French Open tennis in Paris
Spaniard Fernando Verdasco hits a shot during his French Open third-round match against fellow Spaniard Nicolas Almagro at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2009. Verdasco defeated Almagro 6-2, 7-6, 7-6. (UPI Photo/ David Silpa)
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Philipp Kohlschreiber ousted second-seeded Nicolas Almagro in Thursday's quarterfinal play of the Heineken Open tennis tournament in New Zealand.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Defending champion David Ferrer was a straight-set winner Wednesday in the second round of the Heineken Open tennis tournament in New Zealand.
PARIS, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Adrian Mannarino capped the first day of the BNP Paribas Masters tennis tournament in Paris with a straight-set win.
BEIJING, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- No. 1-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga ousted China's Zhang Ze in straight sets Thursday during second-round play at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing.
BEIJING, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- No. 3-seeded Thomas Berdych dropped only two games Wednesday in earning a quarterfinals position at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing.
GSTAAD, Switzerland, July 30 (UPI) -- Fourth-seeded Fernando Verdasco and fellow Spaniard Marcel Granollers made the finals of the Swiss Open after winning hard-fought semifinal matches Saturday.
LOS ANGELES, July 28 (UPI) -- Juan Martin del Potro, in search of his third tournament title of the year, downed James Blake Wednesday in the second round of the Farmers Classic.
ESTORIL, Portugal, April 30 (UPI) -- Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina held off Pablo Cuevas 6-2, 7-6 (8-6) Saturday to advance to the finals of the Estoril Open in Portugal.
CHARLEROI, Belgium, March 5 (UPI) -- Spain won its first-round Davis Cup match over Belgium Saturday with a victory by the doubles team of Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez.
CHARLEROI, Belgium, March 4 (UPI) -- World No. 1 Rafael Nadal returned from a leg injury and posted a straight-set win Friday that put Spain up 2-0 over Belgium in a Davis Cup first-round series.
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