The Argentine No 1 overpowered Russia's Marat Safin in the second singles after Nikolay Davydenko beat Juan Ignacio Chela.
Marat Safin and Mikhail won the doubles to give Russia a 3-0 lead in their Davis Cup World Group playoff tie.
The Australian registered a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Marat Safin in the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters.
Bob and Mike Bryan beat Mikhail Youzhny and Dmitry Tursunov in the doubles to enable the United States pull back 1-2 in their Davis Cup semi-final against Russia.
All three advanced to the last 16 of the Australian Open with some style.
The Russian registered an easy 6-2, 6-2 victory in the second round of the Rome Masters.
The former overpowered Alberto Martin while Coria beat David Nalbandian at the Monte Carlo Masters.
Kim Clijsters beat Dinara Safina, while Mary Pierce downed Tatiana Golovin in the semi-final of the Paris Open.
Spain's Feliciano Lopez sent the Australian ninth seed spinning out of the Madrid Masters on a night of surprises.
The world number four said that he has yet to fully recover from a ligament tear in his left knee.
Argentine Franco Squillari provided the shock of the first round at the Valencia Open by beating the second seed 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
The third seed withdrew because of a wrist injury that will sideline him for at least two weeks.
The Spaniard beat the rising Thai ace 6-3, 6-1 in brilliant fashion to enter the semis of the Sydney International.
Australian Open champion Marat Safin feared nerves would once again get the better of him during the final.
The Russian stared down the challenge of local hero Lleyton Hewitt to win the centenary Australian Open on Sunday.
Marat Safin paid the price for his later-than-scheduled arrival at the Hopman Cup as top seeds Russia suffered a shock defeat to Germany.
The 2000 champion was beaten by Sweden's Thomas Enqvist in the first round at the US Open.
Andy Murray's hopes of a first Grand Slam quarter-final ended in disappointment when he was beaten 6-1, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 by seventh seed Nikolay Davydenko of Russia.\n\n
The Australian Open runner-up let slip a two-set advantage on the Davis Cup tie against Belarus.\n\n
Carlos Moya is fit, in form and utterly convinced he is now a better all-round player than when he won the French Open as a fearless 21-year-old back in 1998
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