Defending champ Ferrer into Ordina quarters

Defending champion David Ferrer reached the quarterfinals at Ordina Open with a 6-4, 6-3 win Wednesday over compatriot Oscar Hernandez.

Birthday boy Becker advances at Ordina Open

Benjamin Becker celebrated his 28th birthday by upsetting top-seeded Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 7-6 (4) to reach the Ordina Open quarterfinals.

Medina Garrigues advances at Strasbourg Int'l

Defending champion Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain rallied to beat Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round at the Strasbourg International.

...29: Andy Ram of Israel plays a backhand in his fourth round match doubles match with Nathalie Dechy of France against Tommy Haas of Germany and Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain during day eleven...

Serena, Jankovic make Open GDF Suez semis

Top-ranked Serena Williams defeated Emilie Loit 6-4, 6-1 to set up a semifinal with Elena Dementieva for the third straight tournament at the Open GDF Suez on Friday.

Serena reaches Open GDF Suez quarterfinals

Top-ranked Serena Williams showed no signs of the illness which kept her bedridden last week as she ousted Karolina Sprem 6-1, 6-2 to reach the Open GDF Suez quarterfinals on Thursday.

Serena beats Benesova in straight sets at Paris

Australian Open champion Serena Williams moved into the second round of the Open GDZ Suez with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic on Wednesday.

Radwanska among winners at Open GDF Suez

Agnieszka Radwanska beat Oxana Lyubtsova 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the Open GDF Suez, and Monica Niculescu, Nathalie Dechy and Emilie Loit also advanced to the second round.

Defending champ Russia makes Fed Cup semis

Defending champion Russia, Italy and the Czech Republic advanced to the semifinals of the Fed Cup on Sunday, all completing their wins in reverse singles.

Mirza, Bhupathi win Aussie Open mixed doubles

India's Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi won the Australian Open mixed doubles title.

Serena, Venus decline invites to play in Fed Cup

Australian Open semifinalist Serena Williams and her sister Venus were not on the U.S. roster submitted Wednesday for Fed Cup first-round matches against Argentina next month.

Jankovic, Ivanovic, Safina advance at Aussie

Ana Ivanovic beat Alberta Brianti of Italy 6-3, 6-2 to advance to a third-round match against either Russian Alisa Kleybanova or Stephanie Cohen-Aloro of France.

Dementieva reaches Auckland second round

Top-seeded Elena Dementieva beat Taiwan's Chan Yung-jan 7-5, 6-3 to advance to the second round of the ASB Classic women's tennis tournament.

Drucker: Top 10 matches of 2008

So what's all this negative rhetoric and scuttlebutt that the Williams sisters' head-to-head encounters are fixed? If you believe that, clearly you were snoozing this past season.

Top seed Petrova reaches Bell Challenge semis

Top-seeded Nadia Petrova beat Melinda Czink of Hungary 6-1, 6-4 Friday to reach the Bell Challenge semifinals.