Andy Murray will finally begin his French Open campaign later today when he takes on Japan's Tatsuma Ito in the first round at Roland Garros.

Laura Robson could not make the most of her second chance at the French Open as she was beaten 6-2 6-1 by 29th seed Anabel Medina Garrigues in the first round.

Keothavong handed the chance to take over British No 1 spot and claim Games wild card

Laura Robson's French Open heartbreak turned to joy today as she earned a place in the main draw as a lucky loser courtesy of Silvia Soler-Espinosa's ankle injury.

Former world number one Kim Clijsters has confirmed that the US Open in August will be her last tournament before she retires from the sport for a second and final time.

Grigor Dimitrov always expected to hit the headlines one day, but what he never expected was that the majority of interest would surround not his career, but his private life.

Losing 6-0, 6-2 might not sound like the most encouraging of results, but Heather Watson had good reason to feel positive despite her defeat in the third round in Miami on Sunday night. Although she was well beaten by Victoria Azarenka, the 19-year-old from Guernsey won one more game than she had in losing to the world No 1 at the Australian Open, while the tournament marked a significant upturn in her fortunes after three difficult months.

When Venus Williams revealed the full extent of her health problems six months ago there were fears that she might never play again, but the five-times Wimbledon champion will return to singles competition in Florida this week. Williams, who was diagnosed with the auto-immune disease Sjogren's syndrome last year, has been given a wild card to play in Miami, where she won the title three times between 1998 and 2001.

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated Kevin Anderson 6-2, 6-3 to reach the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open yesterday, while leading American men Mardy Fish and Andy Roddick were knocked out.

Britain moved within one win of an improbable Davis Cup victory over Slovakia as Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins put the hosts into a 2-1 lead after the second day of their Europe Africa Zone Group One tie at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow yesterday.

Great rivals' last-four tie will be their first Slam encounter before the final for seven years

Roger Federer moved into his ninth successive Australian Open semi-final today - and a possible meeting with Rafael Nadal - after a straight-set demolition of Juan Martin Del Potro.

Serena Williams has won the Australian Open in the past despite being well short of peak fitness, but the years appeared to catch up with her yesterday. Despite carrying an ankle injury Williams had still been one of the favourites to win here, but the 30-year-old American was knocked out by Ekaterina Makarova, the world No 56.

Serena Williams can still see room for improvement in her game despite racking up her 17th successive win at the Australian Open today.