Hewittmania is about to hit us this summer. But unlike Beatlemania, it won’t be a long and winding road. It will die as soon as he loses at the Australian Open. And it’s going to be as clichéd as television networks showing National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation on Christmas night.

Lleyton Hewitt says the layoff following hip surgery has revitalised him for the last phase of his tennis career and he still hopes to claim an Australian Open title.

Heavyweights Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer both crashed out of the Madrid Masters today leaving unheralded Frenchman Gilles Simon to face British world number four Andy Murray in the final.

A recovering Lleyton Hewitt should not be plotting to reclaim the world No.1 ranking because his body can’t cope, doubles legend Todd Woodbridge says. But he still believes 27-year-old Hewitt may yet have “one or two” grand slams left in him.

Rafael Nadal’s reign at No.1 is still young and the Spaniard heads into the Madrid Masters expecting a fight to hold on to the prestigious title.

The London 2012 Olympics will spend “whatever it takes” to guarantee the security of the Games, British Olympic Association chairman Lord Colin Moynihan said.

Roger Federer maintains he can still win a calendar-year grand slam. Although Federer’s rivals weren’t exactly writing him off - not publicly, anyway - plenty of other people were, and he heard them.

Tennis history will be made in the US Open men’s final today, but whether a familiar face or shocking upstart claim’s the $A1.8 million champion’s prize remains to be seen.
Jankovic discovers Slam finals are a whole new game

Four-time defending champion Roger Federer fired 20 aces and advanced to the US Open final with a 6-3 5-7 7-5 6-2 victory over Serbian third seed Novak Djokovic today.

Eight-time grand slam winner Serena Williams advanced to the semi-finals of the US Open today, coming-from-behind in a pair of tiebreakers to defeat Venus 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (9-7) in another classic sister summit.

Serena Williams will face sister Venus for the fourth time at the US Open after bringing Frenchwoman Severine Bremond’s wildcard run to a halt with a 6-2 6-2 victory today.

Four-time defending champion Roger Federer cruised into the fourth round of the US Open on Sunday while Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic struggled to send off a stubborn teen challenger.

Rafael Nadal ripped returns on serves, laced passing shots, and crafted crisp volleys in a dynamic performance to beat Ryler DeHeart 6-1 6-2 6-4 in the second round of the US Open today.

Serbian stars Novak Djokovic and Jelena Jankovic hobbled to victory on centre court while the Russian assault continued on day four of the US Open today.

Teenager Jessica Moore lifted Australian spirits on an otherwise disappointing day in New York by earning herself a spot in the second round of the US Open.
Federer off to flying start at US Open

Roger Federer began his quest for his fifth consecutive US Open title in stunning fashion with a dominating 6-3 6-0 6-3 win over Maximo Gonzalez tonight.

Olympic champions Rafael Nadal and Elena Dementieva started their US Open campaigns today by overcoming stiff challenges from unseeded opponents.

Australia’s US Open campaign started in predictable fashion today with the first round exit of Carsten Ball.

Roddick is far from convinced that it’s all over for Roger Federer just because the Swiss has dropped to second seed at the US Open starting on Monday.

If you’d managed to qualify for Beijing, you would have stood a three percent chance of coming home with a gold medal. In fact, if you’d decided to spend a good portion of your life dedicated to a martial art, you’d stand an even better chance.