Safin, Berdych advance in Paris

Marat Safin extended his career by at least one more round, beating French qualifier Thierry Ascione 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (3) at the Paris Masters.

Tsonga retires in first round

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retired in the first round of the Valencia Open because of a wrist injury while trailing 6-7 (3), 6-0, 3-0 to Mikhail Youzhny.

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.

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.

Hanescu routs Gabashvili in opener

Second-seeded Victor Hanescu of Romania advanced to the second round of the St. Petersburg Open, beating Teimuraz Gabashvili of Russia 6-1, 6-2 on Sunday.

Odesnik, Ginepri, Zvonareva advance

Americans Wayne Odesnik and Robby Ginepri sprung upsets at the Kremlin Cup on Tuesday, eliminating two highly seeded players in the opening round.

Serena could ensure No. 1 spot Tuesday

Venus Williams fell to Russian teenager Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for the second time in a week with a 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 loss Monday in the second round of the China Open.

Hernandez upsets Hanescu

Oscar Hernandez upset top-seeded Hanescu of Romania 7-6 (5), 6-4 Tuesday in the first round of the BCR Open Romania.

John Isner of the US reacts to winning the second set tiebreaker 16-14 against Victor Hanescu of Romania during their 1st round US Open match at the USTA Billie Jean King National...

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

NEW YORK -- Venus Williams has been more regular than the No. 7 train at the National Tennis Center. In 10 previous runs through the U.S. Ope...

Simon, Ferrer advance; Hewitt holds on

Ninth seed Gilles Simon booked his place in the third round of the Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday after a 7-6 (5), 6-7 (6), 6-1 win over Russian Igor Andreev.

Federer, Roddick, Djokovic advance

Novak Djokovic beat Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup.

Federer, Murray, Ferrero advance

Roger Federer, playing for the first time since winning Wimbledon, returned to the court with a 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over Canada's Frederic Niemeyer at the Rogers Cup.

Wawrinka, Hanescu out in second round

Top-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka was eliminated in the second round of the Swiss Open, losing 6-4, 6-4 to Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil.