Safin gets qualifier in Russian semis

Marat Safin advanced to his first semifinal in 23 events by beating Denis Istomin in the St. Petersburg Open on Friday.

Injured Youzhny, Andreev retire

Russian players Mikhail Youzhny and Igor Andreev retired because of injury in second-round matches at the St. Petersburg Open.

Youzhny, Safin reach second round

Second-seeded Victor Hanescu of Romania beat Ilya Marchenko of Ukraine 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the St. Petersburg Open.

No. 3 seed Troicki ousted in first round

Karol Beck of Slovakia has upset third-seeded Viktor Troicki of Serbia 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-4 in the first round of the St. Petersburg Open.

Kohlschreiber, Beck advance in Metz

German seeds Philipp Kohlschreiber and Andreas Beck advanced to the Open de Moselle quarterfinals on Wednesday.

...US tennis player Andy Roddick's wife Brooklyn Decker watches her husband play against Germany's Bjorn Phau during the first round of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis...

...US tennis player Andy Roddick's wife Brooklyn Decker watches her husband play against Germany's Bjorn Phau during the first round of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis...

Fifth-seed US tennis player Andy Roddick returns a shot to Germany's Bjorn Phau during the first round of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis...

Nighttime pecking order to change

In a day of equal prize money and gender equity, the men have invariably played until the early-morning hours at the U.S. Open. Now, it's the women's turn.

Fifth-seed US tennis player Andy Roddick returns a shot to Germany's Bjorn Phau during the first round of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis...

Federer, Roddick advance

Roger Federer has extended his U.S. Open winning streak to 35 matches with a 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 win over Devin Britton in the first round.

Venus survives opening-round scare in New York

...on for 2 hours, 43 minutes and pushed the start of Andy Roddick's match with Bjorn Phau past 11 p.m. When it finally ended, Venus' smile flashed wide, but her eyes looked...

Querrey wins U.S. Open Series title

Hard-serving Sam Querrey won the U.S. Open Series championship by moving into the quarterfinals of the Pilot Pen with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Bjorn Phau of Germany.

Chat with Xavier Malisse

...000 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, TN with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Bjorn Phau. Send your questions for Malisse, AKA ''The X-Man", now and join him in The Show...

Chat | February 20, 2006

Soderling, Robredo reach quarterfinals

French Open finalist Robin Soderling defeated Kristof Vliegen 6-2, 6-3 to join defending champion Tommy Robredo in the Swedish Open quarterfinals.