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ON A ROLL: The point guard led Phoenix, who failed to make the playoffs last year and trailed the 76ers 102-94 with 7:07 remaining, in a rally for their third straight win Steve Nash scored 21 points and made 20 assists as the Phoenix Suns continued their fine start to the season with a 119-115 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.

Russia's Nikolay Davydenko and Spain's Fernando Verdasco tightened their grips on the remaining places at the ATP World Tour Finals in London by reaching the third round of the Paris Masters on Tuesday.

Former No. 1-ranked Marat Safin believes that Andre Agassi should give his titles back after confessing he tested positive for crystal meth during his career and lied about it to the ATP.

Former champion Nikolay Davydenko and reigning titlist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were a pair of second-round winners Tuesday at the Paribas Masters, the final Masters tournament of the season.

Sixth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia moved closer to qualifying for next month's eight-man ATP World Tour Finals by beating Benjamin Becker of Germany 6-2, 6-1 in the second round of the Paris Masters.

American James Blake and German Benjamin Becker each defeated French opponents Sunday on the first day of play at the Paribas Masters, the final Masters tournament of the year.

Novak Djokovic is making his Basel debut this week. Serbiaa TMs Novak Djokovic , winner of three ATP World Tour titles this season and the No.

No. 4 seed Marin Cilic progressed to the second round in Basel on Wednesday, defeating flat-hitting German Philipp Petzschner, 6-4, 6-4. Cilic, who currently stands in the 12th position in the race to qualify for the Tour finale in London, could add another 45 points to his total if he defeats his next opponent Viktor Troicki.

Novak Djokoic showed his form in the heartland of rival Roger Federer, earning 6-3, 7-5 first-round win over Andreas Beck Tuesday at the Swiss Indoors.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia -- Ukrainian qualifier Sergiy Stakhovsky won his second career title Sunday, saving a match point before beating eighth-seeded Horacio Zeballos of Argentina 2-6, 7-6 , 7-6 in the St.

Horacio Zeballos is through to his first ATP World Tour final. Qualifier Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine and first-time ATP World Tour finalist No.

In this July 23, 2009 file photo, actress Scarlett Johansson arrives at the opening night of the LA Shorts Fest '09 in West Hollywood, Calif.

Agassi admits using crystal meth in book Andre Agassi of the U.S. blows a kiss to the crowd after his loss against Germany's Benjamin Becker at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 3, 2006.

Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga served 14 aces and needed two tiebreakers to beat Kevin Kim of the United States 7-6 , 7-6 in the first round of the Lyon Grand Prix on Tuesday.

"Approach Shots" is Ricky's weekly look at what's ahead on the ATP Tour. Every Sunday he'll preview all the tournaments scheduled for the upcoming week.

Fifth-seeded German Andreas Beck came up a first-round loser Tuesday at the Stockholm Open.

Andreas Beck became the second German seed to stumble in 24 hours at the Stockholm Open Tuesday, with the number five crashing out in the first round to Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-4, 6-2. Beck, ranked 37th, joined compatriot Benjamin Becker, a Monday victim of another German, Simon Greul, in an early exit.

Simon Greul moved into the second round of the Stockholm Open Monday as he handed sixth seed Benjamin Becker a seventh consecutive first-round loss this season 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. The all-German clash was the first on court at the Kungligahallen at an event where Swede Robin Soderling is top seed and trying to book one of three spots remaining in ...

Fourth-seeded Juan Monaco of Argentina and tall Swedish crowd favorite Joachim Johansson were among Monday's first- round victors at the Stockholm Open.

"Approach Shots" is Ricky's weekly look at what's ahead on the ATP Tour. Every Sunday he'll preview all the tournaments scheduled for the upcoming week.