Lopez wins first event since 2004

Third-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain has won his second career ATP Tour title by beating Stephane Robert of France 7-5, 6-1 in the SA Open final.

Monfils, Lopez, Ferrer reach semifinals

Top-seeded Gael Monfils of France breezed past Yen-Hsun Lu of Taiwan 6-1, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the SA Open.

Ferrer, Devvarman to meet in quarters

Gael Monfils and David Ferrer continued to plow through the field in reaching the SA Tennis Open quarterfinals.

Lopez, Ram, Robert advance

Third-seeded Feliciano Lopez of Spain, fifth-seeded Rajeev Ram of the United States and eighth-seeded Stephane Robert of France have reached the SA Tennis Open quarterfinals.

Monfils beats Hrbaty to advance

Top-seeded Gael Monfils of France defeated Dominik Hrbaty of Slovakia 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the second round of the SA Tennis Open.

Seven a lucky number for only a select few

...foot-10 Croat Ivo Karlovic, still got to the fourth round by upsetting 12th-seeded Frenchman Gael Monfils. The 33rd seed competed well against eventual finalist Andy Murray in the last 16, earning a...

Kavcic advances at Johannesburg

Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia beat France's Thierry Ascione 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 on a rain-soaked opening day at the SA Tennis Open on Monday.

Reasons aplenty for Nadal to be nervous

No one enjoys playing Ivo Karlovic. Just ask Rafael Nadal, who knows openings versus his behemoth foe are far and few between.

Clijsters' savage beating inexplicable

We knew Kim Clijsters' run would end at some point. But her ugly loss Down Under leaves our collective heads shaking.

Nadal needs fourth set in Melbourne

Defending champion Rafael Nadal advanced to the fourth round Friday along with Andy Murray, U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro, Andy Roddick and Fernando Gonzalez.

Huge hurdle to climb for Petrova

Kim Clijsters may lug around bags of toys for her toddler, but it's Nadia Petrova who will have the heavy lift in their upcoming match.

...JANUARY 05: Taylor Dent of the USA plays a forehand in his first round match against Gael Monfils of France during day three of the Brisbane International 2010 at Queensland Tennis Centre on January...

Federer struggles to victory

Top-seeded Roger Federer struggled early but regrouped to advance to the second round of the Australian Open on Tuesday.

Henin faces stiff test in Dementieva

So long to preparation mode. Justine Henin's battle with Elena Dementieva at the Australian Open will say a lot about both players.

Assessing recent coaching changes

The bond between a player and a coach doesn't last forever. But will a new voice help the likes of James Blake and Victoria Azarenka in 2010?