Rafael Nadal outmuscled Tommy Robredo for his 47th consecutive claycourt victory.
Rafael Nadal extended his winning streak on clay to 46 after he edged out fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro at the Barcelona Open.
Roger Federer beat Russian Mikhail Youzhny at the Dubai Open on Saturday.
World number one Andy Murray beat Romanian Marius Copil 6-4, 6-3 to reach the third round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday.
Lleyton Hewitt breezed into the last four of the Tennis Channel Open with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Philip Kohlschrieber
Sebastien Grosjean upset sixth seed Guillermo Coria while Tommy Robredo beat James Blake
Croatian Ivan Ljubicic grabbed the last ticket to the eight-strong Masters Cup on Friday.
The fourth seeds got a walkover after their opponents Rainer Schuettler of Germany and Mikhail Youzhny of Russia did not turn up.
Third and fourth seeds Nikolay Davydenko and Guillermo Coria were eliminated in the Madrid Masters.
Ivan Ljubicic reached his second final in two weeks when he beat fifth-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo.
Roger Federer will kick off his 20th season as a professional at the Hopman Cup next year, returning to the international team tournament in Perth for the first time since he teamed up with his now wife Mirka in 2002.
Rafael Nadal cruised into the Swedish Open final with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo.
Tim Henman and Juan Carlos Ferrero slumped to demoralising defeats in the second round.
The world No. 1 thrashed Tomas Berdych to reach the third round of the Hamburg Masters.
Nicolas Almagro upset defending champion Tommy Robredo 6-7 6-2 6-4 in a bruising all-Spanish clash to reach the third round of the Hamburg Masters on Tuesday.
The French Open champion overcame a mid-match slump to defeat Spaniard Tommy Robredo 6-1, 2-6, 6-1 in the final.
Gaudio beat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in a three set semi-final at the Estoril Open while Robredo advanced after Carlos Moya retired.
The two former world number ones and French Open champions traded blows and counter-punches for two hours 48 minutes.
Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic upset third seed Tim Henman rain disrupted match to reach the semi-finals of the Dubai Open
Andre Agassi beat Spain's Tommy Robredo while Marat Safin knocked out Peruvian Luis Horna at the Madrid Masters.
The 13th seeded duo beat Spain's Rafael Nadal and Tommy Robredo 6-3 6-3 in the semi-final on Thursday.
Tommy Robredo won his first Masters Series title, defeating Radek Stepanek 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 in the final in Hamburg
Making an astonishing comeback from the brink of defeat, defending champion Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand pipped fourth seed Spaniard Tommy Robredo 1-6, 7-6, 7-5.
Carlos Moya, Paradorn Srichaphan and Felix Mantilla are the other top players who have already confirmed their entry.
Roddick defeated Tommy Robredo while Srichapan ended the run of 17-year-old Rafael Nadal.
Robredo joins compatriots Carlos Moya, Juan Carlos Ferrero and his next opponent, holder Albert Costa, in the last eight.
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