Mikhail Youzhny News

Andy Murray picked up his sixth title of the year and the 14th of his career with a comprehensive victory over Mikhail Youzhny at the inaugural Valencia Open.

HOMEBOYS: Roger Federer defeated school friend Marco Chiudinelli in Basel, while Mikhail Youzhny won an all-Russian semi in Valencia and will next face Andy Murray AFP , BASEL, SWITZERLAND Monday, Nov 09, 2009, Page 18 Russia s Mikhail Youzhny returns to compatriot Nikolay Davydenko during their Valencia Open semi-final in Valencia, Spain, on ...

Andy Murray will bid for his sixth ATP World Tour title of the season on Sunday, after beating Fernando Verdasco to book his place in the final of the inaugural Valencia Open.

Mikhail Youzhny improved to a 41-27 mark on the season. Gilles Simon 's hopes of qualifying for the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals hang in the balance after the fifth seed was defeated by in-form Russian Mikhail Youzhny 6-4, 6-4 Friday in the quarter-finals of the Valencia Open 500 , an ATP World Tour 500 tennis tournament.

Top-seeded Andrew Murray has reached the semifinals of the Valencia Open 500, beating Albert Montanes of Spain 6-4, 6-2. Also on Friday, fifth-seeded Gilles Simon of France lost 6-4, 6-4 to Mikhail Youzhny of Russia.

SECOND seed Nikolay Davydenko remained on course for his fifth ATP Tour title of the season with a straight-sets win over Argentine Juan Monaco at the Valencia Open yesterday.

Fernando Verdasco is chasing a Barclays ATP World Tour Finals spot. No. 4 seed Fernando Verdasco , who captured his first ATP World Tour title in Valencia five years ago, plays countryman and wild card Oscar Hernandez in the first round Wednesday at the Valencia Open 500.

Igor Andreev is playing in St. Petersburg for the first time in five years. There are six Russians in second round action Thursday at the St.

Juergen Melzer followed in the footsteps of Thomas Muster, becoming first home player since the still-popular local legend in 1995 to reach the final of the Bank Austria Trophy Saturday with fighting comeback win over Janko Tipsarevic.

Top-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia dropped out of the St. Petersburg Open in Russia Thursday, retiring with a back injury during his second-round match.

Top-seeded Mikhail Youzhny of Russia retired with lower back pain while trailing Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan 6-2, 2-1 Thursday in the second round of the St.

Once touted as a future world No. 1, Latvian Ernests Gulbis has been endured one of his worst seasons to date.

American John Isner began his European autumn indoor campaign in disappointing fashion here on Wednesday, with the eighth seeded eliminated 7-6 , 6-4 in the opening round at the Austrian Tennis Trophy by Serb Janko Tipsarevic.

Top-seeded and former champion Mikhail Youzhny and two-time winner Marat Safin were among Wednesday's winners at the $750,000 St.

Mikhail Youzhny clinched the fifth title in his career by beating Janko Tipsarevic of Sebia in the final of his 11th consecutive Kremlin Cup.

RUSSIA'S Mikhail Youzhny rallied to beat Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 6-7 , 6-0, 6-4 on Sunday to win the Kremlin Cup, while Italian Francesca Schiavone won her second career title, beating Olga Govortsova of Belarus 6-3, 6-0 for the women's crown.

Third-seeded Serb Viktor Troicki went by way of a first-round upset Monday at the $750,000 St.

Baghdatis tops Rochus in Stockholm final October 25, 2009 Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus beat Olivier Rochus of Belgium 6-1, 7-5 on Sunday, winning the Stockholm Open for his third career ATP Tour singles title just a week after learning he had gained the event's main draw.

Moscow No. 6 seed Mikhail Youzhny advanced to his third final of the season on Saturday, dispatching the unheralded efforts of Kazakhstani qualifier Mikhail Kukushkin 6-2, 6-1. The decisive one hour and eight minute victory propelled Youzhny to his second straight final, after reaching the championship match at the Japan Open .

Second-seeded Romanian Victor Hanescu and Latvian Ernests Gulbis were first-round winners Sunday on the opening day at the $750,000 St.