Andy Roddick defeated French wildcard Thierry Ascione in the first round of the Lyon Grand Prix.
Arsenal have lost two and drawn one of their five Premier League games since the Frenchman was sidelined with injury.
Arsenal are prepared to make Thierry Henry the highest-paid player in the history of the club to keep the Frenchman at Highbury
Arsenal equalled Nottingham Forest's 42-match unbeaten league record beating Middlesbrough 5-3 at Highbury.
The ace midfielder was named in the team for France's final two World Cup qualifiers next month despite a groin injury.
Juventus midfielder Pavel Nedved has been named European Footballer of the Year, France Football magazine confirmed on Monday.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is confident the France forward will open negotiations with the Premier League club over his long-term future.
Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has been selected in the uefa.com users' team of the year for the fourth time in succession
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Santini always made it clear that Manchester City's Nicolas Anelka would not be on the list.
Referee Graham Poll has defended his decision to allow Arsenal striker Thierry Henry to score with a quick free kick in the champions' 2-2 draw with leaders Chelsea at Highbury on Sunday.
Brazilian Ronaldinho was named World Soccer magazine's Player of the Year on Thursday with Jose Mourinho winning Manager of 2004 and Greece taking the Team award.
PSV Eindhoven qualified for the Champions League knockout stage for the first time after a draw against a 9-man Arsenal team.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday
Spain coach Luis Aragones landed himself in trouble on Wednesday after appearing to make a racist comment about French striker Thierry Henry during a training session.
A round-up of the weekend's action in the major European leagues.
Arsene Wenger was hoping to get a better idea from a scan which Henry was having on a groin injury.
The Arsenal manager is not sure whether the injured striker will be fit for next month's FA Cup final against Manchester United.
Thierry Henry and Sol Campbell will miss Arsenal's FA Cup semi-final against Blackburn Rovers due to injury
Arsenal's top scorer Thierry Henry has been ruled out of their FA Cup semi-final against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday due to a groin injury.
Arsenal manager hailed Thierry Henry as "world class" after the prolific striker netted his 100th premier league goal against Southampton on Tuesday.
The four-times European champions went through 3-2 on aggregate after losing 0-1 in the second leg Champions League quarter-final.
Chelsea beat Norwich City 3-1 as title rivals Manchester United stumbled to a 0-0 draw against a 10-man Crystal Palace.
The defeat was especially costly for Claudio Ranieri's expensively assembled team who began the day in joint second place with title rivals Arsenal.
The Thai was pushed to a first-set tiebreaker before cruising past the Frenchman in the second round of the RCA Championships.
Rooney, 18, is Euro 2004's top scorer with four goals, leading his normally understated coach Sven-Goran Eriksson to draw comparisons with Brazil's maestro.
Some of the best midfielders in the world will cross swords when the two teams meet on Sunday.
The French striker will be absent from the Arsenal first team lineup for the first time this season on Sunday.
The underdogs advanced through to the final on the away goals rule after a 2-2 aggregate scoreline against Arsenal.
No less than nine French players play in the English premier league and many will be in direct opposition to club team mates.
