Chat with Mario Ancic

...the quarterfinals of the NASDAQ-100 Open earlier today with a win over World No. 5 Nikolay Davydenko, his sixth career win against a Top 10 player, and it pushed him into his first...

Chat | March 28, 2006

Nalbandian handles Davydenko in Paris semis; Tsonga ousts Blake

Defending champion David Nalbandian beat Nikolay Davydenko 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 Saturday to set up a Paris Masters final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

PARIS - NOVEMBER 01: David Nalbandian of Argentina plays a backhand during his semi-final match against Nikolay Davydenko of Russia during the ATP Masters Series at the Palais Omnisports De Paris-Bercy on November...

Federer withdraws from Paris; Nadal forced out by leg pain

Roger Federer pulled out of his quarterfinal match against James Blake because of a back injury Friday, while Rafael Nadal had to retire from his match against Nikolay Davydenko due to leg pain.

Nadal, Federer, Murray, Blake advance; Roddick clinches Masters Cup berth

Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer rolled into the Paris Masters quarterfinals without the ousted Novak Djokovic.

Nadal, Federer, Nalbandian among Paris Masters winners

Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and defending champion David Nalbandian reached the third round of the Paris Masters without dropping a set.

Del Potro, Roddick boost odds of Shanghai bid at Paris Masters

Juan Martin del Potro beat Mario Ancic 6-0, 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters on Tuesday, boosting his chances of reaching the season-ending Masters Cup.

Paris represents last chance to earn a berth at Masters Cup

The top half of the Masters Cup men's field is set, but a handful of players -- including Juan Martin Del Potro, Gilles Simon and David Ferrer -- are battling for the final two spots.

Robredo, Tursunov advance with 3 Masters Cup spots at stake

Tommy Robredo and Dmitry Tursunov advanced Sunday to the second round of the Paris Masters, where three spots in the season-ending Masters Cup are up for grabs.

Murray seeking third straight Masters Series title

The big four journey to Paris, the final Masters Series event of the season, in an attempt to fortify their seasons and gain confidence for the Masters Cup. But do they have the goods to wend their way through the draw?

Murray wins at St. Petersburg; Davydenko withdraws

Defending champion Andy Murray beat Viktor Troicki 6-3, 6-3 Wednesday to reach the second round of the St. Petersburg Open, and Nikolay Davydenko pulled out because of a wrist injury.

Chardy upsets fifth seed Cilic; Kukushkin ousts No. 7 Ancic

Two Croatian stars, fifth-seeded Marin Cilic and seventh-seeded Mario Ancic, were upset in the first round of the St. Petersburg Open.

Roddick, Venus still vying for place in year-end championships

With just a few weeks remaining until the year-end championships on the ATP and WTA tours, a handful of players still have work to do to capture the final spots.

Simon inconspicuously making his move

...12 in the race for Shanghai, with many of the usual suspects -- James Blake, David Nalbandian, Nikolay Davydenko, to name a few -- more or less dawdling or marking time. Not Simon. Instead, he played...

Federer wins in return from five-week layoff

Roger Federer returned from a five-week layoff to beat Radek Stepanek 6-3, 7-6 (6) in the second round of the Madrid Masters.