Federer, Nadal begin campaign in style
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World number one Roger Federer and   chief rival Rafael Nadal began their march toward a U.S. Open   collision with straight-set victories on Wednesday.
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World number one and top seed Roger  Federer posted a fluent 6-1, 6-1 victory over Spaniard David  Ferrer in the first round of the ATP $1 million Qatar Open on  Monday.
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Roger Federer and Justin Henin played like No. 1 seeds Monday and Nikolay Davydenko was a sure thing, too, on the opening day of the U.S. Open.
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Rafael Nadal&#39;s bid to dethrone Roger Federer at Wimbledon faces a tough early test after the Spanish second-seed was drawn with experienced American Mardy Fish in the first round of the men&#39;s singles.
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Champion Rafael Nadal pulled rank over a teenaged pretender and Roger Federer enjoyed a brisk workout when the world's top two players began their pursuit of the French Open crown on Tuesday.
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Roger Federer will try and complete his Grand Slam set against defending champion Rafael Nadal in Sunday's French Open final.
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CHENNAI, India  - Spanish world number two Rafael Nadal will start his 2008 season against Frenchman Mathieu Montcourt in the first round of the Chennai Open ATP event starting on Monday.
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Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer go into Friday's French Open semi-finals as heavy favourites.
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Roger Federer was prepared to be entertained against Fabrice Santoro. The Swiss star even chimed in.
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Rafael Nadal kicks off a busy Friday schedule at Wimbledon that also includes the women's semis.
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Roger Federer is the first to admit he pays a steep price for all his success. One by one, players try to knock him off, and with each match and each victory expectations grow.
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Andre Agassi and Roger Federer  headline the middle Saturday of the U.S. Open with Maria  Sharapova playing a supporting role.
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World No. 1 Roger &quot;Club Fed&quot; Federer debuts his short-haired look to world audiences Monday at the Tennis Masters Cup in Houston, taking on French Open winner Gaston Gaudio.
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Roger Federer keeps up his bid to become the first man since 1988 to win three Grand Slam titles in a year, and sets up a showdown with Lleyton Hewitt in the U.S. Open final.
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Andre Agassi came away with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 victory over Sargis Sargsian, setting up a high-profile match on Wednesday with top-seeded Roger Federer.
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World number two Rafael Nadal wants to win the Olympic title at Beijing, but has distanced himself from trying to topple Swiss champion Roger Federer from the pedestal.
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Excellence comes naturally to Roger Federer and only his very best will do if he is to prevent Rafael Nadal from completing a hat-trick of titles in Sunday's French Open final.