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Rafael Nadal spent three and a quarter hours in a laboured opening victory at the Paris Masters Wednesday, with injured fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro barely able to stand after losing 3-6, 7-6 , 7-5. Second seed Nadal made hard work out of his first time on court in three weeks, saving five match points in a dramatic second set to stay alive for ...

Novak Djokovic has amassed an ATP World Tour-best 72-18 match record this year. Ninth-seeded Swede Robin Soderling , who must reach the BNP Paribas Masters final to stand any chance of qualifying for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals later this month, knocked out Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 6-4, 7-6 Wednesday for a place in the third round at the ATP ...

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 Tuesday in the second round of the Paris Masters.

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 ...

Nikolay Davydenko is bidding for his fifth ATP World Tour title of the season. Second seed Nikolay Davydenko , in pole position to clinch a singles berth at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals later this month, cruised past Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-3, 7-5 at the Valencia Open 500 Thursday.A The Russian countered losing serve twice by converting ...

Top-seeded British star Andy Murray, second-seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko and Spanish crowd favorite Fernando Verdasco were among Thursday's second-round winners at the $2.98 million Valencia Open.

No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic dismantled Jan Henrych on Thursday, defeating his Czech opponent 6-0, 6-0. Serving up his first double bagel of the season, Djokovic won 78 percent of his first serve points, while converting on six of nine break point opportunities.

Second seed Nikolay Davydenko remained on course for his fifth ATP Tour title of the season today with a straight-sets win against Argentinian Juan Monaco at the Valencia Open.

Valencia - Nikolay Davydenko made a smooth start to his latest bid to grab a place at the World Tour Finals with a 6-2, 6-1 first-round win over qualifier Alejandro Falla at the Valencia Open on Monday.

Nikolay Davydenko of Russia cruised into the second round of the Valencia Open with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Colombian qualifier Alejandro Falla .

By EVE FODENS ANDY Murray's bid to climb back up the world rankings following a spell on the sidelines with a wrist injury begins this week at the Valencia Open.

Austria's Jurgen Melzer toppled Marin Cilic of Croatia in straight sets on Sunday to capture the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy title.

The Valencia Tennis Open will be held in Valencia, Spain from November 2-9, with this year, the tournament being held in the newly-constructed Agora building, a stunning arena developed along the desiccated soil along the River Turia.

Marat Safin of Russia reacts after losing a point to his compatriot Evgeny Korolev during their Kremlin Cup match at the Olympic stadium in Moscow on Thursday.

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It was fitting that Nikolay Davydenko should get his biggest win of the year Sunday at the Shanghai Masters, a tournament dominated by injury withdrawals and a debate over the length of the season.

You can say what you like about Nikolay Davydenko, but the way he withstood the flak and innuendo that surrounded him after the betting controversy has been amazing.

Tennis Robin Soderling beats Guillermo Garcia-Lopez to reach Stockholm semis From correspondents in Stockholm, Sweden October 24, 2009 Top seed Robin Soderling kept home title hopes alive when he defeated Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-6 6-4 in the Stockholm Open quarter-finals. The Swede, who was runner-up to Argentina's David Nalbandian in ...

Nikolay Davydenko beat Rafael Nadal 7-6 , 6-3 in the final of the Shanghai Masters on Sunday.A This is Davydenko's fourth title of the season and his third career Masters title.

Swede Robin Soderling took victory in his first career start as a top 10 player Wednesday, leading German second seed Tommy Haas into the second round of the Stockholm Open.