Men's Tennis Championship in Dubai
The world No. 14 David Ferrer from Spain returns the ball to his opponent, the world No. 3, Novak Djokovic from Serbia, during the finals of the Men's Dubai Tennis Championships, Saturday February 28, 2009. Djokovic won the match 7-5, 6-3. (UPI Photo/Norbert Schiller)
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Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer each won in straight sets Wednesday in second-round action at the Madrid Open tennis tournament.
Tournament wins allowed Tommy Haas and Stanislas Wawrinka to inch up in the men's tennis rankings going into the masters-level Madrid Open.
Second-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland claimed his fourth career ATP Tour title Sunday, besting No. 1 seed David Ferrer at the Portugal Open.
Top-seeded David Ferrer of Spain reached the finals of the Portugal Open with a 6-1, 6-4 semifinal victory Saturday over Andreas Seppi of Italy.
World No. 228 Pablo Carreno-Busta used a three-set win Friday to join the top three seeds in the semifinals of the Portugal Open tennis tournament.
No. 2-seed Stanislas Wawrinka overcame a poor start and claimed a second-round win over Albert Ramos Thursday at the Portugal Open tennis tournament.
Top-seeded David Ferrer was pushed to a third set Wednesday before he could claim a second-round win at the Portugal Open tennis tournament.
World No. 5 Rafael Nadal and relative newcomer Lukas Rosol each picked up tournament titles, but only Rosol moved up in the world rankings.
Top-seeded David Ferrer was beaten Wednesday but defending champion Rafael Nadal advanced at the Barcelona Open tennis tournament.
Roger Federer, who decided to pass up this year's Monte Carlo Rolex Masters, returned to the world No. 2 ranking in men's tennis Monday.
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