Rome - semis nearly sorted. 1 q/f to go.

Jankovic, Ivanovic and Serena have left themselves plenty of time for shopping, as per, having bitten the dust already. Women's tennis is bizarre and utterly unpredictable.

Dinara Safina beats Svetlana Kuznetsova in an all-Russian Italian Final, to consolidate her top ranking.

Up yours, Serena.

Andy Murray defends his Madrid title this week, as the new World number 3.

Murray due on court Tuesday evening, vs Simone Collelli.

Serena has thrown a strop and pulled out of the women's event 'injured'.

Murray makes very hard work of winning in two.

And he's through again, beating Robredo 7-5, 6-1.

Does anyone know if Murray is defending points this week? I know he won the Madrid tournament last year, but it was staged much later in the year and was a hardcourt tournament, rather than clay as it is this year.

I thnk he still has to defend them from what I heard during last nights match, he could go as high as 2nd this week or drop back to 4th, its very tight for those places. Seemed much more comfortable today and he plays with Potro or Wrawinka in the quarters.

Happy 22nd birthday to Andy Murray. I wish I had his money.

He's due on court around 2030 against his old enemy del Potro, winner to play Federer.

Suprise Suprise Tim Henman loses on Centre Court AGAIN!
Going down 6-4 against Andre Agassi in the Wimbledon Centre Court Celebration...

Federer beats Nadal on clay, that does not happen too often.

Anne Keovathong has stormed into the semi-finals of the Warsaw Open.



She now plays Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine, who brought Maria Sharapova's comeback to an end.

Keovathong is the first British female for 26 years to reach the semis of a WTA tournament.

Keovathong up next, once the preceding semi has finished.

Loses in 2, but puts up a brilliant fight in the second, eventually losing 7 - 5.

Qualifier Alexandra Dulgheru (Rumania, 19, ranked 238!!) wins the Warsaw title as Bondarenko capitulates 6 - 0 in the deciding set.

French Open starts tomorrow May 24th.

Andy Murray opens his campaign in Paris by winning in three easy sets.

Anne Keovathong utterly anhihilated and outclassed by Dinara Safina 6 0 6 0, in the 1st round. Pick the bones out of that!

Nadal and Federer through easily.

Fed looking very confident

On the positive side she did have break points on Dinara's serve in the first set

Started so well for Melanie South - won the first set 6-0 but then lost the next two



Players ranked 17, 23 and 26 out of the womens draw as Patty Schnyder, Alisa Kleybanova and Anna Chakvetadze go out.

No shocks in the mens draw yet

Murray next up on Wednesday, vs Potito Starace.

Murray takes the first set and then is a break down in the second.

Murray looks like he will be going 2-1 down in sets now.

He's actually gone 2 - 1 up.

Wow, he was 5-2 down when I last looked.