Tommy Robredo News

World number two Rafael Nadal saved five match points before overcoming Nicolas Almagro 3-6 7-6 7-5 in a thrilling all-Spanish second-round battle at the Paris Masters on Wednesday.

Former world tennis No 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero has confirmed he will return to Auckland in January to chase an elusive Heineken Open victory.

Berdych defeats French qualifier Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic returns the ball to Vincent Millot of France during their match in the Paris Masters Series tennis tournament on Monday.

Top seed Andy Murray , No. 2 Nikolay Davydenko and No. 4 seed Fernando Verdasco are among the five seeds in second round action Thursday at the Valencia Open 500.

Andy Murray progressed to the semi-finals of the inaugural Valencia Open with a comfortable 6-4 6-2 victory over Albert Montanes.

Albert Montanes congratulates Guillermo Garcia-Lopez after the Spanish duo beat fourth seeds Martin Damm and Julian Knowle Wednesday.

Valencia - Top seed Andy Murray celebrated his return from injury with a comfortable 6-3, 6-1 win over wild card Daniel Gimeno-Traver in the first round of the Valencia Open on Tuesday.

ANDY Murray is hoping to reign in Spain this week as he seeks his 14th career title at the Valencia Open.

Frenchman Gael Monfils was a runner-up in 2008 at Vienna. There are four first round and three second round matches at the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy, led by No.

PERTH: World number four Andy Murray will be the major drawcard at next year's Hopman Cup, it was announced here Tuesday.

Tommy Robredo will revisit Perth to make another run at the Hopman Cup title. The 16th-ranked Robredo will return to Perth for the fourth time, partnering Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in the eight-nation, mixed-team competition set for January 2-9 at the Burswood Dome.

Sweden's Robin Soderling is the lone seed to reach the quarter-finals. The If Stockholm Open semi-finals are headlined by two former Grand Slam finalists with top seed Robin Soderling and unseeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus.

Serena Williams overcame two breaks in the second set to beat Dinara Safina of Russia 6-2, 6-3 Sunday and reach the quarter-finals of the French Open.

World No. 2 Rafael Nadal and No. 4 Novak Djokovic each won in straight sets Thursday in the third round of the $5.3 million Shanghai ATP Masters in China.

Gael Monfils, under the guidance of Lleyton Hewitt's former coach Roger Rasheed, improved to a 35-15 season record.

SHANGHAI: Spanish top seed Rafael Nadal overcame stubborn second-set resistance from compatriot Tommy Robredo to reach the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals 6-1, 6-4 on Thursday.

World No. 2 Rafael Nadal eased past his compatriot Tommy Robredo to reach the quarterfinals of the ATP Masters 1000 Event in Shanghai.

German hopes at the Shanghai Masters took a blow Wednesday as 15th seed Tommy Haas was forced to quit after losing the opening set 6-4 against compatriot Rainer Schuettler with a right shoulder injury.

Top seed Rafa Nadal marched into the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters with a thoroughly entertaining 6-2 6-7 6-4 victory over American James Blake on Wednesday.

Tenth-seeded Fernando Gonzalez and former world No. 1 Marat Safin were among Monday's opening-round winners at the $5.25 million Shanghai ATP Masters.