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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.
Zvonareva through to Pattaya second round
PATTAYA, Thailand, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Vera Zvonareva posted a straight-set victory Tuesday at the PTT Pattaya Open tennis tournament in Thailand.
Berdych claims long first-round victory
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.
Montanes heads to second round in Brazil
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.
Vesnina gains second round in Paris
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.
Soderling rallies to win Rotterdam opener
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.
Lisicki advances in Thailand tennis
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.
Bellucci tops Monaco for Santiago title
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.
Russia heads for Fed Cup duel with U.S.
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.
Cilic repeats at Zagreb Indoors champion
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.
Defending champ Italy moves on in Fed Cup
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.
Czech Republic goes to Fed Cup semis
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.
U.S. team reaches Fed Cup semifinals
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.
Lopez beats Robert in Johannesburg final
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.
Italy, Ukraine 1-1 at Fed Cup
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.
Cilic advances to Zagreb final again
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.
Monfils, Ferrer lose Johannesburg semis
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.
U.S. has 2-0 lead over France at Fed Cup
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.
Czechs, Germans 1-1 at Fed Cup tennis
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.
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