grand Slam title.

Roger Federer has started the mind games ahead of the US Open by saying the pressure is now on Rafael Nadal.

British pair Elena Baltacha and Melanie South have crashed out of the final round of qualifying for the US Open in New York on Friday.

Andy Murray is aiming to end Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's dominance of Grand Slam events at the US Open in New York.

Four British players have reached the second qualifying round for the US Open, while four crashed out in the opening stage.

Spain's Rafael Nadal is the top seed for the upcoming US Open with Britain's Andy Murray seeded sixth.

Juan Martin del Potro admitted nerves almost cost him his fourth successive tournament victory at the Legg Mason Classic.

Rafael Nadal set his sights on his third major in a row after landing Olympic gold to become the new men's world number one.

Rafael Nadal has maintained his fantastic form with victory over Chile's Fernando Gonzalez in the men's Olympic final.

Chile's Fernando Gonzalez saved three match points against America's James Blake before coming back to win 4-6 7-5 11-9.

Roger Federer's disappointing season took another dive as his Olympic dream was ended by James Blake.

Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic all booked quarter-final berths in the men's singles tournament at the Olympic Games.

The Murray brothers were thrashed by the French doubles pair in the second round of the men's Olympic doubles in Beijing.

Andy Murray has crashed out of the Olympic tennis tournament after a shock first round defeat against Taiwan's Yen-Hsun Lu.

Andy Roddick was defeated in Los Angeles as Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro secured his third consecutive tournament victory.

Andy Murray believes he has a chance of claiming Olympic medals in both the singles and doubles tournaments in Beijing.

Former Olympic tennis champion Lindsay Davenport has been forced to pull out of the Beijing singles tournament through injury.

Andy Murray believes he can defy the doubters and win gold at the Beijing Olympics before going on to win the US Open afterwards.

Roger Federer is aiming to put his disappointing recent form behind him by securing the gold medal at the Olympics in Beijing.

Marat Safin hopes a successful showing at the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles will see him seeded for the US Open.

Andy Murray is hoping to emulate the feat of his hero, Andre Agassi, and taste Olympic glory in Beijing.

Andy Murray has moved up to sixth in the world rankings after his victory over Novak Djokovic in the final of the Cincinnati Masters.

Novak Djokovic sensationally ended Rafael Nadal's unbeaten streak to earn a place in the Cincinatti Masters' final.

Jelena Jankovic admitted her form is not good enough after defeat to Dominika Cibulkova cost her the chance to become world number one.

Rafel Nadal's victory against Nicolas Lapentti in the Cincinnati Masters quarter-finals means he will take the world number one spot.

Andy Murray came from a set down to defeat Carlos Moya 2-6 6-3 6-1 and secure a place in the Cincinnati Masters semi-finals.

British number one Andy Murray dumped Russian Dmitry Tursunov out in straight sets to advance to the quarter finals in Cincinnati.

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has been forced to withdraw from the Beijing Olympics because of a shoulder injury.

Roger Federer's reign as world number one is under serious threat after losing to Ivo Karlovic in the Cincinnati Masters.