LONDON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Top-ranked Roger Federer will battle local favorite Andy Murray in his four-player group at next week's 2009 ATP World Tour finals.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse Wednesday filed formal appeals of one-year suspensions for doping rules violations.

LONDON, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Andy Roddick's knee injury has forced him out of next week's ATP World Tour finals and he will be replaced by Robin Soderling.

BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal, the world's No. 2-ranked tennis player, said he will play for Spain against the Czech Republic in next month's Davis Cup finals.

PARIS, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Serbia's Novak Djokovic won his second straight tournament and fifth of the year Sunday, outlasting Frenchman Gael Monfils in the Paribas Masters in Paris.

PARIS, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic trounced Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-3 Saturday to reach the title match of the Paribas Masters tennis tournament in Paris.

PARIS, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic were victorious in quarterfinal play at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris but Fernando Verdasco was the big winner Friday.

PARIS, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Third-seeded Novak Djokovic led Thursday's winners, but fourth-seeded Andy Murray lost at the Paribas Masters men's tennis tournament in Paris.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Talented young women's tennis star Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium remains confused about her one-year suspension for anti-doping violations.

PARIS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Roger Federer lost 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 to Frenchman Julien Benneteau Wednesday at the Paribas Masters tennis tournament at Paris.

PARIS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Marat Safin, a former world No. 1 and a two-time Grand Slam event winner, ended his competitive tennis career Wednesday in Paris.

PARIS, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Defending Paribas Masters champ Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was a second-round winner Tuesday in the 2009 event in Paris.

PARIS, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Russian Marat Safin, playing in his last event on the world tour, was a first-round winner Monday in the Paribas Masters in Paris.

VALENCIA, Spain, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Scot Andy Murray needed just 69 minutes to take down Russian Mikhail Youzhny Sunday in the championship match of the Valencia Open in Spain.

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in three sets for the Swiss Indoors title Sunday, denying the Swiss star a fourth straight championship in his hometown.

PARIS, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- American James Blake began play in the Paribas Masters in Paris Sunday with a first-round victory over soon-to-retire French veteran Fabrice Santoro.

REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Flavia Pennetta defeated American Melanie Oudin in straight sets Sunday, giving Italy the Fed Cup championship.

BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Aravane Rezai on Sunday completed an undefeated run through the WTA Tournament of Champions in Indonesia and collected a first-place check for $200,000.

VALENCIA, Spain, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Scotsman Andy Murray and Russian Mikhail Youzhny will battle Sunday for the $3 million Valencia Open championship.

REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Straight-set victories Saturday by Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone over American opponents put Italy on the verge of a Fed Cup title.

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic rallied for a three-set win and earned a finals spot against world No. 1 Roger Federer in the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament.

BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- French players Marion Bartoli and Aravane Rezai each had straight-set wins Saturday and advanced to the finals of the Tournament of Champions in Indonesia.