Potito Starace News

St. Petersburg Open - Russia Future French hopeful Jeremy Chardy made quick work of Petru-Alexandru Luncanu on Tuesday, defeating the qualifier 6-2, 6-2. Chardy, who has been touted as a potential top 10 player, used his canon serve and sonic forehand to improve to 34-25 on the season.

Jeremy Chardy, who at No. 4 was the highest seed in action Tuesday, stormed past Petru-Alexandru Luncanu 6-2, 6-2 at the St.

Marat Safin is making his final Russian tournament appearance in St. Petersburg. An action-packed schedule is set for Tuesday at the St.

Seeded players Jeremy Chardy of France, Igor Andreev of Russia and Horacio Zeballos of Argentina advanced to the second round of the St.

St. Petersburg Open - Russia No. 3 seed Viktor Troicki was ousted in first round action on Monday, losing to journeyman Karol Beck 7-6 , 4-6, 6-4. Troicki, who lost his 11th first round match of the season, struck 10 aces and won 83 percent of his first serve points while falling to 30-27 on the year.

Mikhail Youzhny reached the Kremlin Cup semi-finals in 2004. Russian Mikhail Youzhny pleased home tennis fans as he advanced to the second round of the Kremlin Cup with a 6-1, 7-6 victory over Horacio Zeballos Monday at the ATP World Tour 250 indoor hard-court tennis tournament in Moscow.

Mikhail Youzhny will attempt to reach the Moscow quarter-finals for the fourth time.

Russian tennis icon Marat Safin battled from a set down to advance past top seeded compatriot Nikolay Davydenko into the second round of the joint ATP and WTA tournament here on Wednesday.

Recent Japan finalist Mikhail Youzhny advanced to the second round of Moscow on Monday, defeating Horacio Zeballos 6-1, 7-6 .A The 27-year-old, who is currently ranked No.

Russian favorite Mikhail Youzhny was among Monday's opening-round winners at the $1.08 million Kremlin Cup tennis event.

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal could face each other in the first round of next year's Davis Cup after Spain drew Switzerland on Wednesday.

It's a mad world indeed when you have a guy that can serve 78 aces and still lose a match.

Federer pulls out of Japan Open, Shanghai Masters Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates after beating Italy's Potito Starace after their Davis Cup tennis match at Valleta Cambiasso sporting centre in Genoa on September 20, 2009.

Shahar Peer won the GDD-Guangzhou International Women's Open, beating Alberta Brianti 6-3 6-4 in Guangzhou, China Melinda Czink beat Lucie Safarova 4-6 6-3 7-5 to win the Bell Challenge in Quebec City, Canada Evgeny Korolev beat Florent Serra 6-4 6-3 to win the Pekao Szczecin Open in Szczecin, Poland DAVIS CUP World Group Semifinals Czech Republic ...

Switzerland secured their World Group status for next season as Roger Federer thrashed Potito Starace 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 to secure an unassailable 3-1 lead in the play-off in Genoa on Sunday.

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Top-ranked Roger Federer has arrived in Italy to play for Switzerland in the Davis Cup.

Tennis Bernard Tomic in elite company after winning US Open junior crown September 14, 2009 Bernard Tomic has joined an elite group including Andy Roddick and Stefan Edberg to have completed the Australian Open-US Open junior grand slam double with an emphatic victory in the boys' final in New York.

Simone Bolelli was named Monday to Italy's team for a Davis Cup playoff against Switzerland, putting a 10-month suspension behind him.

Sam Stosur has come through her test with Ai Sugiyama 6-4 4-6 6-4 but had a worrying 58 unforced errors in the match.