THE world of tennis has reacted with shock to the announcement of world No.1 Justin Henin's retirement from the game.

BIRTHDAY boy Andy Murray was remaining confident he would give clay king Rafael Nadal "a decent run for his money" as he prepared to him in the third round of the

ROGER Federer and Novak Djokovic both cruised into the third round of the Hamburg Masters Series but it was a struggle for clay-court king Rafael Nadal.

THE world's top women tennis players paid tribute to, and expressed support for, Justine Henin after her shock retirement announcement.

BULGARIAN qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova stunned No.1 seed Ana Ivanovic in the Rome second round, beating the Serbian 6-4 5-7 6-2.

FORMER world No.1 Marat Safin continued his comeback with a straight-sets win over ninth-seed Tomas Berdych in the second round of the Hamburg Masters Series.

JUSTINE Henin walked away from tennis yesterday, vowing she would not be back.

ANDY Murray matched his best clay-court performance by reaching the third round of the Hamburg Masters with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Gilles Simon.