Top seed Nikolay Davydenko and third seed Andy Murray reached the quarter-finals of $1.5 million Qatar Open in contrasting style in Doha.
Spain's Rafael Nadal began his ATP Tour season by demolishing Frenchman Fabrice Santoro 6-0, 6-1 at the Qatar Open in Doha on Tuesday. Roger Federer, seeded second behind Nadal, and third seed Andy Murray also notched easy wins to reach the second round.
Top seeded Indo-Czech pair of Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy stormed into the summit clash of the Thailand Open after inflicting a straight-set defeat on Fabrice Santoro and Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in Bangkok on Saturday.
US Open finalists Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy stormed into the semi-finals of the Bangkok Open with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Tomas Berdych and Simone Bolelli on Friday. The will take on Fabrice Santoro and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for a place in the final.
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam Qureshi went down 6-4, 7-6(1) to unseeded American duo of Mardy Fish and John Isner in the doubles final.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles of the Bahamas upset top seeds Bryan Brothers to enter the semifinals of the Australian Open men's doubles competition in Melbourne on Wednesday.
The American slumped to a 7-6, 2-6, 6-4 defeat by Frenchman Fabrice Santoro in the first round of the Lyon Grand Prix.
The fifth seeded Indo-Czech pair was beaten by fourth seeds Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjic at Wimbledon on Friday.
They went out of the title race at Rome Masters series following their loss to the sixth-seed pair of Fabrice Santoro and Ninad Zimonjic.
The third seeded Indo-Czech pair beat Romanian Andrei Pavel and Germany's Alexander Waske in the quarter-finals.
The fourth seeded Indo-Czech pair was beaten by second seeds Mark Knowels of Bahamas and Daniel Nestor of Canada in the Medibank International Open.
The fifth seed became the first major casualty at the Cincinnati Masters, losing in the opening round.
Indo-Czech pair shocked fourth seeds Paul Hanley of Australia and Kevin Ullyet of Zimbabwe in a match lasting four hours and 20 minutes.
The second seeds lost to the French pair of Fabrice Santoro and Michael Llodra in the quarter-final of the men's doubles.
Karol Kucera of Slovakia accused line judges of helping 15th seed Lleyton Hewitt during their second round centre court match.
The Indo-Serbian pair shocked fourth seeds Michael Llodra and Fabrice Santoro in the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters on Saturday.
The pair beat Michael Llodra and Fabrice Santoro in the final.
The sixth seeded Indo-US pair lost to Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia and Fabrice Santoro at the French Open.
The sixth seed Indo-Serbian duo lost to Michael Llodra and Fabrice Santoro of France, seeded eighth, 6-3, 6-2.
Leander Paes and Nenad Zimonjic beat the Bryan brothers 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the quarterfinals.
They were beaten by French duo Michael Llodra and Fabrice Santoro in the semifinals of the ATP Tennis Masters in Rome.
The youngest male winner of a Grand Slam tournament bid an emotional farewell to Roland Garros, the venue in which he became an instant star in 1989.
The Indo-Czech pair beat Leos Friedl of the Czech Republic and Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in the quarter-finals at the US Open.
Top seeds Mike and Bob Bryan came from a set down to beat Martin Damm and Leander Paes 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Australian Open.
American Todd Martin announced his retirement after losing to Fabrice Santoro of France in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday.
Singapore Slammers beat Indian Aces 27-21 in what turned out to be a dress rehearsal for the final of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), which the two teams will be vying for $1 million prize money.
Indian Aces continued their dominance in IPTL 2 with a 25-18 win over Japan Warriors on the opening day of tournament's Dubai leg on Monday.
Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna got past Bruno Soares and Daniela Hantuchova in the mixed-doubled match as Indian Aces edged past Singapore Slammers in the UAE leg of the International Premier Tennis League on Thursday.
Novak Djokovic beat Gael Monfils as inaugural champions Micromax Indian Aces signed off their IPTL campaign with a 15-29 defeat against Musafir.com UAE Royals in Dubai on Saturday.
Indian Aces sailed past Singapore Slammers 26-16 in the inaugural match of the much talked about International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) in Manila on Friday.
Indian Aces continued their winning run as they beat Manila Mavericks 24-15 on the second day of the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) in Manila, on Saturday.
Fans who had poured in to see the Swiss master in action witnessed him fire down a 10,000th career ace and chalk up a record 85th win at Wimbledon, surpassing the benchmark he had shared with Jimmy Connors.
Rafael Nadal will play for the Indian side in the second edition of the International Premier Tennis League.
Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna continued their good form as Indian Aces dished out yet another dominating performance to beat Manila Mavericks 28-23 in the UAE leg of the International Premier Tennis League in Dubai, on Friday.
Indian Aces notched up their third win on the trot with a 28-20 victory over UAE Royals in the battle of two unbeaten sides in an India Premier Tennis League match in Manila.
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