Arnaud Clement beat British teenager Andy Murray 7-6, 6-2 to win the Legg Mason Classic.
The American scored his maiden win over Arnaud Clement to advance to the quarter-finals of the Kroger St Jude championships.
Experienced Frenchman Arnaud Clement and British teenager Andy Murray roared into the Legg Mason Classic final with straight-sets victories.
World number one Rafael Nadal will begin the defence of his title at Wimbledon against Frenchman Arnaud Clement as long as his painful knees hold up. French Open champion Federer, in pursuit of a record 15th Grand Slam title, will open his account against Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun.
The defeat at the Lyon indoor tournament means Baghdatis faces a struggle to make the season-ending Masters Cup.
The victory avenged the Croat's quarter-final defeat at the hands of Clement at Queen's last week.
Russia's Mikhail Youzhny kept alive slim hopes of qualifying for the Masters Cup by downing Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-4 6-3 in the opening round of the Paris Masters on Monday.
Sania advanced to the second round with a 6-3 6-3 win over Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues.
Fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko overcame an early fright to beat France's Florent Serra 6-7, 6-4, 6-1 on Tuesday in an error-strewn first-round battle at the Dubai Championships.
The 32-year-old former Australian Open champion was blitzed in the opening set but discovered his serving touch to claim his fifth career victory in 10 matches against the Frenchman.
Swedish top seed Robin Soderling survived his first real test at the Stockholm Open on Friday, beating Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the quarter-finals 7-6 6-4.
The Australian Open champion beat Frenchman Arnaud Clement 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in his opening match at the US Open.
Rafael Nadal fired down 10 aces en route to a 6-3, 7-6 win over Arnaud Clement in the Pacific Life Open second round.
Fourth seed Novak Djokovic's Wimbledon preparations were thrown off course on Friday when he was upstaged by Arnaud Clement in the third round at Queen's.
Frenchman Marc Gicquel reached the last four of the Lyon International with an upset win over compatriot Sebastien Grosjean.
Roger Federer lifted his clay-court game when it mattered to beat Arnaud Clement 7-6, 6-2 and book a semi-final place at the Estoril Open on Friday. Federer's woes on the surface looked in danger of continuing when he lost the first two games of the quarter-final but he gradually improved to see off the Frenchman with something of a flourish.
Roger Federer produced a vintage performance to crush Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 and seal Switzerland's maiden Davis Cup title with a 3-1 win over hosts France on Sunday.
Images from Monday's action at the French Open.
Images from Wednesday's matches at Roland Garros
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