World number one Novak Djokovic beat Argentine Juan Monaco 6-0, 7-6 on Friday to reach the final of the Sony Ericsson Open, where he will meet Andy Murray.
Roger Federer was left waiting until almost midnight to start his US Open fourth round match on Monday, but made up for the delay with a brutal 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 win over Argentine Juan Monaco to reach the quarter-finals.
World number one Novak Djokovic moved into the semi-finals of the Sony Ericsson Open after holding off a brave second set effort from Spain's David Ferrer to win 6-2, 7-6 on Thursday.
Andy Murray's Rome Masters campaign floundered at the first hurdle when he lost 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 to Argentine qualifier Juan Monaco on Wednesday. Roger Federer, who like Murray had a bye into round two, had a much easier time and eased into the third round with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Ivo Karlovic.
India's Somdev Devvarman sailed into the second round of the Wimbledon men's singles event after his German opponent, Denis Gremelmayr, retired hurt midway through the first round match in London on Tuesday.
Fit-again Andy Roddick kept his US Open preparations on a smooth track by crushing Colombian Santiago Giraldo 6-1, 6-3 in the third round of the Winston-Salem Open on Wednesday.
Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick won in straight sets on Wednesday to march into the third round of the Paris Masters.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Max Mirnyi advanced to the semi-finals while Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi sealed a quarter-final berth in the Valencia Open.
Defending champion Andy Murray and ATP finals hopefuls Mikhail Youzhny and Fernando Verdasco all made surprise early exits from the Valencia Open on Wednesday. World number four and top seed Murray fell 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 to Argentine Juan Monaco in the second round, while world number 10 Youzhny pulled out at the start of the day with a back problem.
French Open finalist Robin Soderling overcame some second set nerves to beat Argentine Juan Monaco 6-3, 7-6 on Sunday, clinching the Swedish Open title and his first ATP win on clay.
The Indo-Scottish duo beat Juan Monaco and Todd Perry 7-6(1), 6-7(5), 10-3.
Carlos Moya enjoyed a straight-sets win over qualifier Peter Luczak in the first round of the $380,000 Buenos Aires Open.
Andy Murray recovered from an early setback to beat Austrian Dominic Thiem.
Rafael Nadal won his first title of the year with a 6-4, 6-1 victory.
Rafael Nadal, working his way back to top form after wrist problems last year, screamed with delight on reaching the Argentine Open semi-finals with a 6-1 6-1 rout of Federico Delbonis on Friday.
Barcelona made a disappointing start to their Champions League campaign by losing 2-1 to AS Monaco on Thursday.
Rafael Nadal made up for his semi-final defeat at the Rio Open a week ago by reaching the Argentine Open final with a 7-6, 6-2 victory over Carlos Berlocq.
Second seed Gael Monfils edged past Croatia's Ivo Karlovic 7-6(6), 7-6(6) and Marin Cilic ousted Argentine Juan Monaco 7-5, 6-1 to progress to the Japan Open semi-finals in Tokyo on Friday.
Top seed Rafael Nadal overcame fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 6-3 at the Rome Masters on Friday while Roger Federer beat German qualifier Mischa Zverev 7-6, 6-2 to book a semi-final with holder Novak Djokovic. Serb Djokovic eased through with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph over Argentine fifth seed Juan Martin Del Potro. Nadal next faces Chilean 12th seed Fernando Gonzalez, a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 winner over Argentine qualifier Juan Monaco.
Swiss second seed Stanislas Wawrinka was pushed again to three sets before he progressed to the quarter-finals of the Buenos Aires Open on Wednesday.
Seventh seed Wawrinka of Switzerland set up a third-round meeting with Bulgarian ninth seed Grigor Dimitrov after seeing off Argentine Juan Monaco 6-4, 6-1.
Third seeds Leander Paes-Mahesh Bhupathi and fifth seeds Rohan Bopanna-Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi progressed to the pre-quarter-finals in the ATP Western and Southern Open with contrasting victories, in Cincinnati, on Thursday. Paes-Bhupathi got the better of Spaniards Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez 6-4, 6-2 in the second round. Bopanna-Qureshi beat the Argentine pair of Juan Ignacio Chela-Juan Monaco 6-3, 5-7, 10-4.
Former world number one Carlos Moya has withdrawn from next week's Wimbledon championships with a shoulder injury, tournament organisers said on Monday. The 31-year-old Spaniard is joined by Argentine claycourt specialists Juan Monaco and Juan Ignacio Chela who have pulled out with back and shoulder injuries respectively.
Fourth seed Andy Murray erased memories of early losses at Indian Wells by storming into the BNP Paribas Open third round with a ruthless 6-1, 6-3 victory over Canadian Vasek Pospisil on Saturday.
The world No 1 was taken the distance by Argentine qualifier Juan Monaco at the Hamburg Masters.
Rafael Nadal made a successful comeback after a seven-month injury absence with victory in the first round of the Chilean Open doubles on Tuesday.
Former world number one Marat Safin stumbled out of the Paris Masters when he lost 6-0, 7-6 to Argentine qualifier Juan Monaco in the first round on Monday. The Russian, three-time winner of the Paris indoor tournament, picked up his game too late to unsettle Monaco, who will next meet France's Gael Monfils, seeded 16th.
If there was any doubt that Rafa Nadal will reach the French Open quarter-finals on Monday, a simple look at the numbers should silence the sceptics.
The Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna entered the quarter-finals of the men's doubles event while Leander Paes and Sania Mirza made exit with their respective partners at the Madrid Open, on Wednesday.
Nine years after his twin crowns at Wimbledon, Leander Paes is hoping history to repeat itself at the US Open.
India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi won their respective matches to advance into the pre-quarterfinals of the US Open on Friday.
Top seed Carlos Moya recorded another straight-sets win at the $380,000 Buenos Aires Open on Wednesday.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic survived a scare.
The winners of the season's first three grand slams Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Rafa Nadal put on a masterclass at the Western and Southern Open on Wednesday, strolling into the third round with straight sets wins.
Britain's Andy Murray enjoyed a routine win over Argentina's Juan Monaco to ease into the third round of the tennis tournament at the Rio Games on Tuesday, while Spain's world number nine David Ferrer was knocked out.
US Open champion Marin Cilic made a shock first-round exit from the Shanghai Masters on Monday after losing 7-5, 2-6, 7-6(2) to fellow Croatian Ivo Karlovic.
Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha both scored twice to help Barcelona thrash hosts Villarreal 5-1.
A first-half penalty earned Lille a shock 1-0 home victory over holders Real Madrid in the Champions League group phase on Wednesday.
According to Hola magazine, Nadal and Xisca got secretly engaged in May last year and now planning an autumn wedding this year.
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