Alexander Waske and Philipp Petzschner beat Dmitry Tursunov and Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, 7-6 in the doubles to put Germany 2-1 up on holders Russia in their Davis Cup semi-final.
The Swiss matched John McEnroe's record streak of 11 straight-set wins in Grand Slam matches on Sunday.
Roger Federer beat Russian Mikhail Youzhny at the Dubai Open on Saturday.
Ivan Ljubicic will take on Robin Soederling in Friday's other semi-final.
The fourth seeds got a walkover after their opponents Rainer Schuettler of Germany and Mikhail Youzhny of Russia did not turn up.
Argentina reached the Davis Cup final for the second time as victory in the doubles gave them an unassailable 3-0 lead over Australia.
Defending champion Rafael Nadal has pulled out of next week's China Open because of an ankle injury.
The sixth seeds beat fourth seeds Paul Hanley of Australia and Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe in a nail-biting men's doubles semi-final at the US Open.
The Indo-Belgian pair lost 4-6, 4-6 to Leos Friedl and Mikhail Youzhny in the men's doubles first round.
Greg Rusedski bid a muted goodbye to Canadian tennis fans with a 6-4, 6-2 loss to Russian Mikhail Youzhny.
They were beaten by Frederic Niemeyer of Canada and Glenn Weiner of the US in the first round at Wimbledon.
Haas had earlier defeated Russia's Mikhail Youzhny with an identical 6-4, 6-3 score.
Paes and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek beat Jerzy Janowicz and Lukasz Kubot while Bopanna and Edouard Roger-Vasselin got the better of Andreas Seppi and Mikhail Youzhny in second round matches.
Roger Federer claimed a 6-3 6-1 victory over a shell-shocked Andre Agassi on Saturday to reach the final of the Dubai Open.
Marat Safin and Mikhail won the doubles to give Russia a 3-0 lead in their Davis Cup World Group playoff tie.
A shoulder muscle pull forced Rikl to retire from the first round match at the Mercedes Open.
Watching Spain win Euro 2008 on television has helped Rafael Nadal on his quest to win Wimbledon.
The Russian hinted at retirement after rallying to beat Nicolas Kiefer in the first round action at the St Petersburg Open.
"It happened to me but I will not tell you where or how," Arnaud Clement told reporters after his first-round defeat by Russia's Mikhail Youzhny at the Paris Masters Series tournament.
Igor Andreev took Russia to their second successive Davis Cup final by beating Philipp Kohlschreiber in the fifth and deciding rubber.
The Indo-Czech pair beat second seeds Mark Knowels and Daniel Nestor in the semi-finals.
Substitute Dmitry Tursunov beat Andy Roddick in an epic five-set battle to seal a Russian victory over the United States.
The Indo-Czech pair beat Leos Friedl of the Czech Republic and Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in the quarter-finals at the US Open.
Ivan Ljubicic salvaged the opening day of Croatia's Davis Cup semi-final against Russia, winning a pulsating five-set duel with Mikhail Youzhny to level the tie 1-1.
Yuki Bhambri, making a comeback from an elbow injury, on Sunday qualified for the singles main draw of the Chennai Open.
World number one Novak Djokovic survived a second set fightback from Slovak Martin Klizan before winning his opening match at the Miami Open 6-0, 5-7, 6-1.
Fourth seed Rafael Nadal showed he is healthy and ready to challenge for a third US Open title as he rolled into the last 16 at Flushing Meadows on Friday with a fist-pumping 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over Russian Andrey Kuznetsov.
A relieved Rafael Nadal felt the confidence come flooding back in a first-round romp at the Australian Open on Monday.
World No. 3 David Ferrer has reached the semi-finals of the Valencia Open for the fourth consecutive year with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 win over fifth seed Jerzy Janowicz.
Roger Federer clinched his first title of the season before the start of his Wimbledon defence when he battled back from a set down to beat Russia's Mikhail Youzhny 6-7(5),6-3, 6-4 and win the Halle Open on Sunday.
Riding on spirited wins from former women's world number one Martina Hingis and veteran Australian player Mark Philippoussis, Hyderabad Aces defeated Bangalore Raptors by 27-25 margin to start their Champions Tennis League (CTL) campaign on a winning note in Hyderabad late on Monday.
Rafael Nadal, with his troublesome left wrist improving every day, will be eyeing more progress at the US Open on Friday when he bids for a place in the last 16.
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India's Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian partner Florin Mergea began their campaign at the Wimbledon championships with a hard-fought win over over Tim Smyczek and Jiri Vesley in the men's doubles.
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