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Davydenko to Play Moya in Third Round
Sixth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko will play former champion and No. 30 seed Carlos Moya in the third round at Roland Garros


Nadal Begins Title Defense With Historic Victory
Rafael Nadal clinched an Open Era record 54th consecutive clay court match win Monday by defeating Robin Soderling 6-2, 7-5, 6-1 to reach the Roland Garros second round


Federer Makes Scratchy Start Against Qualifier
Top seed and ATP World No. 1 Roger Federer made a scratchy start to his quest to become the sixth player in history to win all four Grand Slam titles on Day 1 of Roland Garros Sunday


Federer, Nadal Claim Prestigious Laureus Awards
Tennis’ 1-2 punch of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal captured the most prestigious awards in sport Monday evening at the 2006 Laureus World Sports Awards. Federer collected Laureus World Sportsman of the Year honors for the second year in a row, while Nada


Robredo Wins First ATP Masters Series Shield
One week after a shock first-round loss to Greg Rusedski in Rome, Tommy Robredo became the 50th ATP Masters Series winner (since 1990) when he defeated Czech Radek Stepanek 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 in Hamburg


Germans Fall in Hamburg R2; Ljubicic, Gaudio Out
Ivan Ljubicic, the highest seeded player left on the field after the withdraws of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, was crushed by Argentine Jose Acasuso 6-2, 6-0 in the second round of the ATP Masters Series Hamburg on Wednesday


Nadal Claims Clay History After Winning Rome Title
Rafael Nadal equaled Guillermo Vilas\' Open Era record 53-match winning streak on clay after saving two match points to defeat Roger Federer 6-7(0), 7-6(5), 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5) in an epic 5 hr., 5 min. Rome final


Nadal Streak Hits 50; Open Era Record Within Reach
Rafael Nadal extended his clay court winning streak to 50 matches after defeating Tim Henman 6-2, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Internazionali d\'Italia


Nalbandian Wins Second Estoril Title
David Nalbandian (audio) joined Spain’s Carlos Costa (1992, 1994) and Thomas Muster of Austria (1995-96) as two-times champion of the Estoril Open on Sunday.


Karlovic Upsets Haas; Coria, Ancic, Serra and Youzhny Out
Croatia’s Ivo Karlovic(pictured) fired 22 aces to move into the second round of the BMW Open by FWU AG in Munich on Tuesday


Defending champion Nadal starts strong In Barcelona
Rafael Nadal began his title defense at Open SEAT 2006 by defeating fellow lefty and Spaniard Feliciano Lopez on Wednesday


Nadal Downs Federer and Repeats Title
In the first 1-2 seed final since 1985, Rafael Nadal defeated World No. 1 Roger Federer 6-2, 6-7(2), 6-3, 7-6(5) in a 3 hour-49 minute thriller to win the Masters Series Monte Carlo for the second consecutive year


Federer, Ferrer to Face Off in Quarter finals
Roger Federer ended Benjamin Balleret\\\'s fairy-tale run and David Ferrer ousted two-time Masters Series Monte-Carlo champion Juan Carlos Ferrero on Thursday to set up a quarterfinal showdown


Coria Completes Incredible Comeback
Guillermo Coria posted an impressive comeback from 6-1, 5-1 to defeat Paul-Henri Mathieu 1-6, 7-6(6), 6-4 and reach the third round of the ATP Masters Series Monte Carlo presented by Rolex


Nadal Continues Winning Streak on Clay
Defending champion Rafael Nadal won his 37th consecutive match on clay with a convincing 6-4, 6-4 win over Arnauad Clement to advance to the second round of the Masters Series Monte Carlo presented by Rolex


Former Champions Nadal, Coria, Moya Begin Title Campaigns
Second seed Rafael Nadal, former World No. 1 Marat Safin, No. 13 seed Sebastien Grosjean and France’s Fabrice Santoro make their 2006 Monte-Carlo debuts, as first-round action concludes Tuesday


Safin Stops Andreev, Almagro Upsets Ferrero
Nicolas Almagro posted the third upset of the day by defeating countryman and crowd favorite Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the IV Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana on Tuesday


Tursunov Tops Gasquet to Lead Russia into Davis Cup SFs
Playing just the second live Davis Cup singles rubber of his career, Moscow-born, California-based Dmitry Tursunov upset No. 1 Frenchman Richard Gasquet to steer Russia into the World Group semifinals Sunday


Rios Makes it Five from Five in Hong Kong
Since joining the Merrill Lynch Tour of Champions, Marcelo Rios has played five, won five, and he has yet to even drop a set


Federer Claims Tenth ATP Masters Series Title
Roger Federer closed out a straight-set victory in Sunday's title match, but needed to fight through three tie-breaks against Croat Ivan Ljubicic to defend his title at the NASDAQ-100 Open