Mikhail Youzhny News

Russia's former top-ranked player Marat Safin will not play any singles matches in this weekend's Davis Cup quarterfinal against Israel following Thursday's draw.

Despite barely playing together in the past 10 months, Andy Ram and Yoni Erlich believe they can regain their past form in time for next weekend's Davis Cup quarterfinal tie against Russia at the Nokia Arena.

Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman have won eight straight matches. Mark Knowles reached a milestone in his quarter-final appearance Wednesday at Wimbledon a ' playing in his 1000th career doubles match a ' but Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman celebrated the victory at daya TMs end, teaming up for a 7-6 , 5-7, 7-6 , 5-7, 6-4 win over fourth-seeded Knowles ...

Mikhail Youzhny of Russia returns the ball during the Gentlemen's Singles first round match against Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain at No.1 Court in the 2009 Wimbledon Tennis Championships in Wimbledon of London, UK, June 23, 2009.

Two-time runner-up Andy Roddick began his ninth tilt at The Championships on Tuesday with a devastating display against Jeremy Chardy of France for a 6-3, 7-6 , 4-6, 6-3 victory in two hours and 11 minutes.

Mikhail Youzhny of Russia and Wesley Moodie of South Africa hold the trophy during the awarding ceremony for the men's doubles final with Marcelo Melo/Andre Sa of Brazil at the 2009 Queen's Club tennis tournament in London, June 14, 2009.

His singles world ranking might have plummeted to an unfashionable 1 060, but former South African number one Wesley Moodie is currently the hottest property on the international tennis doubles circuit as he bids to regain the Wimbledon title he won in 2005.

Results Wednesday from the Aegon Championships, a A 750,000 ATP Tour event on grass at Queen's Club : Singles 2nd round Nicolas Mahut, France, def.

The 2009 ATP World Tour season continues this week with tw0 ATP World Tour 250 grass-court tennis tournaments in Eastbourne and 's-Hertogenbosch. The Ordina Open in 's-Hertogenbosch features Fernando Verdasco, currently No.

Andy Roddick stayed on track for his fifth title at Queen's Club by defeating Ivo Karlovic 7-6 , 7-6 Friday, advancing to the semifinals of the Aegon Championships.

ATP World Tour No. 45 Mischa Zverev held his nerve to save two match points and oust 2007 champion Tomas Berdych 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 on Wednesday to reach the quarter-finals of the Gerry Weber Open, an ATP World Tour 250 grass-court tennis tournament in Halle.

Tennis Lleyton Hewitt cruises into second round at Queen's Club June 09, 2009 Four-time champion Lleyton Hewitt made a storming start on the first day of the ATP Queen's Club grasscourt event with a 6-1 6-0 victory over Argentina's Eduardo Schwank.

Results Monday from the French Open, played on clay at Stade Roland Garros : Singles Men First Round Nikolay Davydenko , Russia, def.

After being made to sweat in the first set, it was easy in the end for Simon. He will go on to play Victor Hanescu or Mikhail Youzhny in the next round.

Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Brazil's Marcos Daniel during their first round match of the French Open in Paris on Moday.

Russia's Nikolai Davydenko and Mikhail Youzhny made winning starts at the 2009 Roland Garros tennis tournament on Monday.

This is the second of Ricky's five-part French Open preview series, running through Sunday.

Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez will contest his first ATP World Tour singles final at the Interwetten Austrian Open Kitzbuhel on Saturday against French lucky loser Julien Benneteau .

No.7 seeded Russian Mikhail Youzhny attempts to reach his 10th ATP World Tour final when he takes on Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the first semi-final of the Interwetten Austrian Open on Friday.

Second-seeded Jurgen Melzer and No. 7-seeded Mikhail Youzhny set up a quarterfinal pairing with wins Wednesday at the Austrian Open.