World number three Stanislas Wawrinka stormed back from a set down to beat German qualifier Mischa Zverev 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 and retain the men's title in Geneva on Saturday.
French Open champion Gaston Gaudio overcame a partisan crowd as he beat Chile's Fernando Gonzalez to win the BellSouth Open ATP tournament on Sunday.
The Serbian's 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 defeat also ended his dream of winning an Olympic singles gold medal, the only major honour missing from his long list of accolades.
Four-times champion Rafael Nadal was knocked out in the fourth round of the French Open, beaten 6-2 6-7 6-4 7-6 by Sweden's Robin Soderling on Sunday.
Roger Federer was lucky to keep alive his dream of winning a maiden Roland Garros crown and Venus Williams used a good night's sleep to spare herself from a French Open nightmare in the second round on Thursday.
The Indo-Belgian pair lost 4-6, 4-6 to Leos Friedl and Mikhail Youzhny in the men's doubles first round.
The Russian feels she is in much better shape than when she won the 2004 Wimbledon crown at the age of 17.
Rafael Nadal is tied with Roger Federer as the player with the most men's singles majors and the Spaniard can now overtake his great rival who has skipped the Australian Open.
Roger Federer regretted easing the pressure on Rafael Nadal after the first set of the French Open final
While Mahesh Bhupathi suffered disappointment in the doubles as well as mixed doubles
Rafael Nadal clinched a record-extending 11th Monte Carlo title as he geared up for his French Open campaign with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Japan's Kei Nishikori in the final on Sunday.
Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu gave the defending champion a nasty 20th birthday fright before the Spaniard prevailed 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
Leander Paes entered the second round, while Sania Mirza bowed out of the mixed doubles at the French Open.
Rafael Nadal will have to contend with more than 15,000 fans determined to ruin his 20th birthday celebrations when he faces the French hope on Saturday.
The Russian was fined the maximum $10,000 for refusing to attend a news conference after his first round defeat at the French Open.
The Swiss has never been beyond the semi-finals at Roland Garros.
Andy Roddick and Nadia Petrova made first round exits at the French Open on Tuesday
Rafael Nadal believes Roger Federer can beat him anytime on any surface
The Indian ace will meet former champion Anatasia Myskina in her opening match in the women's singles.
The unseeded Indian pair registered a comfortable 6-4, 6-2 victory over Phillip Simmonds of the United States and Fritz Wolmarans of South Africa.
Justine Henin-Hardenne returns to the court where she won her first grand slam on Monday.
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