ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic cruised to an easy victory Tuesday, advancing to the third round of the World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
PARIS, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- No. 4 seed Francesca Schiavone of Italy advanced Tuesday in second-round action at the $700,000 Open GDF Suez tennis tournament in Paris.
PATTAYA, Thailand, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Vera Zvonareva posted a straight-set victory Tuesday at the PTT Pattaya Open tennis tournament in Thailand.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- No. 5-seeded Tomas Berdych needed nearly 2 1/2 hours Monday in escaping the first round of the $600,000 SAP Open in California with a three-set win.
COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Second-seeded Albert Montanes of Spain won his opening match Monday in the Brasil Open, topping Simon Greul of Germany in straight sets.
PARIS, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Eighth-seeded Elena Vesnina of Russia scored a straight-set victory Monday to move on to the second round of the Open GDF Suez tennis tournament in Paris.
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Sweden's Robin Soderling posted a comeback win Monday in the opening round of the World Tennis Tournament in the Netherlands.
PATTAYA CITY, Thailand, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Germany's Sabine Lisicki, the No. 2 seed, and Russian Anna Chakvetadze were first-round winners Monday in the Pattaya Open in Thailand.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil posted a three-set win over Argentina's Juan Monaco Sunday in the championship match of the Movistar Open tennis tournament in Chile.
BELGRADE, Serbia, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A doubles win by Svetlana Kuznetsova and Alisa Kleybanova Sunday carried Russia into the Fed Cup semifinals, where its opponent will be the United States team.
ZAGREB, Croatia, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Marin Cilic captured his fifth ATP singles championship Sunday, winning the Zagreb Indoors in Croatia for the second straight year.
KHARKIV, Ukraine, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Francesca Schiavone sent defending champion Italy on to the Fed Cup semifinals with a three-set victory Sunday against Ukraine's Kateryna Bondarenko.
BRNO, Czech Republic, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Czech Republic gained the Fed Cup semifinals Sunday by ousting the German team with a doubles victory by Lucie Hradecka and Kveta Peschke.
LIEVIN, France, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A win by Melanie Oudin in France Sunday advanced the United States team to the semifinal round against Russia in the Fed Cup.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Spaniard Feliciano Lopez claimed his second ATP title Sunday, defeating Stephane Robert at the SA Tennis Open in South Africa.
KHARKIV, Ukraine, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Flavia Pennetta's win over Kateryna Bondarenko Saturday drew defending champion Italy into a 1-1 tie with Ukraine in a Fed Cup quarterfinal.
BELGRADE, Serbia, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Jelena Jankovic's 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 win over Alisa Kleybanova Saturday pulled Serbia into a 1-1 tie with Russia at the Fed Cup quarterfinal in Belgrade.
ZAGREB, Croatia, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Defending champ Marin Cilic banged out a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 win over Austria's Jurgen Melzer Saturday in a semifinal match at the Zagreb Indoors Tennis Tournament.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Gabe Monfils and David Ferrer, the top two seeds, lost their semifinal matches Saturday at the SA Tennis Open in Johannesburg.
LIEVIN, France, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Singles victories Saturday by Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Melanie Oudin gave the United States a 2-0 lead over France at the Fed Cup quarterfinals.
BRNO, Czech Republic, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Wins by Petra Kvitova and Germany's Anna-Lena Groenefeld Saturday left the Germans and the Czechs tied, 1-1, at the Fed Cup quarterfinal at Brno.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Fernando Gonzalez and Juan Monaco, the tournament's top two seeds, reached the semifinals Friday at the Movistar Open.