By BRIAN VINER If the word imperious can ever be applied to a man in a cardie, then imperious is what Roger Federer was yesterday in despatching the Slovakian Dominik Hrbaty in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2, thereby recording his 60th consecutive win on grass.

ROGER FEDERER today warned the pretenders to his Wimbledon crown he feels as good as ever ahead of his first round match with Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty.

By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Germany's Tommy Haas stayed on track for his third ATP title of the year with a comfortable 6-2 7-5 win over Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty in the Los Angeles Open semi-finals on Saturday.

By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Germany's Tommy Haas stayed on track for his third ATP title of the year with a comfortable 6-2 7-5 win over Slovakia's Dominik Hrbaty in the Los Angeles Open semi-finals on Saturday.

By Martyn Herman BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Three days of unrelenting drama ended in a blaze of red flares and glory when Mario Ancic beat Slovakia's Michal Mertinak 7-6 6-3 6-4 to claim a 3-2 victory for Croatia in the Davis Cup final on Sunday.