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Andy Murray cruised into the Australian Open quarter-finals for a third consecutive year after his opens, Mikhail Kukushkin, was forced to retire through injury while 6-1 6-1 1-0 down.

World number two Rafael Nadal and arch rival Roger Federer are on course to meet in the semifinals of the Australian Open, after both put in a strong showing to progress to the fourth round of the tournament.

The successful Melbourne outing on Wednesday marked Li's best show since her breakthrough win at the French Open.

The Scottish player looked a bit nervous in his first match at the Australian Open 2012.

2011 has been full of sporting gold from FA Cup and Champions League football to snooker's Judd Trump to the Welsh rugby team who inspired fans with their run in the Rugby World Cup.

Andy Murray will take no further part in the ATP World Tour Finals after the British number one announced his withdrawal from the tournament on Tuesday afternoon because of a groin injury.

Caroline Wozniacki's recent demands for a clamp-down on grunting in tennis has prompted officials to once again review the noise levels on court.

Caroline Wozniacki has called for tennis' loudest grunters to be quietened, after effectively accusing some of the worst offenders of cheating.

U.S. Open Tennis Final: Djokovic Defeats Nadal in Epic Encounter. Novak Djokovic continued his quest to be considered one of the greatest players in the modern game with a 6-2 6-4 6-7 6-1 victory over Rafael Nadal in the U.S. Open Final Monday.

U.S. Tennis Open Men's Final. Novak Djokovic will look to record his sixth victory in as many finals against Rafael Nadal on Monday night, as the 2011 U.S. Open reaches its climax at Flushing Meadows.

Follow live coverage of the US Tennis Open Final 2011 from 2100 BST. Live Online Coverage of Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal and all the latest news and views ahead of Rafael Nadal's US Open Final match against Novak Djokovic.

US Open 2011 Tennis Preview. All the latest news and views ahead of Rafael Nadal's US Open Final match against Novak Djokovic. For Rafael Nadal, getting here was the easy part, to retain his US Open crown on Monday night the Spaniard must do something he hasn't done all year: beat Novak Djokovic.

Rafael Nadal provoked panic amongst the assembled press on Sunday when he collapsed during the post-match press conference because of severe cramping in his leg, following his third round win over David Nalbandian.

Order of play for Thursday 1 September, 2011. Play starts at 11.00 [16.00 BST]. Roger Federer will hope to register his 225th grand slam win at the U.S. Open on Thursday, as he edges closer to an elusive 17th title.

Order of play for Wednesday 31 August, play starts at 11.00 [16.00 BST]. Andy Murray will finally open his U.S. Open campaign on Wednesday, with the Briton riding high after his win at the Cincinnati Masters.

The 2011 U.S. Open got underway on Monday 29 August and runs until Sunday 11 September. World number one Novak Djokovic was named on Wednesday as the top seed for the 29 Aug.- 11 Sept U.S. Open.

Wimbledon favourite Maria Sharapova is the only woman in the semi-final draw to have won a grand slam title but she remains wary of the threat posed by the unheralded trio that stand between her and the championship title.

Wimbledon 2011 Day 9 - Order of play. Gentlemen's Quarterfinals Schedule for Wednesday, June 29, 2011 of Wimbledon 2011 gets underway at 1300 BST. Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal and are all in action on Day Nine of Wimbledon 2011, as the top four seeds vie for a place in Friday's semi-finals.

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Wimbledon 2011 Day 5 Order of Play: Andy Roddick looks to avoid early Wimbledon upset

Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and women's French Open champion Li Nan all return to the Wimbledon show courts on what is promising to be glorious day on day four at SW19.

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic eased into the second round at Wimbledon with a minmum of fuss. Federer provided a masterclass in grass-court tennis in overpowering the Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin, while Novak Djokovic made light work of the Frenchman Jeremy Chardy. Joining the second and third seeds in the second round were three-time Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick, 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro and 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt.

Wimbledon 2011 Day 3 - Order of play. Play on all courts gets underway at 1200 BST except for Centre Court and Court One, where play begins at 1300 BST. Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Venus Williams are all in action on Day Three of Wimbledon 2011. There have been few surprises so far at the All England Club as the top seeds in the men's and women's draw eased through into the second round.

Afternoon folks. The wind is blowing but the sun is out, just, and we should see some action in SW19 this afternoon. Roger Federer is in action against Mikhail Kukushkin on Centre Court in a little under half an hour. Follow the live coverage below:

After the driest spring in over a century, weather forecasters have predicted that rain will blight much of the 125th year of the Wimbledon championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club.

Wimbledon Day 2 - Order of play. Play on all courts gets underway at 1200 BST except for Centre Court and Court One, where play begins at 1300 BST. Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will look to follow Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray into the second round of Wimbledon 2011 when they begin their respective campaigns this afternoon.

The Wimbledon Championships have played host to some of the greatest matches in the Open Era. We have picked out five of the best contests from the Open Era:

Wimbledon Day 1 - Order of play. Number one seed Rafael Nadal will begin the defence of his Wimbledon title against American Michael Russell at one o'clock this afternoon. The world number one has been drawn in the opposite half of the draw to Roger Federer, increasing the likelihood of another final between the great rivals.