Jo-Wilfried Tsonga News

While attention focuses annually on a small group of contenders, Roland Garros would be much less intriguing without the upset threats that populate each year's draw.

Back pain forced Andy Murray to retire midway through his second-round match at the Italian Open on Wednesday.

Tennis fans have been given the chance to take part in a training session with Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the world number eight, ahead of the French Open, using a Twitter-controlled robot to position shots to him.

Frenchmen experience mixed fortunes on Wednesday in Rome. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga goes down to Jerzy Janowicz in straight sets but Gilles Simon sets up a third-round showdown against Roger Federer.

Andy Murray of Great Britain speaks with trainer Clay Sniteman during Wednesday's match in Rome.

ROME WEDNESDAY PREVIEW THREE OF TOP FIVE, MURRAY, FERRER, NADAL, PLAY OPENING MATCHES The second round concludes on Wednesday at the Internazionali BNL D'Italia with 10 matches on the schedule.

Richard Gasquet takes care of Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets on Tuesday in Rome.

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Clay king Rafa Nadal sent another reminder he is not about to surrender his Roland Garros crown without a fight when he crushed Swiss 15th seed Stanislas Wawrinka 6-2 6-4 to win the Madrid Open on Sunday.

Late nights seem to be an integral part of the landscape in Madrid, with the quarter-final ATP programme not over until nearly 2 a.m. Players on the "early morning" shift did not leave the courts until around 4 a.m. after media, stretching, massage, food and ice baths for recovery.

As Federer enters the waning stages of his career, now is the best chance for a fresh face to break the run the Big Four have on Grand Slams.

Tomas Berdych ended Andy Murray's hopes at the Mutua Madrid Open with a 7-6 6-4 win in their quarter-final. Murray led by a break in the opening set but lost it on a tie-break and was unable to replicate Thursday night's comeback against Gilles Simon.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga overcomes Fernando Verdasco in three sets on Thursday in Madrid.

Andy Murray and Tomas Berdych both joined the 400 match wins club with their opening wins at the Mutua Madrid Open , and the two will now face off for a semi-final spot on Friday at the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament.

Former champion Rafael Nadal was an easy third-round winner Thursday at the $4.425 million Madrid Open, an ATP Masters event.

The tiebreaker woes continue for Robin Haase as he goes down to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets on Wednesday in Madrid.

During Wimbledon 2011, three young players that were expected by many to someday be top tennis players were all playing their second-round matches at the same time.

MADRID WEDNESDAY PREVIEW TOP FOUR ACTIVE CLAY COURT WIN LEADERS IN ACTION Second round play concludes on Wednesday at the Mutua Madrid Open with the top four active clay court match win leaders in action, including the top two Spaniards David Ferrer and Rafael Nadal .

Though many entertaining matches last several hours, points and sets, there is no doubt that some straight-set matches can provide just as much viewing enjoyment.

The father of Bernard Tomic is set to face a Spanish court after an altercation with the hitting partner of Australia's top-ranked player.